Tag Archives: frugal

A Jeep Dancing And Credit

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

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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Signing up for Social Security

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

Mix good news and bad news and get mixed emotions. I signed up for Social Security, I think. Should I have waited? Sure. Should I have signed up earlier, definitely in retrospect. Was it easy or hard? Yes. No. It … Continue reading →

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Thirty Steaks – Burp

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

Burp (figuratively.) A while ago I celebrated finances that were good enough that I could take advantage of a sale on bulk meat – Thirty Steaks. You can probably imagine my doctor’s carefully tempered reaction. Polite and professional, but I … Continue reading →

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Lessons With LTBH Via MVIS

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

A stock goes up over fifty percent in a week, and people get curious about it. Why? What happened? Should I do anything about it? Well, I’m not a certified or professional financial advisor so I won’t answer what you … Continue reading →

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What Has Not Changed

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

OK, peoples. I purposely took four days off from work, largely for medical reasons (busy, busy); purposely did so over Election Day because I already voted so there was nothing I could do about the outcome; didn’t really get any … Continue reading →

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Friends In Tea Places

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

It is good to have friends in tea places. It’s also good to have friends in high places, which can either be powerful, spiritual, or recreational (as in recreational marijuana). I do have friends in each of those spheres, but … Continue reading →

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Dueling Printers

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

Modern challenges. There are enough of those even without the onslaught that is 2020. Amidst the global and national turmoils, personal lives continue. Even with things locked down, change happens. Change is the only constant. Dealing with something as simple … Continue reading →

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Thirty Steaks

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

But it was such a good deal. And it still is. It’s just a bit odd, that’s all. I accidentally have thirty steaks in my freezer. And there’s room for more. Maybe I’ll buy some frozen veggies to go with … Continue reading →

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More Than Enough

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

“I’ve had enough!” Call them prayers, visualizations, manifestations, I’ve asked the Universe for “more than enough.” There’s ‘not enough’, which is poverty. There’s ‘enough’, which is balancing on a razor’s edge, where a slip is a dangerous thing. Then there … Continue reading →

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Buying Time

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

I got paid! Yay! I got paid twice this month! Yay! Yay! (One was actually from selling a house in June, but paychecks can take a while to arrive in the time of Covid.) So, what am I going to … Continue reading →

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