October 2020

New Mexico Roadtrip: Aborted

– Posted in: Travel
painted mural of tina turner singing

Last I posted, we were in the middle of a road trip to New Mexico. The first entry in the series was all about why we decided to take this trip and how we planned it, and the 2nd one covered our first day on the road, and visiting Memphis. At the time we planned the trip, we hadn't looked that closely into the quarantine situation in New Mexico. It [...]

New Mexico Roadtrip: Hello Memphis

– Posted in: Travel

We have kicked off our road trip to New Mexico. Tuesday was day 1, and we drove to Memphis that day, where we are spending 3 nights. Previous Post: New Mexico Roadtrip: Planning Tuesday was spent driving. All day. The total distance turned out to be 720.6 miles. We started around 7am eastern time, and checked into our AirBNB around 8:45pm central time, which is almost 15 hours door to [...]

New Mexico Roadtrip: Planning

– Posted in: Travel
empty highway approaching exit sign

We love to travel, and that is one of the reasons we are working on financial independence and a lifestyle that affords us the flexibility to work from anywhere, and therefore travel whenever we want to. This week we are embarking on a 3-week road trip to New Mexico, and this post kicks off a new series about this trip. ============ A little over a year ago, our youngest went [...]

Should You Rent Or Buy In A High-Cost-Of-Living City?

– Posted in: Real Estate
flat iron building and surroundings in new york city

How would you advise this reader on her rent or buy question? I recently turned 50 and got divorced after almost 20 years of marriage. I have not worked for over 15 years so I will be living off of the alimony settlement, while I retrain for a new career. I know I want to return to New York City, where I’m from, and specifically Manhattan. Based on the assets [...]

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