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What I Can Do With An Eighth Of A Teaspoon

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

Thank you all for putting up with the joke about making a cup of tea from two bits of a marijuana bud. Total effect: I smiled because I got past everyone else’s anxieties and anticipations. This personal finance and amateur … Continue reading →

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Four Trade Deals Ravaging the World

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

If economics are more important than politics, then trade deals are more important than treaties. Americans may (but probably don’t) know the Democratic and Republican (and Libertarian for even fewer) platforms. Americans that know WTO, TTP, NAFTA, and TPP are far … Continue reading →

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What Can You Do With One Gram

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

What can you do with one gram of weed? You can start a lot of novel conversations. Getting my picture on the front page of the local paper (The bi-weekly South Whidbey Record) helped. Marijuana is legal in Washington State. … Continue reading →

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More Insufficient MicroVision News

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

MicroVision announces news! No, really. This time with numbers! Surely its stock (MVIS) will react. It certainly did last February. Surely October will be no different. Except it was. The life of small companies and small stocks are irrational, or … Continue reading →

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Weed Arrives on Whidbey For Me

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

Promises, promises, and then success! How long have you been waiting for good news, of any size? Friday, October 24, 2014 at 11am, marijuana was finally for sale on Whidbey – legally, that is. Grand implications reverberate around the globe. … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Winners

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

Buying the biggest house you can afford for your first house makes as much sense as learning how to run by starting with a 100 mile race. Yes, it might work, but there’s a good chance you’ll hurt yourself. What … Continue reading →

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Rationally Irrational Finance

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

Humans are rational people. Ha! If you think that you obviously haven’t met any. Actually, people are rational, but in a very personal way. There’s a Robert Heinlein quote I’ll paraphrase because I can’t track it down. “People always do … Continue reading →

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A Scottish Anniversary 2014

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

Originally posted on A Walk Across Scotland:
Four years ago tonight I was back home and wondering what was going to happen next in my life. I’d just walked across Scotland, back from what was supposed to be a vacation…

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What Comes Next

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

Planning a life can seem like a silly venture. My passion is people and ideas. My degrees are in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering. Many know me because I’ve written six books and produced five more. My photography receives more compliments … Continue reading →

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Getting Real With Tiny Stocks

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

Let’s get real. Put the emotions aside. Let the data talk for a while. I think emotions belong in personal finance, because otherwise persons won’t care about finance. I also know that math belongs in finance because finance is driven … Continue reading →

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