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Spending Time On Social Media
Posts making your crazy? Folks on Facebook revealing a bit too much about the values behind their facade? Tweets flittering by as if there can’t be content in a few dozen characters? LinkedIn seeming to be so dull that it … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, frugality, LinkedIn, personal finance, PNTP, social media, Twitter
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Poised
“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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Tagged culture, environment, frugality, personal finance, PNTP, politics, social injustice, social media
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Contemplating Negative Interest Rates
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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Tagged assets, bitcoin, deflation, Great Recession, personal finance, PNTP, real estate, real estate broker, renewable energy, wealth, Wealth Inequality
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Earthy Issues 2019
Several years ago I finished a post about garbage with; “Wouldn’t it be amazing, that when we finally contact an extra-terrestrial civilization, they look at us with respect because of the respect we show for what we have, how we … Continue reading
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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A Day In The Gig Economy – 2018
I thought it was silly when I first heard a futurist predict that the next generation would have seven careers in their life. Retirement would take on a new meaning. Allow me to take this opportunity to count whether I … Continue reading
Motivation In The Gig Economy
Original thoughts are valuable. That’s why patents exist. Many new ideas are new to the person who thought them, but a bit of research shows that someone else thought the same thing some other time and place. (Got an idea? … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, Dilbert, entrepreneur, Gig Economy, invention, Lottery, patent, personal finance, PNTP, real estate broker, Simple Living, wealth
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Waiting For The Gig
That title should be plural; Waiting for the gigs. Saying “The Big GiG” on Whidbey can be misleading because that’s the name the local telecom (Whidbey Telecom) is using for their new service that delivers the Internet at 1 Gig, … Continue reading
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Tagged Big GiG, consulting, entrepreneur, Gig Economy, Great Recession, health care, jobs, personal finance, PNTP, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, Whidbey, Whidbey Telecom, writing
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Lines In The Water 2017
How many lines do you have in the water? Folks in the Gig Economy have several, and then toss in crab pots, and rent a boat – anything to bring in the next gig. The phrase came back again while … Continue reading
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Tagged diversification, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Gig Economy, Lottery, luck, networking, PNTP, rule of 7
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Causes Effects And Eclipses
Pardon me as I take a sip. Ah, the clink of ice cubes in a glass. Yesterday, there was an eclipse. Today marked a change in the seasons. Both involved community, simple pleasures, and an excuse to pause and consider. … Continue reading
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Tagged coaching, consulting, counseling, eclipse, garden, Greenbank, PNTP, preparedness, Simple Living, Whidbey, writing
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