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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Population People Supply Demand
There’s a lot of people running around this planet. We passed seven billion and are climbing towards eight billion. That’s a lot of babies – and think about how many people worked (and played) so hard to make that happen. … Continue reading
Poised
“to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position” – Merriam-Webster We stand poised. The world feels weird because it is shifting eras. Anachronistic cultures continue, for a while. Uncertain cultures are being defined. The previous tide tries … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, environment, frugality, personal finance, PNTP, politics, social injustice, social media
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Switching To ATT
The first bill arrived. The suspense is only partly over. At the end of July I made many people happy by switching from Sprint and my flip phone to AT&T and a smartphone (Flipping To A Smartphone). Finally, they can … Continue reading
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Tagged Microvision, minimalism, MVIS, personal finance, real estate, smartphone
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Have Paint Will Play
Well. (I started that way just to tick off a writer friend of mine.) I did it again. I played with paint. So many of my friends are painters that if I tried to list them all I’d accidentally skip … Continue reading
Contemplating Negative Interest Rates
Sounds weird, but it is true, and has been for a while. Bonds and mortgages are being sold that have negative interest rates. Ready for that on your credit card? Probably won’t happen, but I’ve been squinting at articles and … Continue reading
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Tagged assets, bitcoin, deflation, Great Recession, personal finance, PNTP, real estate, real estate broker, renewable energy, wealth, Wealth Inequality
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Buying A Lottery Ticket
Thoughts that came to mind while putting a lottery ticket in my wallet and walking across a parking lot . “Buying A Lottery Ticket”, notice the emphasis on ‘A’. Conventional wisdom says don’t spend money on the lottery. Every day … Continue reading
Triple Whammy Eighth Anniversary
My ride through America’s wealth classes continues. Thirty-one years ago, I retired. (See my book, Dream. Invest. Live. for details.) Ten years ago, my portfolio was about to dramatically recover from the Internet Bubble, a divorce I asked for, and … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, consultant, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., house, housing, investing, LTBH, mortgage modification, MVIS
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Flipping To A Smartphone
My real estate colleagues are relieved. My fellow MVIS shareholders acknowledge a capitulation. I’m waiting for the first two bills to see how big a change it really is to go from a flip phone on Sprint’s network to a … Continue reading
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Tagged AT&T, cell phone, early adopters, flip phone, frugal, frugality, Just Keep Pedaling, Microvision, mobile phone, MVIS, Nextel, smartphone, Sprint, Verizon
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Who Are You Wearing
This isn’t about wearing fur. Most clothes are made from plants (may they rest in peace for the sacrifice they made for our clothing), or oil (yucky, but useful), and occasionally wool or silk (close to fur because animals are … Continue reading
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Tagged architect, country fair, individuality, Just Keep Pedaling, Lands End, luxury, real estate, real estate broker, Whidbey Island
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We Are Comfortable
If you are reading this, there’s a good chance you’re comfortable. There’s also a chance that you’re reading this on your phone or in a library or at work because that’s your only choice. Those may be two answers to … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, climate change, frugal, frugality, injustice, social media, unions
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