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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
What Has Not Changed
OK, peoples. I purposely took four days off from work, largely for medical reasons (busy, busy); purposely did so over Election Day because I already voted so there was nothing I could do about the outcome; didn’t really get any … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, climate change, Covid 19, culture, debt, Dream. Invest. Live., economy, finance, fossil fuels, frugal, frugal folk, frugality, Great Recession, Income Inequality, inequality, mortgage, pandemic, politics, real estate, renewable energy, social injustice, social media, society, unemployment, Wealth Inequality, Whidbey Island
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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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Tea And Frugality
Sitting beside me, and somewhat inside me, is a cup of Formosa Oolong, a tea with a name that would cause a controversy if mentioned in the wrong place at the wrong time. Here, it is welcome, which isn’t a … Continue reading
Health Insurance Confusion 2019-2020-
Neglecting to click one button leads me to a health insurance bill of over $1,200, and there wasn’t even a doctor’s visit or prescription or consultation involved. I called my health insurance company to clear up a lost $90 payment, … Continue reading
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Tagged health, health insurance, healthcare, housing, insurance, mortgage, ObamaCare, personal finance
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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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Tagged credit, Dream. Invest. Live., finance, housing, mortgage, mortgage modification, personal finance
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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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Recovery – Paying Off The Credit Card
I’ve been looking forward to getting this bill in the mail. Finally, my credit card balance is paid off – almost. I’ll start this blog by finishing a cup of black tea that’s a leftover from today’s work, and switch … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, credit card, credit score, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, real estate, Simple Living, stocks, wealth
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Economics Recessions Elections And Prognostications
So, what do you think will happen next? There’s only one word in that question with more than one syllable. Such simple words are signs of ancient origins. We’ve probably always asked that question. The world is weirder and changing … Continue reading
US Constitution Day 2018
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution, Great Depression, Great Recession, mortgage, personal finance, politics, World War II
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