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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Recovering My Fence
It is August and summer. Time to fix fences broken in December and winter – in 2011. Personal economic recoveries only happen overnight with a different kind of windfall. I believe in such things, and hoped my friend’s news of … Continue reading
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Tagged apocaloptimist, frugal, housing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, Simple Living, unemployment
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My Money And My Life – Reminiscence
It is a big task, and no one else can do it for me. As I’ve mentioned before, now that I have a modified mortgage and a clearer quantification of my finances, I intend to step through the Nine Step Program that … Continue reading
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Tagged 9 step, assets, debt, Dream. Invest. Live., early retirement, emotions, engineer, enough, financial independence, frugal, frugality, interest rates, investing, Joe Dominguez, liabilities, loan modification, MMAML, Money & Life, mortgage, mortgage modification, net worth, New Road Map, Nine Step Program, NRM, personal finance, portfolio, Simple Living, stocks, Vicki Robin, voluntary simplicity, YMOYL, Your Money or Your Life
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Doom And Bloom
The West is in drought, and is burning. The banks are too big to fail, again. The intersection of Asia, Europe, and Africa is in turmoil, as usual. Tonight’s attempt at chili became something else. Okay, that last one isn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged frugal, HCLE, Mazama, Methow, New Road Map, personal finance, Sanguinity, speaking, teaching, Twisp, WAWildfire, wildfire
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My Money And My Life
Clear one hurdle and a new adventure embarks. From what I can tell, I’ve managed to keep my house, get an impressively modified mortgage, and built my business to the point that I can pay at least all my regular … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., FI, financial independence, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, MMAML, mortgage, New Road Map, NRM, personal finance, Retirement, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, wealth, YMOYL
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My Mortgage Modification Chronology
The short story: I get to keep my house, and here’s how it happened. This post will be far less literary than most, but also far more literal and hopefully useful. It is inspired by a celebratory event that I … Continue reading
Posted in mortgage, Uncategorized
Tagged consulting, Dendreon, DNDN, HAMP, HARP, HCLE, housing, investing, mortgage, mortgage modification, New Road Map, Parkview Services
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News Here Movement There
Believe it or not, I do own stock that isn’t MVIS. MicroVision (MVIS) is a good story, but they don’t have much relevant financial data. GigOptix, that partly embodies a spinoff from MicroVision called Lumera, has better data, reported it, … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, FFIV, GIG, GigOptix, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, stocks
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An Impressively Redefined Life – Paul Schell
Today Paul Schell died. Most people will have to do research to learn who he was. Most people will identify him by his job as Mayor of Seattle. On Whidbey he’s as well known for caring about a small town … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, artist, Charity, consulting, culture, dancing, kickstarter, Langley, photos, succession planning, sustainability, Whidbey, writing
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Repair The Fourth R
A lawnmower, a weed whacker, a convection/microwave, and a big hurking battery. Meet four of the items that fell into disrepair when I couldn’t pay the mortgage. They are also four steps I’m taking in my recovery, thanks to a … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, frugal, frugality, housing, Midway Journey, minimalist, plastic, recycle, reduce, repair, reuse, Simple Living, Whidbey, Will Rogers
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The Recovery Begins
My recovery begins. My modified mortgage is official, I think. Celebrations were held, mostly by others. Life is improving, slowly – and that’s the way pivotal good news happens, slowly and incrementally (unless I hit the lottery jackpot.) Welcome to … Continue reading
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Tagged CarltonComplex, consulting, disaster, housing, mortgage, personal finance, recovery
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My Officially Modified Mortgage
It’s official – I think. The paperwork from the mortgage servicer came back signed and stamped. Let me check for the third or fourth time. Yep. Signatures have been applied. Okay, what’s next? Ah, wait a minute. I skipped a … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, foreclosure, housing, mortgage, New Road Map, Nine Step Program, personal finance, Whidbey
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