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Tricky Taxes Trips And Traps
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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Tagged 1099, 1099 Economy, ACA, Art, books, community, consulting, dance, frugal, frugality, Gig Economy, health care, healthcare, housing, investing, LTBH, mortgage, ObamaCare, Panama Papers, personal finance, photos, self employed health insurace, stocks, taxes, TurboTax, wealth, Wealth Inequality, writing
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Personal Finance Perspective
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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Tagged Bell's Theorem, climate change, commodities, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., drought, economics, economy, expenses, finance, food, frugal, frugality, health, health care, healthcare, housing, income, Information Age, innovations, insurance, investing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, physics, PNTP, politics, Simple Living, spirituality, stocks, sustainability, taxes, wealth, Whidbey, writing, zen
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The Frugality Of Hiking
I may not have much money, but at least I have a long list of frugal activities – until I added up the costs. The best things in life are free, and enjoying nature sounds like it should be one … Continue reading
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Tagged books, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, frugal, frugality, health care, healthcare, hiking, income taxes, Lake Valhalla, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, Stevens Pass, taxes, Twelve Months, Twelve Months at Lake Valhalla, Washington Cascades, Whidbey, wilderness, writing
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Representative Larsen And My Personal Finances
If you ever give a talk in a coffeehouse, be prepared to pause while the espresso machine shrieks and the barista calls out the drink orders. Rick Larsen, my representative in the House of Representatives in the US Congress, came … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, entrepreneur, environment, frugal, frugality, health care, healthcare, housing, income disparity, investing, jobs, Langley, personal finance, politics, Rick Larsen, sharing economy, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, unemployment, wealth, wealth disparity, Whidbey
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Things To Look Forward To In 2015
2014 was better than 2013. 2015 has to be better than 2014. While that may be a personal wish, it is also a global one because some things continued to get worse in some topics while good news came in … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, cars, decentralized, economy, employment, frugal, frugality, graphene, Great Depression, Great Recession, health care, healthcare, housing, investing, jobs, markets, minimalism, ObamaCare, personal finance, Simple Living, solar, stocks, Tiny Houses, transportation, unemployment, war
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Insurance Maintenance And Repair
It costs less to live healthily than it does to pay for health insurance. Unfortunately, health insurance is required. Living a healthy lifestyle isn’t. A healthy lifestyle drops in priority because of financial pragmatism. Insurance, which can be a good … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, bicycling, dancing, health care, healthcare, hiking, Karate, ObamaCare, personal finance, skiing
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Giving Thanks For The Basics
Last week was Thanksgiving, at least in the US. It was our annual day to eat and drink and socialize, with some ritual thanking going on. Rituals remind us to do the things we know we should do every day. … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, healthcare, philanthropy, philosophy, wealth, Whidbey
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The Day After The ACA Deadline
The deadline passed. Obamacare, ACA, the Affordable Care Act, the great grandiose pack of wonders or horrors depending on your point of view reached and surpassed its quota of subscribers. The wonders and horrors are already being touted. It sounds … Continue reading
Rube Goldberg Manages Healthcare
Rube Goldberg would be proud. My journey through the officially mandated revision to my health care plan led me on a far adventure with grand vistas and worrisome territories. I was sure that I’d be shunted aside on detours, but … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, business, consulting, Facebook, foreclosure, health care, healthcare, housing, mortgage, ObamaCare, Rube Goldberg, Shakespeare, taxes, Twitter, Whidbey
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Involuntary Vacation
Self-fulfilling prophecy or coincidence or proof that I know what I am writing about, I’m on a bit of an involuntary vacation. As I wrote in an earlier post, “Days off are usually imposed by mental, emotional, or physical exhaustion … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, EFT, entrepreneur, health care, healthcare, jobs, Karate, Langley, New Road Map, NRM, stocks, WCLT, Whidbey
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