Tag Archives: taxes

Doing One Thing

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

I had plenty of time to replace that light bulb while the tea kettle got ready to boil. But it is an outdoor fixture, and the housing is secured with two screws, and there’s yet another windstorm blowing through the … Continue reading →

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Feed The Bills

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Long term buy and hold investing (LTBH) would be much easier if I could buy the stocks, sit somewhere for free in suspended animation for a few decades, and then live off the proceeds. Even a 1% return from bonds … Continue reading →

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Stymied Donations

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Tom Trimbath

I’m stymied. That’s a word I rarely use. An amazing community response to a local Christmas Day tragedy led me to thinking about how much it would cost to ease many woes. Is there sufficient wealth to substantially fund the … Continue reading →

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Puzzle Fixes

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Tom Trimbath

This blog is about balancing life and money, mostly, usually, well at least that’s true within a lot of leeway. Blogs are good for open-ended musings. But I don’t expect that this blog, nor balancing life and money, to be … Continue reading →

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