Happy Monday from New England. Your Survival Guy’s thin blood is adjusting to the cold, having just returned from a tropical island getaway to Key West. I’m here to report that the Conch Republic is alive and well. And notice it’s not a democracy. The Republic is where you go to get that neighborhood walkability without all the sensibilities. Tops on our list are lunches at Louie’s Backyard and the Thirsty Mermaid. Say hi to Patty at Louie’s and Ionela and Ava at Thirsty, and enjoy your cheeseburgers in paradise. Both are fab. And be sure to hit the waterfront at the Half Shell Raw Bar to … [Read more...]
How Will YOU Feel in Retirement? Let Me Explain
OK. Here’s the deal. You don’t know how you’re going to feel in retirement. There I said it. Plain and simple. It’s an unknown, unknown. Sure, you think you’ll know how you’ll feel. But thinking is a whole lot different than living. Let me explain. Your Survival Guy spends hours each day talking with investors just like you. You tell me you’re feeling the pressure. You did your job. You raised your family. Now it’s a whole different ballgame. The truth is, once college is paid for and the kids are out of the house, the pressure cooker starts whistling. The force of the world comes … [Read more...]
Happy Valentine’s Day: How A Legend was Born at Per Se, NYC
Happy Valentine’s Day from Your Survival Guy. When Thomas Keller decided to bring his culinary expertise to New York City, he was asked if it would be like The French Laundry, his world-famous restaurant in Napa Valley. He responded, “per se.” Today, a signature dish at Keller’s Per Se is Oysters and Pearls sourced from Skip Bennett’s Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Located about 40 minutes northeast of Newport, Rhode Island, Duxbury is where we’ve spent many an afternoon with close family friends cruising the harbor, wakeboarding, fishing, sailing, and, after one … [Read more...]
Your Retirement Life: The Sound of Silence
With all this saving and investing, let’s not forget about living. Because once you have water, food, shelter, and a riverboat cruise through Europe, what’s the point? You want to get out there and see what you see. Go for a drive. Hit the trail. A couple of weeks ago, Becky and I were driving west on 302 through Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, on our way to ski Bretton Woods. It’s a steep, narrow pass with Mount Willard on your left. We could see a group picking their way up one slippery face of its ice falls. It’s serious terrain. Mt. Pierce is on your right. In speaking with you this … [Read more...]
Your Retirement Life: Adventure Awaits
It's going to be a cold one today, especially at the summit of Mt. Washington, home of the world's worst weather. Here's your forecast: "As far as wind chill values, if we go with a milder and less gusty setup of 33F below and winds of 95 mph, summits will have values around 87F [degrees Fahrenheit] below," meteorologist Ryan Knapp of the Mount Washington Observatory said in a statement. "If we go with a colder, windy setup of 40F below and 110 mph, summits will have values around 101F [degrees Fahrenheit] below." With that in mind, it's good to see pics from your adventures in warmer … [Read more...]
Early Advice from Her Dad on Tipping at Charlie Trotter’s
We’ll be married 25 years this November. Together for over 27 years. One of our first trips together was to Chicago, where, after Babson, Becky went to graduate school at DePaul University. Back in 1995, when a fraternity brother invited us to his wedding in Chicago, this was a chance to visit Becky’s old stomping grounds and explore the city with friends. We ate deep-dish pizza, drank draft beer, listened to music—all not far from where she lived—and we hit the major sites and shopped the Miracle Mile. It was a blast. The highlight was dinner at Charlie Trotter’s. I felt like I knew … [Read more...]
Hey, Where’d All the Moving Vans Go?
As you can see in the map below, Americans are moving to where they’re treated well or at least better than they were. When states treat your savings and investments like their piggy bank, it’s time to look for a better America. Just follow the money. In my conversation with you this week, you told me about your own move to South Carolina with a rented U-Haul to boot. When it was time to go back north to get the rest of your belongings, U-Haul offered to pay you $500 to reposition a vehicle. It turns out all the vehicles are south of the Mason-Dixon line. On January 3, U-Haul released … [Read more...]
Can You Guess Where Everyone Moved to in 2022?
No surprises here with the latest results from United Van Lines’ 2022 National Movers Study. What stands out most to Your Survival Guy is my favored New Hampshire being a beacon of freedom from blue Massachusetts. Let’s not forget that New Hampshire and Vermont protect your Second Amendment rights. Contrary to what progressives would have you believe, despite their pro-freedom gun laws, the two states have America’s lowest homicide rates, according to the CDC. Both states were recipients of net migration inflows in 2022, according to the United Van Lines study. Then obviously, there’s … [Read more...]
Kermit Lynch Serving Turkeys for Thanksgiving
You can’t go wrong with Kermit Lynch. I like this 1990 blast from him on serving Turkeys. He wrote: Throughout eighteen years of business I have withstood the temptation to tell you what to serve with turkey. To demonstrate that middle age has not fixed my brain in concrete, that I am still full of fire and rebellion, I’m going to shatter tradition and tell you what to drink with the traditional Thanksgiving feast: California Chardonnay. Oops, no, just kidding. Let us look at the problem more closely. You are sitting around the bird with your uncle who annually proclaims, “I’m … [Read more...]
YOUR RETIREMENT LIFE: The Next Generation of Car Lovers
I’ve shown you some pictures of my friend Marty Quadland’s cars. Here’s a great write-up he recently sent to me on Sarasota’s Cars & Coffee bridging the generation gap. What’s cool is bringing in the younger generation of car lovers. Enjoy. Laura Paquette writes in Sarasota Magazine: Whether you drive a Ford Focus or a Ferrari, fill your trunk with donations and head to the the West District at UTC on Saturday, Oct. 8, for Sarasota Cars & Coffee. The October event will collect essential items and monetary donations for those affected by Hurricane Ian. Cars & Coffee, which … [Read more...]
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