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A Scottish Anniversary 2013
Three years ago today I was on an airplane heading to Glasgow. I needed a vacation. Life wasn’t flowing the way I’d expected. Of course, the economic turmoil was hitting everyone. There were doubts about whether we’d make it through. … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Apple, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., foreclosure, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, iOS7, iPad, jobs, LTBH, Macintosh, mortgage, personal finance, Provenge, Scotland, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, wealth
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Cycling Wants And Needs
Last night I received two invitations: one was to a meeting about transportation options and budgets, the other was to a free concert. I pick the free concert. Choosing between truck, bicycle, or bus is a seven-day-a-week need that must … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, bicycling, books, dancing, Elizabeth Warren, frugal, frugality, inequality, Just Keep Pedaling, Nicos, occupy, Occupy Your Bike, personal finance, photos, Robert Reich, Simple Living, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey
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The Minutia Of Frugality
Skip the philosophy. Let’s talk about details. There’s a power to frugality that makes difficult things possible. Frugality is a mind-set, but that can be too abstract. Practical frugality is series of habits based on a simple idea. The abstract … Continue reading
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Tagged frugal, frugality, New Road Map, personal finance, Simple Living, walk away, Whidbey
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Uninterrupted Momentum
Well, I won’t be mowing a lawn tonight. Life’s too busy. Work’s too busy. Well, work’s busy, not busy enough, but too busy for most of what I call life, including even mowing my own lawn. The rest of life … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, bicycle, books, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, photos, Scotland, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, teaching, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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The End Of Which World
Be very quiet. I don’t want to jinx the trend, but within the last few months I’ve been able to pay bills as they came in – as long as they didn’t involve the words mortgage or homeowners dues. Life … Continue reading
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Tagged apocalypse, chaos theory, Charity, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., financial literacy, frugal, frugality, Hollyhock, housing, investing, LTBH, mortgage, New Road Map, North Korea, NRM, personal finance, Sea Launch, Simple Living, stocks, Ukraine, yes magazine
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Abnormal And Extraordinary Surprises
“It’s 5am. Wake up and look at the news.” It wasn’t the first time I’ve had a dream like that. Sure enough, MicroVision had just published a press release at 5am. I wasn’t very surprised. Okay, so maybe I’m a … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, credit card, debt, foreclosure, forgiveness, housing, investing, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, occupy, personal finance, pico projectors, picop, stocks, wealth, Whidbey
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Be Human Make Mistakes
Oops. Mistakes will be made. How many mistakes can a person make in a life? It is undoubtedly greater than zero. Wednesday’s blog had a few. Some would say my recent financial turmoil is evidence that I’ve made my share. … Continue reading
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Tagged America Online, AOL, books, consulting, dancing, FFIV, foreclosure, investing, jobs, LTBH, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, SBUX, self publishing, stocks, writing
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Houses And Jobs Again
Where’s a copier in this town? My poor copier is old and slow. Somewhere within walking distance of my office there should be a copier, but Langley isn’t the sort of town that has a Kinko’s. The foreclosure process requires … Continue reading
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Tagged books, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., foreclosure, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, Langley, New Road Map, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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My Jobs Report Month 24
Cheers to all who’ve followed my job search. Your monthly vigil is over, not because I got a job but, because applying for jobs through ads and applications seems to be an anachronism – at least for middle-aged guys who … Continue reading
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Tagged Anacortes, Art, Biscotti Journey, books, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., drewslist, entrepreneur, Facebook, foreclosure, HCLE, housing, interviews, investing, jobs, LinkedIn, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, photos, Savvy Wallets, Scotland, self publishing, social media, stocks, Tiny Houses, Twitter, Wander on Whidbey, wealth, Whidbey, whidbeyfocus, WICEC, WOST, YouTube
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Buying Back In
I haven’t done this in years. I bought a bit of hope. I bought a bit of stock. It was even MVIS. I hope that’s a good idea. Last week’s Early Harvest of selling some GERN met this week’s business … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., foreclosure, housing, investing, IRA, LTBH, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, pico-projector, Samsung, Sony, stocks, wealth
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