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A Home Loan To Retire Anxieties
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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Tagged debt, frugal, frugality, HELOC, Home Equity Line Of Credit, housing, investing, mortgage, mortgage modification, MVIS, personal finance, poverty, real estate, refinancing, stocks, Whidbey
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Help With Social Security
This week I started signing up for Social Security. The benefits are better and not as great as I expected. The process is easier and harder than I expected. I’m not done yet; and I’m sad and glad to be … Continue reading
Taxes And Pay
Death and taxes, something we all have in common – or not. Technology is working on redefining death’s schedule. More about that some other post. Taxes, well, all for one and one for all doesn’t apply as we’ve seen billion … Continue reading
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Tagged 1099, divorce, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, expense, Gig Economy, house, income, income tax, income taxes, investing, marriage, mortgage, mortgage modification, personal finance, stocks, taxes, W-2
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Yet Another Mortgage Story
I think this makes seven or eight, but without driving home and diving into decades-old statements I can only estimate that my little house, my home, has had over a half-dozen mortgage companies/servicers in just under thirteen years. About every … Continue reading
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Paying For Bad Packaging
Don’t judge a book by its cover. Don’t judge a letter by its envelope. Don’t judge what’s in the box by looking at the box. Skip the judgments and maybe even make some money. Weirder things happen. Two envelopes showed … Continue reading
Triple Whammy Eighth Anniversary
My ride through America’s wealth classes continues. Thirty-one years ago, I retired. (See my book, Dream. Invest. Live. for details.) Ten years ago, my portfolio was about to dramatically recover from the Internet Bubble, a divorce I asked for, and … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, consultant, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., house, housing, investing, LTBH, mortgage modification, MVIS
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My Mortgage Modification – Five Years Later
Almost five years ago I reached a major milestone. “The short story: I get to keep my house, and here’s how it happened.” – My Mortgage Modification Chronology This month I have progress to report. What? You thought that was … Continue reading
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Tagged foreclosure, HAMP, housing, mortgage, mortgage modification, real estate, real estate broker
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Ten Years Of Dream Invest Live
It started the day after the election. Barack Obama had been elected. A dramatic change was taking place from the Bush/Cheney era. The world sighed in relief. America wasn’t as crazy as it looked. The ‘it’ in this case is … Continue reading
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Tagged AAPL, AMSC, consulting, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal folk, frugality, healthcare, housing, Individual investor, LTBH, marijuana, Microvision, mortgage modification, MVIS, personal finance, PNTP, politics, real estate, real estate broker, Simple Living, stocks, writing
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Karate Again And Still
Ouch. I hurt myself. No one is better at knowing my weak spots than me. I did something silly and serious. I knelt down to meditate. Creak. Groan. Grr. Since 1984, I’ve been training in the martial arts. Since I … Continue reading
Fighting Depression
At various times, I’ve been cautioned not to write about this, but a string of news stories, fresh data, and conversations with friends came together for this post. It is not easy to write. Challenging taboos isn’t easy. Exposing vulnerabilities … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, dancing, depression, Facebook, foreclosure, Gig Economy, Great Recession, health care, housing, jobs, Langley, mortgage, mortgage modification, personal finance, Pretending Not To Panic, social media, Twitter, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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