Author Archives: Tom Trimbath

About Tom Trimbath

program manager / consultant / entrepreneur / writer / photographer / speaker / aerospace engineer / semi-semi-retired More info at: https://trimbathcreative.net/about/ and at my amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0035XVXAA

Buying A Bit Of GigPeak

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

It’s really only a little thing, this thing I did. Today I bought a little bit of one stock, GIG, the stock for the company GigPeak. Small actions can be big events when they signal a turn. I don’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., FFIV, GIG, GigOptix, GigPeak, investing, LTBH, mortgage, personal finance, stocks, wealth, writing | Leave a comment

Future Found At The Fair

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

It’s summer. Ah. It’s summer and the Island County Fair (actually the Whidbey Island Area Fair, but I like the old name) happens to happen about nine miles from my house. Of course I go to it. A frugal life … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged consulting, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, robotics, Simple Living, small town, sustainability, Whidbey | Leave a comment

Making Money From Whidbey

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Windwalker beat me to it. I’ve been amused by Facebook’s promotions that want me to promote my business through Facebook promotions. That’s a lot of promotions. Windwalker had fun making fun when Facebook said they could reach up to 71,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Art, books, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, Facebook, health care, housing, jobs, Langley, mortgage, personal finance, Raven Rocks, wealth, Whidbey, writing | 2 Comments

An MVIS GIG Dilemma Slowly Solved

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

No need to rush. Wait long enough and dilemmas become clearer, or at least decisions become easier. Last year, I had a dilemma. In the last twelve months, I did little about it except pay attention. While my dilemma was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., GIG, GigOptix, GigPeak, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, Qualper, RoBoHoN, stocks, ViewSmart | Leave a comment

Another Coworks Opens Again

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Open and close, open and close. The concept of coworks on Whidbey continues to sputter to life like an outboard motor that is just about ready to catch. Each time is different. This time it comes with a bookstore and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1099 Economy, commons, coworks, entrepreneur, Gig Economy, Langley, Whidbey | 1 Comment

Balancing Hiking Costs And Benefits

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Knees. My body is reminding me that I have two of them, they aren’t happy, and I shouldn’t be surprised. I have a confession to make. It has been about a year since my last backpacking trip. Please forgive me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Art, books, frugal, frugality, hiking, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, Washington Cascades, writing | 2 Comments

Mysteries Investing In Real Goods

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Real Goods is up over 100% in the last five days. That’s Real Goods as in the stock, RGSE, for the company Real Goods Solar, Inc. That’s not for real goods as in really good things, well, maybe but that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Great Depression, Great Recession, investing, LTBH, off the grid, personal finance, Real Goods, RGSE, RGTC, RSOL, Second Great Depression, Simple Living, solar, stocks | 3 Comments

Chicken And Egg

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Within one lifetime that’s gone from being philosophical and rhetorical to proven and solved. The egg came first. Dinosaurs were hatching from eggs millions of years before evolution created the chicken. Sorry … Continue reading →

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Marijuana And Experiments In Life

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Marijuana has been available in Washington State for two years. Sales of recreational marijuana exceeded $1B in Washington State. That’s a celebration that celebrates itself. If champagne celebrated its anniversary, would it open a beer? Of course, not. Yet, marijuana … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cannabis, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, health care, Karate, marijuana, personal finance, Retirement, Simple Living, Washington State, wealth, weed | Leave a comment

New Truck Tires

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

The truck has new tires. Whew. That’s a purchase I’ve delayed as long as possible, without knowing how long was possible. It wasn’t an easy decision to make, but driving around on twelve year old tires can be equally difficult. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged frugal, frugality, garden, inheritance, maintenance, personal finance, repair, Simple Living, sustainability, truck | 3 Comments