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Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, circa 1997
The Berlin Wall had fallen. The USSR had broken up. I was a Boeing engineer at a ICBM assembly plant in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. The people I was working with had just been through an upheaval after an upheaval. For decades … Continue reading
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Tagged aerospace, Boeing, frugal, frugal folk, personal finance, Russia, Ukraine
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Pay Bills Do Laundry
Allow me to pour a glass of wine, again. So, how’s your world? Seen any changes lately, like, oh, since Friday? The world has changed. The world has stayed the same. Take any period and that’s been true, though the … Continue reading
Russian Ruble Proves Currencies Change
Feel sorry for the Russians, if not Russia. The Russian Ruble has collapsed as abruptly as it did just before the USSR collapsed. This time is different though. And it can only happen there. Or not. Personal finance can’t ignore … Continue reading
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Tagged currencies, fracking, frugal, frugality, investing, North Dakota, oil, OPEC, personal finance, Russia, Saudia Arabia, Sea Launch, Simple Living, Ukraine, USSR, wealth
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You Make Me Feel So Young
I sat down to lunch at a local restaurant, felt a bit annoyed, and then realized it was a symptom of youth. I was reminded that you’re only as old as your thoughts, regardless of what my joints are telling … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, computers, frugal, frugality, gas, health care, housing, investing, jobs, millennials, occupy, personal finance, Russia, Soviet Union, stocks, Tiny Houses, unemployment
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Golden Revolution
Egypt is Poland. In both cases change came from within, and the change came from a disgruntled populace, not from an opposition political party. After Poland changed, everything in the USSR changed. With Egypt and Tunisia changing, what other countries … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Facebook, Golden, Golden Rule, Jim Cramer, Jon Stewart, Lech Walesa, Poland, revolution, Russia, Solidarity, Tunisia, Twitter, USSR, Winston Churchill
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