Tag Archives: personal finance

Oh Know 2020

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

Oh, no. It looks like 2020 is going to be bumpier than 2019. Allow me to reflect on what I know about 2020, and what it may mean for personal finance, frugality, and planning. As for predicting the future – … Continue reading →

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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

Sigh. The too common refrain. Companies making progress in a rising market, but their stocks languish from too little good news, delays, or damaging tweets outside their control.  This is my regular exercise to understand what I own, why I … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Mortgage Story

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

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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Simple Ideas Are Seeds

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

“You had me at doughnut.” Well, duh. Thanks to someone’s post on Facebook, today I saw a video about a one of Whidbey Island’s boutique doughnut experiences. This ain’t Dunkin, people. One couple has launched a YouTube channel where they … Continue reading →

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Truly Scary Things

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

If only I could match the list of my scariest things to Julie Andrews singing My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music. Irony: The Sound of Music was about a family fleeing a government that shifted from a constitutional … Continue reading →

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Bread And Circuses

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

What are you and your friends talking about most: climate change, impeachment, social injustice, the economy? These are important issues, and they aren’t alone considering soil depletion, extinction events, and various – oh, you can probably fill in with your … Continue reading →

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Population People Supply Demand

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

There’s a lot of people running around this planet. We passed seven billion and are climbing towards eight billion. That’s a lot of babies – and think about how many people worked (and played) so hard to make that happen. … Continue reading →

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Poised

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

“to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position” – Merriam-Webster We stand poised. The world feels weird because it is shifting eras. Anachronistic cultures continue, for a while. Uncertain cultures are being defined. The previous tide tries … Continue reading →

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Switching To ATT

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

The first bill arrived. The suspense is only partly over. At the end of July I made many people happy by switching from Sprint and my flip phone to AT&T and a smartphone (Flipping To A Smartphone). Finally, they can … Continue reading →

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Contemplating Negative Interest Rates

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

Sounds weird, but it is true, and has been for a while. Bonds and mortgages are being sold that have negative interest rates. Ready for that on your credit card? Probably won’t happen, but I’ve been squinting at articles and … Continue reading →

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