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Negative Oil Prices And More
Economists do not like negative numbers, at least not ones that make the economy diverge from some norm. A new one showed up in the last few days (mid-April 2020), negative oil prices. Yep. Want to buy some oil? You … Continue reading
Simple Ideas Are Seeds
“You had me at doughnut.” Well, duh. Thanks to someone’s post on Facebook, today I saw a video about a one of Whidbey Island’s boutique doughnut experiences. This ain’t Dunkin, people. One couple has launched a YouTube channel where they … Continue reading
Fighting Depression
At various times, I’ve been cautioned not to write about this, but a string of news stories, fresh data, and conversations with friends came together for this post. It is not easy to write. Challenging taboos isn’t easy. Exposing vulnerabilities … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, dancing, depression, Facebook, foreclosure, Gig Economy, Great Recession, health care, housing, jobs, Langley, mortgage, mortgage modification, personal finance, Pretending Not To Panic, social media, Twitter, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Waiting For The Gig
That title should be plural; Waiting for the gigs. Saying “The Big GiG” on Whidbey can be misleading because that’s the name the local telecom (Whidbey Telecom) is using for their new service that delivers the Internet at 1 Gig, … Continue reading
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Tagged Big GiG, consulting, entrepreneur, Gig Economy, Great Recession, health care, jobs, personal finance, PNTP, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, Whidbey, Whidbey Telecom, writing
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Good To See You
I’m tired of hearing bad news. I also don’t want to fall into the overly optimistic trap of only acknowledging good news. That light in the tunnel could be good or bad. Reality is in that messy middle where the … Continue reading
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Tagged apocaloptimist, Charity, consulting, housing, mortgage, personal finance, PNTP, Pretending Not To Panic, Simple Living, unemployment, wealth
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My Economy On Marketplace
And people ask me why I use Twitter (@tetrimbath). And now for something completely different, which is remarkably the same. Those who listen to public radio may already be familiar with the business show called Marketplace. They’re part of my … Continue reading
Expense Report – Emergency Funds
Fortunately, I’m not the one that needs the emergency funds. The topic has been in the news, and it’s been in personal conversations. Various analyses revealed that the majority of Americans can’t afford to pay for a $1,000 emergency without … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, credit card, Dream. Invest. Live., emergencies, emergency, expense, expense report, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, investing, jobs, Lottery, personal finance, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, wealth, zillow
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Eight Years Ago
Eight years ago, I started this blog. It was the night after Barack Hussein Obama was elected President of the United States of America. The Great Recession (or as I call it, the Second Depression) had already begun. That wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, consulting, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, GERN, GIG, GigPeak, health care, housing, investing, jobs, Lottery, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, political, politics, Simple Living, stocks, teaching, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Economic Blip Or Slip
Here we go again? The weird thing about blogging about personal finance and frugality for so many years is that an entire economic cycle may be repeating, or not. (My first post was from November 2008, just as The Great … Continue reading
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Tagged China, consulting, dancing, debt, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal, frugality, Greece, health care, Income Inequality, Internet Bubble, investing, jobs, personal finance, PNTP, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, teaching, The Great Depression, The Great Recession, unemployment, wealth, Wealth Inequality
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Finding Time
A friend told me a tale today. He’s losing track of the days. He’s worked until midnight every night for the last week. Working until midnight isn’t new, but there are marathon sprints that are epic. He’s not alone. Maybe … Continue reading
