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A Three Month Long Country Music Song-ish
I almost moved. I’m not surprised that others have found it a necessity, and that others find that they can’t. Three months of unexpected financial weirdness seem to be almost over. Somewhere in those three months are enough episodes for … Continue reading
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Tagged credit card, credit score, crime, debt, Friends, frugality, generosity, health, hiking, loans, Mental Health, MVIS, personal finance, stocks
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A Jeep Dancing And Credit
Pardon me as I crack open a beer, because this story starts out like a country song. Don’t worry, no dogs die. A credit card did. Along the way there is a troublesome truck, dancing, and some impressive efforts from … Continue reading
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Tagged AAA, credit card, credit score, dancing, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, Great Recession, identity theft, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, real estate, real estate broker, small town, Social Security, stocks, WOWI
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Recovery – Paying Off The Credit Card
I’ve been looking forward to getting this bill in the mail. Finally, my credit card balance is paid off – almost. I’ll start this blog by finishing a cup of black tea that’s a leftover from today’s work, and switch … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, credit card, credit score, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, real estate, Simple Living, stocks, wealth
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Lower Income Higher Taxes
Whew. I paid my taxes, again, of course. I’m glad that’s over, though the costs will linger. My income taxes continue their inverse relationship with logic. The less I make, the more I pay. I suspect I’m not the only … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, consulting, credit card, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, Gig Economy, income tax, income taxes, investing, jobs, LTBH, personal finance, photos, self publishing, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, tax, taxes, teaching, TurboTax, wealth, writing
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Expense Report – Emergency Funds
Fortunately, I’m not the one that needs the emergency funds. The topic has been in the news, and it’s been in personal conversations. Various analyses revealed that the majority of Americans can’t afford to pay for a $1,000 emergency without … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, credit card, Dream. Invest. Live., emergencies, emergency, expense, expense report, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, investing, jobs, Lottery, personal finance, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, wealth, zillow
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Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2014
An encouraging characteristic of good habits, rituals, and regular exercises is that their descriptions and rationales don’t change. Welcome to my semi-annual review of my stocks, and an introduction that hasn’t changed much so copy and paste helps me balance … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, consultant, consulting, credit card, debt, Dream. Invest. Live., economy, entrepreneur, frugality, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, health care, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, markets, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, non-profit, personal finance, Peter Lynch, Real Goods Solar, Retirement, RGSE, RSOL, Silicon Investor, speaker, stocks, wealth
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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2013
Back by popular demand, but mostly because I do this anyway, it’s my semi-annual review of my stocks. For over a decade I’ve ended every June and December with a simple exercise: in a few sentences, well, maybe a few … Continue reading
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Abnormal And Extraordinary Surprises
“It’s 5am. Wake up and look at the news.” It wasn’t the first time I’ve had a dream like that. Sure enough, MicroVision had just published a press release at 5am. I wasn’t very surprised. Okay, so maybe I’m a … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, credit card, debt, foreclosure, forgiveness, housing, investing, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, occupy, personal finance, pico projectors, picop, stocks, wealth, Whidbey
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News From Words Versus Paper
Tap. Tap. Tap. No, it isn’t dancing. Yes, it could be the sound made as I type. It was, however, the therapy a friend showed me for dealing with stress. Many friends have offered their professional help as I navigate … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, coworking, credit card, dancing, EFT, entrepreneur, Fannie Mae, farmers market, forbearance, foreclosure, housing, investing, jobs, Langley, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, stocks, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Living On Debt
Tough choices must be made. Amidst the cloud of abstractions and advice wrapped around people in economic hard times, this post is about a bit of reality. Yesterday is the first time I’ve sent in a bare fraction of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, consulting, credit, credit card, debt, Financial Integrity, frugal, frugality, Golden Rule, housing, investing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, stocks, teaching, unemployment, wealth
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