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Frugal Christmas 2016

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

I hope one of my island friends doesn’t mind me passing along their moment of holiday glory. All their presents are made; and now it’s time to wrap and deliver! Subtle and significant shifts happen with one word. ‘All their … Continue reading →

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Frugal Resilience

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Have you ever skied over a forest? This is the time for cards with the requisite snow-draped branches, winter scenes as tradition as if everyone lived in the same climate. Let me check. Jerusalem’s forecast is for about 60F/15C. Not … Continue reading →

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Small Cap Price To Earnings Reality

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

This topic has come up often enough that I guess folks aren’t reading my book (Dream. Invest. Live.) Actually aside from the sales pitch, there’s a particular aspect of one seemingly simple measure of a company that repeatedly enters conversations; … Continue reading →

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Costly Commuting

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

It’s a fine, old truck. It’s generic white, has a good cap on the back, only has a few dings and dents, and could use a few thousand dollars if I decided to make it like new again. That’s not … Continue reading →

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Whidbey Writers Workshop 2016

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Well, someone’s got to do it and it might as well be me. I suspect that’s the line that’s gone through the minds of so many entrepreneurs and artists. Sometimes the best way to get an idea started is to … Continue reading →

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Making Money From Whidbey

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Windwalker beat me to it. I’ve been amused by Facebook’s promotions that want me to promote my business through Facebook promotions. That’s a lot of promotions. Windwalker had fun making fun when Facebook said they could reach up to 71,000 … Continue reading →

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Balancing Hiking Costs And Benefits

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Knees. My body is reminding me that I have two of them, they aren’t happy, and I shouldn’t be surprised. I have a confession to make. It has been about a year since my last backpacking trip. Please forgive me. … Continue reading →

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Transitions For Writers And Beyond

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that a writer has a nice way with words; yet, it is a pleasure to hear a difficult situation described succinctly and finish positively. Transitions are inevitable. Last week’s meeting about our local writers … Continue reading →

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Transition For Writers On Whidbey

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

The Whidbey Island Writers Association is probably going to close. The ‘probably’ is in there because miracles happen, but saving the name and the organization will take tens of thousands of dollars soon. I checked my Powerball ticket. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Tricky Taxes Trips And Traps

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Thanks, Elizabeth. It was time to file my taxes, and some fluky results in TurboTax were nicely resolved by Elizabeth from their help desk. Thanks to all my friends I called while fighting off anxiety attacks as I struggled through … Continue reading →

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