Tag Archives: housing

Tom Got A Job

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Tom Trimbath

A rare event: real news about my personal finances. I got a job. A real, W-2, full time(-ish), benefits package, signed contract, legit job. Whew. W-H-E-W! Expect to see changes in what, when, how, and why I post. As I … Continue reading →

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Popular Posts 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

Another year. Another period of posting; but the ten most popular posts are all from before 2022. Why? MicroVision. MicroVision’s 2021 was such a story that it dominated this blogs traffic, including previous years’ MicroVision posts as people researched the … Continue reading →

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Almost A Week Off

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

Shh. I slept in. And then I did it again. It almost felt like the first time I retired. This year I’ve finished three books. I’ve also given presentations, helped people with their ideas and businesses, and basically been an … Continue reading →

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Artistic Passive Income

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

A reader, or at least a buyer, helped keep one of my books alive, today. Twelve Months at Merritt Lake had its first sale in over a year, today. I wrote it in 2006, definitely not even close to today. … Continue reading →

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Affordable And Unaffordable Housing

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

(WA state required disclosure: I’m a broker at Dalton Realty, Inc. http://whidbeyrealtor.com/). My house’s tax assessment came in today. Yesterday I was part of a group meeting about affordable housing in one of your local tourist towns: Langley. A month … Continue reading →

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Searching For A New Normal In Real Estate And Affordability

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

(Disclosure required because I’m writing about real estate: I’m a broker at Dalton Realty, Inc. http://whidbeyrealtor.com/. Not a plug for my services, but evidently you know where to find me.) One big thing makes me think about bigger things, and … Continue reading →

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Reflecting On 2021 – A List

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

2021 is over. Yay. Whew. Wow. I felt exhausted, but that’s because I was. It was a challenging year. Ah, but there had to be good in there, and I wanted to remind myself of it. I felt like I … Continue reading →

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Five Years Later 2016-2021

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

I missed my cue! Five years and one month ago I wrote a post about what life could be like five years later, September 2021. Let’s have fun tearing apart my own predictions. (Allow me to remind you and me … Continue reading →

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A Home Loan To Retire Anxieties

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

A nice way to start the day, sending out a ‘thank you’ email, arranging to pay an overdue bill, contacting a doctor I actually enjoy visiting, and a hopefully scheduling a massage. Money makes things move. For several months I’ve … Continue reading →

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Affording Affordable Housing

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

“We need more affordable housing!” So goes the cry in the country. I think we need to review those words, and their connotations. A different emphasis may be more useful. And that ‘we’ can include me – if I had … Continue reading →

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