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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
No News Big Smiles MVIS
Someone out there is having an epic; “I told you so” moment. I believe it was back in March when someone on the MVIS Reddit board told me to buy more MVIS stock because it was bound to go up, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, pandemic, personal finance, real estate, real estate broker, stocks, Whidbey Island
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Retiring Anxieties – Furnace Bicycle Mower
Here’s a challenge, and a celebration. What do a furnace, a bicycle, and a lawn mower have in common? Each has been a source of anxiety that has become a reason for celebration for me. Odd? Sure. There isn’t a … Continue reading
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Tagged anxieties, assets, bicycle, bicycling, debt, Dream. Invest. Live., expense, frugality, health, healthcare, income, Just Keep Pedaling, maintenance, personal finance, poverty, real estate, real estate broker, repair, replace, Triple Whammy
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Good Taxes During Bad Times
That delay made a big difference. The US government delayed the income tax deadline from April to July. That (and an able accountant) meant 2020 was the first year in years that I was able to pay my taxes on … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, income, Income Inequality, income tax, income taxes, jobs, pandemic, real estate, real estate broker, Whidbey Island
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Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2020
Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2020 Six months ago, who thought the world would look like this? (Let me check my notes. Nope. I was reading about but didn’t start writing about the pandemic until February 2020.) Six months from now, … Continue reading
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Tagged AAPL, AMAT, AMSC, climate change, CSCO, FFIV, GERN, injustice, investing, LCTX, MSFT, MVIS, NPTN, pandemic, personal finance, politics, stocks, technology
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Twelve Months At Possession Beach
A dead whale. A dead grey whale. Then, bones. Eventually, nothing. And some people wonder why I continue to produce twelve month essays and studies. Twelve Months At Possession Beach is the latest of my twelve month series. Fortunately, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, nature, pandemic, photos, travel, Twelve Month series, Twelve Months, Whidbey Island
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Thankless Kindness
I’m going to start with thanks. If you are dutifully wearing your mask when appropriate, washing your hands frequently, and maintaining social distancing, I thank you. I say it here because if I say it when we meet it might … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, investing, jobs, kindness, life, personal finance, tourism, Whidbey Island
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After Covid – June 2020 Guesses
It has been happening for the last month, articles about what will be different after Covid-19/coronavirus is done. Most know we won’t go back to the old normal. But no one can accurately predict the future except by chance. Regardless … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, automation, autonomous, coronavirus, health, health care, healthcare, inequality, investing, Microvision, necessities, pandemic, personal finance, politics, real estate, real estate broker, robots, rural distancing, stocks
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Book Value Incentives People
Life in the weird zone continues. It’s 2020. There’s also a full moon, but full moons don’t last 365 days (unless you get into some tricky lunar orbital mechanics, but I digress.) Understanding people is so difficult that religious leaders, … Continue reading
Contrarian Rebellion
This will not be a shock for folks who know me, but once upon a time I went dancing. In the midst of a crowd where I didn’t fit in, I realized an entertaining way to rebel legally is to … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Schwab, coronavirus, dancing, Dream. Invest. Live., Individual investor, investing, LTBH, pandemic, Warren Buffett
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Quarantines Vaccines And Generations
So see that word ‘Generations’ in the title? That’s the hint that this will be a bit of a throwback post to contrast with today’s situation. Astrologers know that when you are born makes a difference, but here I’m reflecting … Continue reading
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