Recent content by Surewhitey

Having lived in N Louisiana, I'd never return to live. Fishing and food are the only thing I miss. Very back woods place, although a college town. Lived, left & returned to DFW, so TX doesn't bother me, just not the perfect place to live if not for family. I'd go where it makes most financial...

Our only experience is in 2015 on Norwegian and the eastern Mediterranean, 10 days. I don't remember any issues & the food upgrade was the bomb. We did our own excursions and did plenty. 5 ports, 2 days in Istanbul. We will likely take the GKs on some cheesey ones out of Galveston to Cozumel...

Call me overly practical, but if they planned a single day for all the weddings, $150k would go a long way. We gave them a budget and offered the leftover as a gift. They basically paid for the wedding and honeymoon by being frugal. 150 people, his family were all very talented and chipped in...

Half way through the European trip. Switzerland is pretty pricey, but worth it. With friends in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany now. So far great views & weather (food, meh).

Happy cow Pic in Switzerland.

2 favorite financial times are paying off the house / cars and the first mil. Congrats.

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I've looked at ENI in the past. Big oil & dividend payment to boot.

We took a 35 mile bike ride around the countryside and stumbled on a memorial to troops in Colmar region. Super nice weather day for a long ride. E-bikes are definitely the way to go though you still have to pedal (pedal assist). Most paths are in the agricultural areas and very few cars seen...

$1300/mo savings & a paid for home. That's a great day.

Not my ideal place, but not bad either. Dallas proper, north side of White Rock Lake (10 miles bike / walk path). Also Dallas Arboretum right there. Super easy to fly anywhere, but especially down to the Mayan Riviera. We got a direct flight to a few European destinations and tons of direct...

DW is going the same route. 4 day / wk schedule & spending more time & money on enjoying travel and the GKs. Do what makes you happiest. We could live on ~3%, but I told DW to start enjoying spending more, now that the FI part is taken care of.

We normally don't, but 15 years ago DW & I were asked for a loan from friends we knew for maybe 3 years at the time. We knew it may never be repaid, but to our surprise, it was paid, even after they divorced. 15 years later, just got a text today and we're going on vaca with them again this...

Sorry for the late reply. Yeah, mostly data big brother already has. Phone number, address, etc. I actually gave them an old phone number as I was nervous. They just asked another question...

Kind of refreshing here in Europe. I like tipping with cash and not on the credit card. May make me carry cash back home when I get home...