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When Free Costs Too Much
It happens surprisingly often. Eager, compassionate people appreciate and understand a fellow human’s hardship and heartache, then offer something valuable for free. Confusion scrunches their face as their offer is turned down from someone who couldn’t afford to buy the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, Charity, compassion, consulting, entrepreneur, Financial Integrity, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, jobs, Langley, mortgage, New Road Map, photos, social media, speaking, teaching, wealth, Whidbey
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One Level Lower – Revenue and Market Cap
It’s so cheap it can’t go down much further. Not, not, one of the best reasons to buy a stock. Regardless of the price, unless it is trading at absolute zero, any stock can drop the same amount, 100%. Finding … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Dream. Invest. Live., GERN, GIG, GigOptix, investing, LTBH, market cap, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, revenue, RSOL, stocks
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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2013
Back by popular demand, but mostly because I do this anyway, it’s my semi-annual review of my stocks. For over a decade I’ve ended every June and December with a simple exercise: in a few sentences, well, maybe a few … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, consultant, consulting, credit card, debt, Dream. Invest. Live., economy, entrepreneur, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, health care, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, markets, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, non-profit, personal finance, Peter Lynch, Real Goods Solar, Retirement, RSOL, Silicon Investor, speaker, speaking, stocks, wealth
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Optimism And Pessimism Dance
Nearly the end of the year. So much to do. So much to review. Past and present bumping into each other as if they are dancing to two different songs. Past wisdom shows signs of relief. Hard work may begin … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, dancing, global climate change, HCLE, health care, housing, income inequity, investing, jobs, mortgage, non-profit, occupy, optimism, personal finance, pessimism, portfolio, stocks, Tiny Houses, unemployment, wealth, wealth inequity
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One Confused ObamaCare Applicant
Affordable Care Act, ObamaCare, whatever. Health care costs are scary. A couple of months ago, and a year ago, I’ve made the trip to the island’s emergency room, thirty miles up-island. Both times, as I watched impressive people tend and … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, bankruptcy, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, health care, ObamaCare, personal finance
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Free Wish List 2013
Here it is the Saturday before Christmas, in a year that’s been so intense that I celebrated having an entire hour off a few evenings ago. Ah, the glory. The flurry of shopping is another world, vaguely remembered. I’m even … Continue reading
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Frugal Frustrations
I found a variation on one of my writer’s acronyms: IIHMTIWHMIS If I Had More Time I Would Have Made It Shorter. Do you realize I have published over a million words by now? And today a friend suggested I … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, Dream. Invest. Live., Financial Integrity, frugal, frugality, Google+, housing, IIHMMIWSL, IIHMTIWHMIS, mortgage, New Road Map, personal finance, philanthropy, Simple Living, simplicity, Tiny Houses, wealth, Whidbey, writing, YMOYL, Your Money or Your Life
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I Miss The Mall
I miss the mall. Having said that I wonder if I’ll be shunned in my small town. But let me finish. I haven’t been to the mall in years, and that was because they have an Apple store and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Christmas, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal, frugality, holidays, investing, Langley, minimalism, personal finance, research, Scotland, shopping, Simple Living, stocks, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Spreadable Chocolate Klout
I’ve got a ton of Klout. It says so on the card that came in the box that was delivered yesterday. Yep. Evidently, a ton of klout is worth at least 13 oz of Hershey’s chocolate spread. Heard of it? … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, ArpaNet, Charity, Dream. Invest. Live., economy, Google+, Hershey, Internet, klout, Nutella, Perks, reputation economy, social media, Twitter, wealth, Whidbey, Yahoo
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Dumb Luck Fixes Frozen Pipes
It dropped into the teens for a few nights. Cold weather happens around Seattle, but down by sea level the water moderates the temperature – usually. Occasionally, a bit of Alaska drops in for a visit. Houses built for beach … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, dancing, frugal, frugality, housing, injustice, personal finance, Simple Living, Whidbey
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