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Our August 2022 Standings – Asset Prices Are Declining and We’re Happy

By |2022-09-15T20:41:13+00:00September 2nd, 2022|

Although asset prices are declining, TMP did increase slightly in value this month; up about $2K. TMP is only up because the Realtor.com algorithm seems to lag the other algorithms by 3 – 6 months. Zillow and Redfin show house prices slightly down. But all (other) assets are declining. TMP is up by [...]

What We’re Reading This Month – “Five New”

By |2022-08-31T17:24:05+00:00August 31st, 2022|

Every month we show what is on our reading table. This month we added six new books. Nothing because we are still busy with much personal and business activity going on. Birthdays, homecomings, graduations, a commercial property in escrow, stabilizing our most recent purchase… “Stand” (114 pages, paperback, 2022) by Pastor Jon Benzinger: [...]

Our July 2022 Standings – The Recession Is Here

By |2022-08-02T17:09:28+00:00August 2nd, 2022|

We are up $3K from last month. But some of the house estimating algorithms show a decrease in values. Here’s our ‘Just Jeff’ to explain it all: Other assets regained some of the lost value we reported last month. We are now in a recession. TOTAL ASSETS = TMPbank_Account + [...]

What We’re Reading This Month – “NOTHING”

By |2022-08-01T15:51:36+00:00July 28th, 2022|

Every month we show what is on our reading table. This month we added no books; NOTHING. Nothing because we are still busy with much personal and business activity going on. Birthdays, homecomings, graduations, a commercial property in escrow, stabilizing our most recent purchase… “The Other Half of Church” (240 pages, paperback, 2020) [...]

TMP Floating Book Reviews – Four Books

By |2022-07-07T15:57:20+00:00July 5th, 2022|

This month we review four books: “Sealed Orders” (406 pages, paperback, 2018) (412 pages, paperback, 2017) by Alaric Bond: I read and reviewed the first nine books in this British Naval Fiction series; “His Majesty’s Ship”, “The Jackass Frigate”, “True Colors”, “Cut and Run”, “The Patriot’s Fate” and “The Torrid Zone”, "The Scent [...]

Our June 2022 Standings – All Assets Down, Except TMP

By |2022-07-05T19:45:58+00:00July 2nd, 2022|

We are up $10K from last month. All other assets lost value. We are now in a recession. TOTAL ASSETS = TMPbank_Account + TMP_Valencia + TMP2bank_Account/2 + TMP2_29th/2 + TMP2_Crismon/2 Valencia increased by $5K. The increases have slowed, but prices are still going up. 29th Avenue increased by $6K. Our [...]

What We’re Reading This Month – “Two New”

By |2022-06-28T23:11:59+00:00June 28th, 2022|

Every month we show what is on our reading table. This month we added two books; both just recently published in May of this year. Not many added or read because we are still busy with much personal and business activity going on. Birthdays, homecomings, graduations, a commercial property in escrow (learn all  [...]

TMP Floating Book Reviews – Three Books from Last Month

By |2022-06-06T20:13:01+00:00June 5th, 2022|

This month we are finishing the review of three two of the six books from last month as below: “Genesis and the Big Bang” (224 pages, paperback, 1991) by Gerald Schroeder: He is a physicist and a Jewish theologian. In this 1991 book he attempts to reconcile the age of the universe, about [...]

Our May 2022 Standings – Encourage One Another

By |2022-06-06T18:38:12+00:00June 5th, 2022|

We are up $13K from last month. Oil stayed in 2nd place thanks to the ongoing international crisis in Ukraine. Oil has the distinction of going the lowest ($47,900 in April 2020) during the initial stages of the COVID panic and coming back the highest. And the stock market is hanging in there. [...]

What We’re Reading This Month – “Two New”

By |2022-06-02T15:47:26+00:00June 1st, 2022|

Every month we show what is on our reading table. This month we only added two books. Too much personal and business activity going on. Birthdays, homecomings, graduations, two possible offers on commercial property, stabilizing our most recent purchase… “Flatland” (96 pages, paperback, 1992) by Edward Abbott: “This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) [...]

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