Tag Archives: Lottery

Diabetes Begins

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Tom Trimbath

I look forward to writing the post that will be titled Diabetes Ends. I was delivered the shock of news last week. I am diabetic. Any doubt I had about the Gig Economy being unhealthy was proved correct, at least … Continue reading →

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Expense Report – Emergency Funds

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Fortunately, I’m not the one that needs the emergency funds. The topic has been in the news, and it’s been in personal conversations. Various analyses revealed that the majority of Americans can’t afford to pay for a $1,000 emergency without … Continue reading →

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Adapting To Singularities

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Singularities don’t have to happen alone. One singularity is enough to make the world seem senseless. Old rules don’t apply. Old causes create new effects. It is easy to get confused. Triple that, at least. We may be experiencing three … Continue reading →

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MicroVision Today The World Someday

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Thanks to Brexit and Trump, I think it is easy to believe that unlikely things can happen. I intend to write about the systemic instabilities I’ve witnessed, but not tonight. It is too soon. In other news, another unlikely thing … Continue reading →

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Eight Years Ago

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Eight years ago, I started this blog. It was the night after Barack Hussein Obama was elected President of the United States of America. The Great Recession (or as I call it, the Second Depression) had already begun. That wasn’t … 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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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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Greener Pastures

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

“The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” That’s advice we give to convince someone to not change for the sake of change. I’m no rancher, but I suspect that if you leave a horse in … Continue reading →

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Looking Fine-ish

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

It looks fine from here. The rich are getting richer. Those with jobs and businesses are getting busier, and seem to have more discretionary cash. And, of the rest that aren’t in hiding – well, smiles look good. Even my … Continue reading →

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Real Time Abstract Money

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

Got any spare time? Got any spare money? It’s hard to find either nowadays, at least in the bits of North America that I’m aware of. A friend came back from months of visiting Mexico and told me about a … Continue reading →

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