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Trends Shifting Stalwarts
Conventional wisdom held that investing in the stalwarts, the old blue chips, was the way to safely invest. Dull but successful. The market continues to hit new highs, mostly through the action of the biggest companies, that are more a … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, banking, bitcoin, climate change, cryptocurrencies, debt, decentralized, futurist, GERN, GIG, housing, investing, millennials, mortgage, MVIS, off the grid, off-grid, peer-to-peer, peer-to-peer lending, personal finance, Retirement, RGSE, singularity, stocks, tiny house, Tiny Houses, urbanization
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Utopia Yourtopia Mytopia
I am glad to see that utopia is still more commonly used than dystopia. (Check Google Ngrams and Google Trends for data.) That alone means there’s hope for the human race. But, except for magazines like Yes! and Intelligent Optimist, … Continue reading
Cupcakes And Popcorn
Wednesday I posted about celebrating by buying a cupcake. Welcome to frugality, having a great appreciation for the simple things. That wasn’t the last celebration. GERN inspired one cupcake. RSOL inspired the next one the next day. Friday’s slight pullback … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution, GERN, graphene, mortgage, recovery, RSOL, tiny house
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A Possible Prelude Of Optimism
I have a litany of optimism. Regular readers have read it before: stocks, consulting, books, photos, house sale, windfalls. I’ve spent the last three years recovering from stagnant finances that then imploded. My litany of optimism has been a daily … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Art, books, consulting, Coupeville, dancing, David Sharpe, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, Facebook, foreclosure, housing, investing, Just Keep Pedaling, mortgage, MVIS, optimism, personal finance, photos, RSOL, Savvy Caddy, self publishing, social media, stocks, teaching, tiny house, whidbeyfocus
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Portland OR AND
Some simple declarative statements. Portland really is nicer than everywhere (wearing rose colored glasses in the City of Roses.) It is possible to enjoy travel by not using a plane (especially when blogging from a train.) Tiny houses aren’t just … Continue reading
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Tagged Amish, HCLE, MOOC, MW2013, OMSI, Portland, Qatar, self publishing, tiny house, Tiny Houses, travel, virtual museum
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Fell For It
“We have met the enemy and he is us.” And who said comic strips don’t contain wisdom? That line is from Pogo, a classic and cancelled comic strip. I’ll make it personal. I have met the enemy and it is … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, crowdfunding, emotions, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, indiegogo, investing, jobs, mortgage, occupy, personal finance, Simple Living, stocks, tiny house, wealth
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The Day Before
On Thursday, a meteor blew up over Russia. On Wednesday, there was plenty of press preparing people for an asteroid that would pass by on Friday. So, even when millions were ready to watch the skies for one cosmic event, … Continue reading
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Tagged 10000 hour rule, AMSC, books, consulting, entrepreneur, housing, investing, jobs, Madrona, meteor, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, NORAD, paleo, personal finance, RSOL, self publishing, stocks, teaching, tiny house, Tiny Houses, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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