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Social Media Really
Why? Why Like, Follow, Plus, Connect, or Subscribe to someone? Why not? It’s free, isn’t it? It’s worthless, isn’t it? Skip the pleas from Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and WordPress and Blogger. They aren’t free, really. They aren’t worthless, … Continue reading
You Are Not Your Job
A friend lost a job. How often have you heard that one? How often has it been their fault? Lately, losing a job means a corporation downsized, outsourced, or randomly re-organized. Decades ago losing a job probably meant doing something … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Charity, consulting, entrepreneur, FAFAJ, housing, investing, jobs, LinkedIn, mortgage, personal finance, philanthropy, photos, Retirement, social media, speaking, stocks, teaching, unemployment, wealth, writing
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Ruts Routines Revolutions
April 20th, a fine day for a party. A fine day to celebrate the break from tradition that was the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Most folks thought April 20th, 2014 was Easter. Well, yes; but someone had to spend … Continue reading
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Tagged Bagpiper Don, beer, books, Declaration of Independence, Easter, eggs, entrepreneur, housing, Ideaworth, jobs, Langley, Langley Library, mortgage, MVIS, patriot, Revolutionary War, routine, ruts, Scotland, Sno-Isle, speaking, talking, Thomas Jefferson, traveling rabbit, unemployment, Whidbey
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Personal Trust Diversification
Here’s my plan. It’s Saturday, the day I tend (with several long lapses in recent years) to post about investing and the markets. Here’s reality. It’s Saturday and the more cyber-astute are reacting to and recovering from Heartbleed, a phenomenal … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, books, consulting, cryptocurrency, diversification, frugal, Heartbleed, Internet, investing, occupy, personal finance, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, teaching, trust, Vatican
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Tax Inequity Increase
“I paid lower taxes when I was rich.” I said that last year. This year proves it out even more. Income was down about 40%. Income tax was up about 40%. I was traumatized by the numbers. Surely our system … Continue reading
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Tagged books, capital gains, Charity, consulting, entrepreneur, Facebook, health care, housing, income tax, investing, jobs, LTBH, mortgage, personal finance, photos, poverty, self employment, social media, stocks, tax, TurboTax, Twitter, unemployment, wealth
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Balanced Optimism
They liked my house! They didn’t buy it, but they liked it. At least they liked it more than one of the other houses in the neighborhood. Friends frequently comment on my upbeat attitude in the midst of financial mayhem. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, balance, books, Carhartts, consulting, dancing, entrepreneur, Fine Balance Imaging, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, investing, jobs, mortgage, optimism, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, stocks, volunteer, wealth, writing
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ACA And HAMP And Me
ACA and HAMP, government programs for health care and housing. Before you think I’m about to either praise or vilify them know that I am an extreme moderate independent. I am (extremely) certain that solutions are in the middle (moderate) … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, Art, books, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, Fannie Mae, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, HAMP, health care, housing, MHA, mortgage, New Road Map, ObamaCare, personal finance, photos, taxes, unemployment, wealth, writing
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When Free Costs Too Much
It happens surprisingly often. Eager, compassionate people appreciate and understand a fellow human’s hardship and heartache, then offer something valuable for free. Confusion scrunches their face as their offer is turned down from someone who couldn’t afford to buy the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, Charity, compassion, consulting, entrepreneur, Financial Integrity, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, jobs, Langley, mortgage, New Road Map, photos, social media, speaking, teaching, wealth, Whidbey
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A Possible Prelude Of Optimism
I have a litany of optimism. Regular readers have read it before: stocks, consulting, books, photos, house sale, windfalls. I’ve spent the last three years recovering from stagnant finances that then imploded. My litany of optimism has been a daily … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Art, books, consulting, Coupeville, dancing, David Sharpe, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, Facebook, foreclosure, housing, investing, Just Keep Pedaling, mortgage, MVIS, optimism, personal finance, photos, RSOL, Savvy Caddy, self publishing, social media, stocks, teaching, tiny house, whidbeyfocus
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