Your Survival Guy is working in the trenches for you. And that's OK. I like the view from where the boots hit the ground. It's where the real stuff happens. Here's what you're telling me this week: "Hello, E.J. Let me know your thoughts when you receive my Secure Upload. I'm sending statements from family members and my business. By the way, I also bought some land in South Carolina and Austin, TX, and I own some gold coins I bought years ago thanks to your father-in-law. Have a nice long weekend. Let's talk Tuesday morning," he said. "Hi, E.J. Weather's beautiful. Wish you were … [Read more...]
Congratulations 50 Year-Old Phil Mickelson Winning PGA Championship
You know that I encourage you to say "not yet" to retirement and that once in retirement you should continue to live an active life and do something. You should even keep working if you can. Phil Mickelson has embodied that idea, to become the oldest man to win the Wanamaker Trophy at 50 years old. WEEI reports: Phil Mickelson, who entered the week as the 115th-ranked golfer in the world, needed an exemption to gain entry to next month’s U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in his hometown of San Diego. After going one-and-done in the FedEx Cup Playoffs last summer, Mickelson competed on the PGA Tour … [Read more...]
You’re Telling Your Survival Guy This and More…
You’re telling Your Survival Guy about your recent fly fishing float trip to Wyoming, where your guide said, “We don’t wear masks around here.” Yet another reason I love the big, red, Cowboy State of Wyoming. Contrast Wyoming with NYC, and you realize the importance of having some space to move around. The same client tells me he booked a summer house on the Cape months ago but said it was a challenge booking for the fall. Your Survival Guy’s take: Welcome to the extended summer vacation and the extended spending to follow. But will the tap be dry this time next year? You’re telling me about … [Read more...]
BLOOD MONEY: Cuomo Reaps $5 Million on Self-Congratulatory COVID Book Deal
Governor Andrew Cuomo was the worst of the governors gone wild during the height of COVID-19. He took liberties from people arbitrarily and forced sick seniors into nursing homes where they spread the disease to the most vulnerable. Now he has a book deal worth $5 million to tell everyone what a great job he did. In the NY Post, Janice Dean takes the governor to task for his obscene behavior. She writes: We now officially know how much Gov. Cuomo received for his disgusting and possibly criminal book “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic.” $5 million. Was it … [Read more...]
CENSUS CONFIRMS: Americans Fleeing Blue States for Growth Corridors
The results of the 2020 Census are in, and they confirm what many Americans, including Your Survival Guy, already knew: Citizens are looking for a better America in the nation's growth corridors. The Daily Mail reports: New York and California are each to lose a single congressional seat under the results the Census Bureau released Monday from its decennial count – in a blow to two of the nation's most populous states. New York, long a powerhouse in congressional politics, will drop to just 26 seats in its congressional delegation. California is losing a seat for the first time in its … [Read more...]
Should You Be Forced To Save for Retirement?
You know Your Survival Guy is the first one to say that you should save until it hurts. You should save as much as you can for as long as you can and then save a bit more. But, does that mean you should be forced to? A growing cohort in Congress wants to do just that. They want to automatically enroll you in your employer's 401(k) plan. This isn't actually a new plan. It goes back to Obama-era regulatory "czar," Cass Sunstein, who wrote the book Nudge. His philosophy was to take as many decisions away from people as possible, and let the government make the decisions for them. Does … [Read more...]
Is There One Best Place in America for ‘Liberty Retirees?’
You might be looking for the best place in America to retire. You may enjoy owning firearms, paying low taxes, and being left alone. That's the definition of what I'm calling a "liberty retiree." Recently a liberty retiree, known as U, asked MarketWatch's Catey Hill where would be the best place for them to retire. Hill answered (abridged): To answer your question, I went right to the source: the Libertarian Party itself, where I had a lively chat with Dan Fishman, the party’s executive director, who had a lot of advice for you. He said that, while the Libertarian Party doesn’t maintain a … [Read more...]
Secession: Northern Californians Dream of Charting Their Own Destiny
You learned last week about American Secession, a new book by F.H. Buckley, a Foundation Professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School of George Mason University. Buckley believes America is "ripe for secession," and that "the bitterness, the gridlock, the growing tolerance of violence invite us to think that we’d be happier were we two different countries." One area of America desperate to chart its own course is Northern California. In The Washington Examiner, Mica Soellner reports: Mark Baird is a third-generation Californian who hopes to one day be a first-generation … [Read more...]
Your Retirement Life: Meet A Modern Day Ski Warrior
OK, so he’s not retired yet but he’s certainly living the F.I.R.E lifestyle. You’ll love this Saturday Boston Globe feature about a modern-day ski bum. Meet Brooks Curran who earns his turns the old-fashioned way—hiking up the mountain. In talking with you, my skiing clientele, you’re telling me the skiing’s been excellent all over the country, whether you’re taking the chair or hiking the backcountry. Enjoy! STOWE, Vt. — We’d left the boundaries of the Stowe Mountain Resort shortly after we got off the gondola, and were trudging up a mountain road buried under 4 feet of snowpack toward … [Read more...]
Joel Kotkin: Economic Civil War
On his blog, Joel Kotkin explains that America is in a form of economic civil war, with the tangible economy of "making, growing, and using real things," in competition with the "incorporeal world of media and digital transactions." Donald Trump, the irascible New York developer, focused on the places where the tangible economy was strong, but President Biden convinced enough voters in heartland states that their economic interests would be taken seriously. Some parts of the Biden agenda—measures to reshore industry, restore supply chains, and improve basic infrastructure—could unify the … [Read more...]
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