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Tiny Houses And New Old Ideas
Wow! Someone mailed me an actual letter, and it isn’t even Christmas. The someone (Steve Smolinsky, ace EOS consultant, and an excellent candidate to advise the US Postal Service on how to improve), sent me a real world clipping from … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Boom, Cold War, consulting, Cultus Bay, Curbed, entrepreneur, Freeland, frugal, frugality, housing, Langley, Olympic Mountains, personal finance, Puget Sound, Simple Living, Steve Smolinsky, sustainability, Tiny Houses, USPS, Whidbey
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Finances Dancing In The Rain
It’s raining again. Ah, that feels good. Rain means water for me, my garden, and for everyone else. I like rain. When I am hiking I prefer the endless sunny days people romanticize; but even then, I hope it’s rained … Continue reading
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Tagged dancing, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, Great Recession, Hoh River, housing, investing, personal finance, Second Great Depression, Sequim, Simple Living, stocks, wealth, writing
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Assets Chasing Assets
The world of finance confuses many. The world of economics confuses many. A complete understanding of either is impossible because both are chaotic enough that at some point chance has an effect. To me, the essence of both are four … Continue reading
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Tagged bitcoin, commodities, cryptocurrency, Dream. Invest. Live., economy, entrepreneur, expense, housing, income, investing, IPO, liabilities, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, oil, personal finance, politics, stocks, wealth, Wealth Inequality
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Really Looking Good
I hesitate to say this but – evidently, I’m looking good. That’s what people are telling me. Maybe it is spring. Maybe everyone decided to be polite the same way at the same time. I suspect it has to do … Continue reading
Friends Grow My Garden
I thank my friends for my garden. I’ve tried gardening for decades, never growing enough to make it worthwhile, but being persistent because I want to know how to grow. This year is a culmination of efforts and gifts, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, community, disaster preparedness, food, frugal, frugality, garden, gifts, Langley, personal finance, sharing, sharing economy, Simple Living, sustainability, Whidbey
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Corporations Meet Owners MVIS 2016
Typically, I post these notes on Investor Village, The Motley Fool, and Silicon Investor; and post an additional commentary here. This year I am going to try something different. I’ll post the notes here, and add commentary in response to … Continue reading
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Tagged Celluon, Dream. Invest. Live., foreclosure, HUD, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, pico projectors, pico-projector, Qualper, RoBoHoN, Sharp, Sony, ViewSmart, wealth
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One Of Those Days
Some days inspire long expositions of events and implications. Today inspired a need to sit on the deck and be patient. The septic system, which I just spent $1,800 on just had another failure which may be as simple as … Continue reading
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Another Coworks Closes
Another coworks closed today; and, just like last time, it wasn’t about the coworks. The previous coworks closed as part of a strategic decision that involved several ventures. The Coworks for Writers closed because the writers association is being disbanded. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1099 Economy, consulting, coworks, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, Gig Economy, housing, jobs, Langley, personal finance, social media, Whidbey, writers, writing
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Monopoly Versus The Farming Game
It’s Saturday night. I should be diving into a couple more hours of work (which I’m glad to have), but I’ve learned to listen to the messages my body sends. It’s time to recuperate, and then dive back in tomorrow. … Continue reading