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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Oligarchs And Struggling Artists
Do you feel that you’re working too much? Does it seem that, at least within your circle of society, there isn’t as much money to go around as before? You’ve heard of starving artists, I’m sure. Have you heard of … Continue reading
A Frustration Of Frugality
Boycott this! Boycott that! Ignore the advertisers and the corporations! Shout it out! Ah, my blogs and my books are the closest I get to that. As for the boycotts and such, sometimes it is hard for a frugal person … Continue reading
Further From Worry
Further, Farther – Google it, the AI should know which describes my mostly positive week. It was positive in many ways, financial and more, but this blog is about the financial, so you’ll have ot guess at the ‘more’ (or … Continue reading
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An Unfrugal Year
Pardon me as I am distracted by a wobbly laundry machine, a furnace that had to turn on during a dismal Salish Sea Spring, and a useless but fun check on one of my YouTube videos. Hmm. Almost a thousand … Continue reading
Debt Free Again – One Year Later
“You look a lot better, a lot less worried.” (paraphrased) That may be the easiest way to comment on my new life in my new old big tiny house. (New = to me, old = built in 2006, big = … Continue reading
5 And 10
How old do you have to be to remember a 5 and 10-cent store? Just by chance I decided to check on the inflation rate from 1959 to 2025 and found it is almost exactly 1,000%. One thousand percent since … Continue reading
Value In Community
This shouldn’t need to be said, but considering how long the human race has been saying things, repetition is popular and maybe even profitable. There’s value in community. Dull. Yes, we know that. Tell us something we don’t. Yes. No. … Continue reading
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After Mega-corps And Oligarchs
And another innovative startup grows phenomenally, disconnects from its foundations, and leaves loyal users behind. If it wasn’t for their protection as a monopoly, their next step could be an apologetic revelation, or a fall from grace. Ah, but this … Continue reading
Taxes 2025 Or Not
Whew. That’s done, and done in time. Welcome the annual celebration of relief at having the taxes done. Done? Paid. Paid? Not this year! My taxes totaled to zero. Whew! I couldn’t have done it myself. Thanks. Thanks to my … Continue reading
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Catching Falling Knives
Advice for catching falling knives: don’t. If all it’s going to hit is the ground, let it fall, then pick it up. That’s the overly dramatic version. The personal finance version is narrower and deals with stocks. If a stock’s … Continue reading
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