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Companies Stocks Markets Economies
Companies, Stocks, Markets, Economies – that’s a title that encapsulates a lot. Those four terms are distinct, yet they’re frequently treated as synonyms. No, they don’t mean the same thing; which is good news because bad news for one is … Continue reading
Searching For A New Normal In Real Estate And Affordability
(Disclosure required because I’m writing about real estate: I’m a broker at Dalton Realty, Inc. http://whidbeyrealtor.com/. Not a plug for my services, but evidently you know where to find me.) One big thing makes me think about bigger things, and … Continue reading
Big Slow Changes
Trend watchers, it is a job, a gig, an excuse to cruise social media watching for every nuanced shift in memes. Ukrainian farm equipment towing Russian tanks is one as I type. I watch trends to better understand where I … Continue reading
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Tagged cars, computers, innovation, MVIS, personal finance, phones, SOLO, stocks, trends
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Catching Falling Knives
Apologies to anyone who expected to read about an attempt at juggling. This is duller than that, but can be more important. “Catching a falling knife” is one way to describe buying a stock that’s share price has been falling. … Continue reading
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Tagged bitcoin, commodities, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., fossil fuels, investing, Microvision, MVIS, oil, personal finance, renewable energy, SBUX, SolarWindow, speculating, stocks, WNDW
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Taxes Stocks Electric Cars
OK. There’s so much going on that it has been hard to know where to start. So, pardon me as I literally roll up my sleeves. I didn’t need to roll them up, but that act let me think a … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., ElectraMeccanica, electric cars, frugal, frugality, Great Resignation, health insurance, HELOC, income tax, investing, personal finance, real estate, real estate broker, self employment, SOLO, stocks, tax havens, taxes, WA Health Plan Finder
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Super Bowl Ads 2022
As @BiscottiDon, er @WIBakingCo, so eloquently put it; My yearly tradition that comes from curiosity, investing, and getting a perspective on ‘mainstream America’ (or at least what the advertisers want us to think, see, and feel – and buy, of … Continue reading
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Tagged advertisers, advertising, cars, diversity, electric cars, escapism, fast food, investing, personal finance, stocks, Super Bowl, travel, trucks
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Reasons For Optimism – February 2022
Feeling a bit down? Feeling like that question is an example of massive understatement? Welcome to the modern world (as of February 4, 2022, evening, US West Coast time). You’re not alone, or maybe it’s just me and I’m alone. … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable housing, agriculture, drones, electric cars, fresh idea, geothermal, innovation, investing, LEDs, MVIS, personal finance, PNTP, real estate, renewable energy, solar power, SOLO, stocks, technology, tidal power, Tiny Houses, wind power, WNDW
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A Gasoline Flashback
I spilled some gas, as in gasoline, today. It was only about a tablespoon (~15ml), but it made me flashback and thinkforward. I’m old enough (oh no, an old geezer is going to get nostalgic – not) that I’m getting … Continue reading
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Tagged ElectraMeccanica, electric cars, fossil fuels, innovation, investing, personal finance, SOLO, stocks
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Reflecting On 2021 – A List
2021 is over. Yay. Whew. Wow. I felt exhausted, but that’s because I was. It was a challenging year. Ah, but there had to be good in there, and I wanted to remind myself of it. I felt like I … Continue reading
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Tagged anxieties, frugal, HELOC, hiking, housing, investing, Jeep, MVIS, pandemic, personal finance, photography, real estate, real estate broker, Retirement, retiring anxieties, stocks, truck, Twelve Month series, Whidbey, writing
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