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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Happy To Help Consulting
It turns out I’m a consultant. Soon after I wrote about a recent surge in requests for my writing skills, I start getting requests for something I enjoy even more, consulting. It is good to be in demand. Writing may … Continue reading
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Tagged artists, consulting, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, inventor, investing, personal finance, Whidbey, writing
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Writing Real Estate
It turns out that I am a writer. I am also a consultant, project manager, strategic planner, organizer, engineer, photographer, and dancer; but I am also a writer. Writing is the skill that is most visible, followed by photographer and … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, consulting, dancing, entrepreneur, Facebook, foreclosure, housing, mortgage, photos, social media, teaching, wealth, writing
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50 80 And Not A Rule
Have you heard of the 80/20 rule? It’s more of a guideline, though in these extreme times it has morphed into the 99/1 rule because the influence of “the 1%” now rules the rest. Personally, my refrain has been considering … Continue reading
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Tagged 1099 Economy, books, entrepreneur, Gig Economy, income tax, Just Keep Pedaling
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Comfort Food
Comfort food, a fine response to a week that held great drama, bad news, good news, and a need to remind myself of my Litany of Optimism. Don’t worry. I’m not going to dive into all the messy details. I’d … Continue reading
Bye To My GIG Buys
As a closure to my purchase of the various incarnations of GIG, I decided to analyze the many purchases and subsequent sale of the shares that became part of a final sale. Analyzing successes is easy. Being willing to analyze … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., Financial Integrity, GIG, GigOptix, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, stocks, wealth
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Returning To Stock Screening
This blog is about the personal finance of one frugal folk, me. I write it so people can see one version of what it’s like to invest in stocks as an individual. Investing in particular stocks frightens some people, as … Continue reading
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Tagged AST, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal, frugality, GIG, Great Recession, investing, LTBH, MVIS, NPTN, personal finance, Second Great Depression, stock screeners, stocks, wealth
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My Economy On Marketplace
And people ask me why I use Twitter (@tetrimbath). And now for something completely different, which is remarkably the same. Those who listen to public radio may already be familiar with the business show called Marketplace. They’re part of my … Continue reading
GIG Goes Buy Buy
And there goes another great idea. I’ve heard that every good thing must come to an end. GIG, the stock for the company called GigPeak which was GigOptix which I owned because it merged with Lumera which was spun off … Continue reading
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Tagged America Online, AOL, AST, Asterias, Dream. Invest. Live., GIG, GigOptix, GigPeak, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, Pixar, PIXR, SBUX, Starbucks, stocks
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See Politics Post Art
See politics, post art. Make sure that comma is in there because otherwise it sounds like an invitation to watch politics create art. The phrase came to mind one day when I realized that my artist friends were more likely … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, Cascades, frugal, frugality, Gig Economy, photos, politics, seepoliticspostart, stress, Whidbey
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Super Bowl Ads 2017 Sell Success Carefully
The game is over. As usual, I skipped the game and watched the ads. I’ll assume some team won the game and some team lost the game. Congratulations. Sorry to hear that. The ads are entertaining, but I watch them … Continue reading
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