Tag Archives: Dream. Invest. Live.

Fear Is Expensive

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Fear is expensive. So is distrust. Hatred costs even more. Assuming nothing will ever break or go wrong isn’t cheap either; but at least you can feel better until it does. I produce a blog called Pretending Not To Panic, … Continue reading →

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Fickle GIG Market

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

It happens. Good news for a company is followed by bad news for its stock. Welcome to the wild and weird world of investing in small companies. GigOptix announced profits and record revenues on impressive growth and the stock, GIG, … Continue reading →

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Lottery Dreams

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Okay. I admit it. I buy lottery tickets. It is some of the cheapest entertainment I can buy. (The best entertainment is free, but that’s another story.) Tonight is the drawing for the largest lottery jackpot in US (world?) history. … Continue reading →

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Personal Finance Perspective

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Fasten seat belts, or the mental equivalent. Today I read something that convinced me to put personal finance (the inspiration for this blog) in perspective. They’ve finally proved that the universe is weird. As if you didn’t know that, but … Continue reading →

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Investing Speculating Gambling

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Step right up and take a chance. If you have money, you’re taking chances. Bury it or burn it. Spend it on assets or experiences. Money involves risk, even when we treat it as a boring piece of paper. The … Continue reading →

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News News And No News

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Waiting for news from one source, get twice as much from somewhere else. The clock is ticking, or the calendar pages are flying, as MVIS shareholders wait for news about a disruptive technology in consumer electronics. The wait continues. In … Continue reading →

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Economic Blip Or Slip

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Here we go again? The weird thing about blogging about personal finance and frugality for so many years is that an entire economic cycle may be repeating, or not. (My first post was from November 2008, just as The Great … Continue reading →

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Triple Whammy Fourth Anniversary

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Has it really been four years? Four years ago my life changed from semi-retirement to scrambling to survive. Survival may sound like hyperbole to some, but to anyone who realizes they may lose their house, may lose a way to … Continue reading →

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Small Companies With Big Events – GIG And MVIS

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Oh no. Not more about MicroVision. Yep. But not because it is MicroVision. This blog is an extension of my book, Dream. Invest. Live., which I knew could only represent what happened up until it was published. The world continues … Continue reading →

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This Investors Dilemma MVIS V GIG

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Decisions, decisions – personal finance is about decisions. I see a couple of appealing possibilities (based on conservative estimates) but can’t decide what to do; which, by taking too long, became a decision. The expected good news for one stock … Continue reading →

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