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Year End Celebration
Last night I attended my first Hanukkah. Latkes were eaten. (Thank you spell check.) The candles were lit. A song was sung. I appreciated the invite to such a multi-cultural setting. Friends share simple pleasures and that is sweet and fun. … Continue reading
Friend Businesses
I was turned down for a job yesterday. Don’t worry. Finding the right job is like finding the right house. You only need one, even though it makes sense and can be fun checking out lots of them. (And feel … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, consulting, dance, entrepreneur, frugal, innovator, inventor, photos, Whidbey
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Global Net Worth
What’s the world worth? Net worth is assets minus liabilities. If the bank account is bigger than the mortgage, net worth is probably positive unless some big surprises lurk. The economic crisis revolves around discussions of debt. The Occupy Movement … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, assets, debt, economy, epicycles, expense, financial literacy, frugal, history, income, liabilities, New Road Map, occupy, physics, wealth
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The Waiting Game
Living in the moment is espoused because the moment is the only reality. Patience is a virtue, and has been proved by The Marshmellow Experiment. Those are two ideas that each hold value, but they create a tension, especially when … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, bicycling, books, investing, LTBH, market, marshmellow, patience, photography, real estate, recovery, unemployment
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Tapping Well
Rats. I had to do it. I transferred money out of my IRA. Penalties, emotional and financial, loom. I’m not the only one. Some have it much worse as they too look for income, some of them without savings. A … Continue reading
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Tagged American Superconductor, AMSC, Art, books, Dendreon, DNDN, frugal, GGOX, GigOptix, home, IRA, kayak, real estate, Real Goods Solar, RSOL, unemployment
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Links to Gifts 2011
By request, which caught me by surprise, I’ve put together this short list to the various online places where my books and photos are available. Evidently, some people, some shoppers, would like to see all of the possibilities in one … Continue reading
Walls Fall
I discontinued my satellite service last year. (TV Less) Most of the news was commentary instead of reporting and the ads carried themes of either fear or unrealistic excess. My life became quieter. My stress reduced. I’m feeling much healthier … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, Arab Spring, Berlin Wall, frugal, frugality, investing, occupy, Simple Living, stocks, sustainability, Tiananmen, wealth
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Local Shopping
I applaud my neighbor. She probably didn’t have any agenda in mind. She wasn’t driving around with Shop Local bumper stickers on her car. But she shopped local and barely budged her carbon footprint. She got in her electric golf … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, carbon footprint, Charity, Christmas, Christmas cards, frugal, gifts, investing, photos, shop local, wineries
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Fencing
Wind dropped a tree across a friend’s fence, providing an unnoticed opportunity for the dogs to sojourn. Luckily, they missed it. Wind caught the wisteria that drapes across my backyard fence, and helped break a 4×4 post. Impressive. Fences are … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Cascades, consulting, fences, Hollywood, Just Keep Pedaling, Langley, music, photos, Scotland, Tristan Bach, Twelve Months, Whidbey, Wynn Allen
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Spare Blanket
I’d planned to write about DNDN’s ups and downs but a human encounter last night derailed my thoughts. A man needed a blanket. My traffic spikes when I write about stocks (particularly DNDN or MVIS), or when I write about … Continue reading
