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Misunderstanding Is Normal
“Why would they do such a thing?”, one of the most common questions in human existence since the invention of language besides “What’s for dinner?” “Why would you do such a thing?” That’s asked a lot less because it is … Continue reading
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Perspective Shift – July 2018
My perspective is shifting, and returning to an almost-forgotten feeling. This is a good, precious, and to some people, unbelievable moment. I’m welcoming it, but I’m also making sure I remember both sides, the before and the after. The difference … Continue reading
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Tagged ALAYCPYB, consulting, debt, Income Inequality, inequality, Mark Twain, optimism, poverty, real estate, real estate broker, suicide, wealth, Wealth Inequality, writing
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Medicate And Wait
I’m going to challenge myself tonight. I’m going to attempt eating a pork chop. About two weeks ago a tooth started to ache. Toothaches come and go, but this one stayed. In about a half an hour, while I’m typing, … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, dentist, health care, Karate, massage, personal finance, poverty, real estate, wealth, Whidbey
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Gifts And Upgrades
Well, that certainly didn’t go as planned. Thanks to a monetary buffer, it turned out well. My main computer died today, or at least went catatonic. It may yet live again, but its status will be diminished. In the last … Continue reading
Extreme Displays Of Wealth Inequality
(Updated January 27, 2016 after having enough time to fix some math errors and typos.) “The very fact that this is beyond some of our technological limits is a message -“ Wealth inequality is so staggering that the nearest analogy … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Brian Kern, Chris Jordan, fine art, Fine Balance Imaging, Joe Menth, Noeticraft, painting, photography, poverty, printing, wealth, wealth disparity, Wealth Inequality, writing
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Wealth Inequality Worsens
I admit it. I am worried. I’m familiar with the ways that big systems work. When a system is big enough, it makes more sense to trust the data more than the rhetoric. When key measures depart from the norm … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, Oxfam, personal finance, PNTP, poverty, salon, wealth, Wealth Inequality
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I Am Rich Relatively
I am rich, relatively. I can’t pay all of my bills, but relative to about half of America, I am rich. Relative to the other half of America, I am poor. I consider myself a moderate, but didn’t expect to … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, investing, jobs, middle class, mortgage, personal finance, PNTP, poverty, stocks, unemployment, wealth
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Little Things Matter More Now
I can flush again. It is amazing how big the little things are when you miss them for a while. A working toilet, quiet time, water from a faucet, heat and light with the flick of a switch. Many people … Continue reading
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Tagged frugal, frugality, minimalism, personal finance, poverty, Simple Living, WalkAway, wealth
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My Money And My Life – Breakout
We whacked weeds, pulled old fencing out of bushes, posted some signs, and generally played around in our grubbies in the name of charitable land preservation. It is how I decided to spend a morning, and I didn’t even get … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, New Road Map, personal finance, poverty, volunteering, WCLT, wealth
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Tax Inequity Increase
“I paid lower taxes when I was rich.” I said that last year. This year proves it out even more. Income was down about 40%. Income tax was up about 40%. I was traumatized by the numbers. Surely our system … Continue reading
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