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Better Taxes In 2019
Finally, good news on tax day. Every year, filing income taxes provides yet one more data point in my roller coaster ride through America’s wealth classes. This year, despite making just about the same as the last few years, I … Continue reading
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Tagged accountant, Gig Economy, Great Recession, income tax, investing, real estate, real estate broker, taxes, TurboTax, wealth
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If Only The Money Was There
I got my hair cut today. I’d show it off, but Google auto-updated my Chromebook in a way that disabled the camera (something we now assume should be part of a normal computer.) Trust me. Diana at Chops did a … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable housing, Charity, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Great Depression, Great Recession, housing, income, Income Inequality, inventions, non-profit, philanthropy, poverty, real estate, Second Great Depression, sustainability, wealth, Wealth Inequality, Whidbey Island
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Recovery – Paying Off The Credit Card
I’ve been looking forward to getting this bill in the mail. Finally, my credit card balance is paid off – almost. I’ll start this blog by finishing a cup of black tea that’s a leftover from today’s work, and switch … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, credit card, credit score, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, real estate, Simple Living, stocks, wealth
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Dream Invest Live – Ten Years Old
Just ask Amazon. Ten years ago, November 26, 2008, I published Dream. Invest. Live. – Pioneer the Investment Frontier So You Can Live Your Dream, which I’ve come to describe as “Personal Finance for Frugal Folk.” Books are static. Blogs … Continue reading
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Tagged community, Dream. Invest. Live., Entrepreneurship, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, income, individual investing, inequality, LTBH, stocks, wealth
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Sigh And Bye Asterias
Rats. It happened again. A corporation agreed with me. A company with great potential and an undervalued stock can be a great investment. In the case of Asterias, that meant BioTime is buying the entire company. Yet again, one of … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AOL, Asterias, biotech, BioTime, Disney, Dream. Invest. Live., FDA, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, personal finance, Pixar, stocks, Time Warner, wealth
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Misunderstanding Is Normal
“Why would they do such a thing?”, one of the most common questions in human existence since the invention of language besides “What’s for dinner?” “Why would you do such a thing?” That’s asked a lot less because it is … Continue reading
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Tagged ALAYCPYB, community, compassion, frugal, frugality, personal finance, politics, poverty, wealth, Wealth Inequality, writing
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Playing With A Wish List
Prepare to apply mental lubricant. Sometimes that’s what it takes to break free of mental ruts. (Tonight’s involves gin.) Part of changing perspectives is recognizing things that have been purposely neglected and suppressed. Occasionally, especially when circumstances change, it makes … Continue reading
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Tagged ALAYCPYB, community, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, personal finance, Simple Living, wealth
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Perspective Shift – July 2018
My perspective is shifting, and returning to an almost-forgotten feeling. This is a good, precious, and to some people, unbelievable moment. I’m welcoming it, but I’m also making sure I remember both sides, the before and the after. The difference … Continue reading
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Tagged ALAYCPYB, consulting, debt, Income Inequality, inequality, Mark Twain, optimism, poverty, real estate, real estate broker, suicide, wealth, Wealth Inequality, writing
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Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2018
Silly habits that we get ourselves into. They can be so hard to give up. Decades ago (was it really that long?), I started following Peter Lynch’s example by regularly seeing if I could describe each of my investments simply. … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AST, Dream. Invest. Live., GERN, investing, MVIS, NPTN, personal finance, stocks, wealth
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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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