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Truck Repair And The Value Of Community
Ugh. The week before Christmas, time to get the tree (hoping for a late shopper’s discount), and the truck’s dashboard lights up red. The battery symbol flashes, the rpms drop, the engine dies, and I steer and brake the 4,800 … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, community, coworks, Facebook, investing, kickstarter, Langley, portfolio, social media, stocks, Whidbey
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Christmas Movies And Treasure
Christmas is not supposed to be about money. All that stuff with the money changers and the temple came much later. (Check the Bible for details.) Christmas has become what we’ve decided we want it to be – which means … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, consumption, finance, frugal, frugality, housing, jobs, personal finance, shopping, wealth
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They Decline Rewards
The action behind the scenes is always more interesting. The kickstarter campaign to create a new type of coworks continues. The public appearance is that of 1% funded. The backstage activity is appealing and encouraging; but, it is purposely backstage, … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, coworks, GoGundMe, HCLE, indiegogo, kickstarter, Langley, ReCharge, Whidbey
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The Second Depression
If I was writing a book I could give this concept a better treatment, but practicalities inspire me to write about it anyway. We may be living within a spiral of history, when things repeat but not in the same … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneur, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, Great Depression, Great Recession, housing, investing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, Simple Living, stocks, Whidbey
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A Second Step For ReCharging
One idea inspires another. I launched a kickstarter campaign to fund a coworks for Langley, WA. A perfect campaign would be launched with everything a perfect business needed. Perfection, however, is an illusion. Flip the switch and let the campaign … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, coworks, entrepreneur, jobs, kickstarter, Langley, ReCharge, Whidbey
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Langley Coworks Kickstarter Launched
Fresh ideas are fragile. Fresh ideas require a fertile environment, which in America frequently involves money. I have a fresh idea for a coworking space, that might make such spaces work better in small, tourist towns like Langley, WA. Here’s … Continue reading
Disappointed In MVIS
I am disappointed in MVIS and in MicroVision because of what has and hasn’t happened so far in 2015. I am also somewhat encouraged in MicroVision and a bit less encouraged about MVIS because of their progress towards their potential. … Continue reading
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Tagged investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, picoprojector, RoBoHoN, Sharp, stocks
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What Everyone Else Expects
Welcome to the holidays, one of my favorite times of the year; but then, I also enjoy something about every time of the year. (Except for rainy days in May and prolonged droughts into October.) I am looking forward to … Continue reading
Investing Speculating Gambling
Step right up and take a chance. If you have money, you’re taking chances. Bury it or burn it. Spend it on assets or experiences. Money involves risk, even when we treat it as a boring piece of paper. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., frugal, frugality, gambling, investing, Lottery, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, PNTP, real estate, reward, risk, speculating, stocks, wealth
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Power outage
Simply said, the power’s out; and may be out for two more days, making a total of three. There’s work to do; but evidently, it will get done later. In the meantime, I’m appreciating simplicity. (And very glad for LED … Continue reading
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