Recent content by Surewhitey

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...

I'm still scooping up longer 4-5 yr non-callable CD's @ 4.7&4.6% at Fidelity

Gout is no joke if bad. Indomethacin used to be my go to back when I had bad attacks, but rough on the stomach. Since I got Allopurinol, my attacks are next to never.