Tag Archives: personal finance

Debt Free Again – One Year Later

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Tom Trimbath

“You look a lot better, a lot less worried.” (paraphrased)  That may be the easiest way to comment on my new life in my new old big tiny house. (New = to me, old = built in 2006, big = … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Taxes 2025 Or Not

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Tom Trimbath

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Catching Falling Knives

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Tom Trimbath

Advice for catching falling knives: don’t. If all it’s going to hit is the ground, let it fall, then pick it up. That’s the overly dramatic version. The personal finance version is narrower and deals with stocks. If a stock’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Temporary Ten-Bagger – QBTS

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Tom Trimbath

QBTS, the quantum computing company, has been both great and terrible, or doing just fine. It depends on how and when you look at it. And if one of the competing CEOs is about to talk, don’t be surprised to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Another Weird And Wild Week – January 2025

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Tom Trimbath

I am so thankful for perspective, patience, and diversification. Two of my most recent darling stocks were suddenly jilted by the market. LUNR and QBTS dropped, -7% for LUNR and -36% for QBTS. 36%! Ouch. Eep. Oops. Oh well. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2024

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

Well, that certainly wasn’t dull. A little over six months ago, I sold my small house near a tourist town on an island, and moved to a big tiny house near a tourist town on a peninsula. Hmm. That doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A Week To Not Ignore – December 2024

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

Really. I was going to take this week off. But how could I ignore the stock market this week? Usually, at best, there’d be a Santa Clause rally, which I never believed in. This year saw a rally around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Done With Stock Shopping – Not

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

I was expecting a quiet week. Selling books and photos was in the online mode, i.e., hands-off because deliveries needed time too. It looked like a good week to catch up on a rare season of stock investing after years … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Buying Some GMGMF – December 2024

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

When last we tuned in… I decided to buy back into the market now that the uncertainty had been reduced by the election. You may notice that it was not a judgment, good or bad, simply less uncertain. (Yet still … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Stock Shopping – 2024

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

My timing could’ve been better. Coulda. That idea gets used after opportunities get missed. I was considering investing some of my cash, but wanted to wait until the uncertainties of the election were at least partly resolved. Evidently, I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment