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Real Durable Good
Let’s see. Used it almost every day since 1992, and finally replaced it with a better one. Is that durable enough to make it a durable good? More than thirty years ago, I bought a futon without a frame. Now, … Continue reading
My Comicon Economics
Welcome back, I say to myself. My usual Friday post was delayed because I was a panelist at the Whidbey Island Comicon. Finally, Monday. Whew. I didn’t make much money. Such events rarely do, at least for me. So, why … Continue reading
A Frustration Of Frugality
Boycott this! Boycott that! Ignore the advertisers and the corporations! Shout it out! Ah, my blogs and my books are the closest I get to that. As for the boycotts and such, sometimes it is hard for a frugal person … Continue reading
5 And 10
How old do you have to be to remember a 5 and 10-cent store? Just by chance I decided to check on the inflation rate from 1959 to 2025 and found it is almost exactly 1,000%. One thousand percent since … Continue reading
Taxes 2025 Or Not
Whew. That’s done, and done in time. Welcome the annual celebration of relief at having the taxes done. Done? Paid. Paid? Not this year! My taxes totaled to zero. Whew! I couldn’t have done it myself. Thanks. Thanks to my … Continue reading
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Again Is Gone – Population Trickle Down And Technology
Some macro-personal finance thoughts. Again is gone. The only forward is forward. And we don’t know where we’re going. I’ll spare you the logic that got me thinking about this seemingly off-topic topic, but I think there’s a change coming that … Continue reading
Defiance
Let me write this before I forget to include it. (Welcome to the world of a writer who sometimes runs at a topic without going back to rearrange things.) I have tried to live by the rules.Yet, I am surprised … Continue reading
Boycott – February 2025
So, what did you do, or not, on February 28, 2025? I went snowshoeing without snowshoes (too messy to get past the parking lot), and then dancing, which was a different kind of beauty. What I didn’t do was shop. … Continue reading
Resilience
Resilience: “the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness“ That’s a word that came up a few times this week. Maybe the universe is trying to give me, or someone, a hint. Resilience, difficulties, recover. Yeah. That … Continue reading
Clarity Break – January 2025
Some moments become short videos on replay inside my memories. During a recent appointment, I said the simple sentence; “I need a vacation.” The therapist somewhat playfully said; “OK. Stop describing anything else. When someone says that, they mean it. … Continue reading
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