On Friday night, Becky and I visited with college friends for dinner at Scales and Shells here in Newport. It was so much fun. It had been a few years since the last time we were together, bringing back some great memories of our time at Babson. With our oldest child now a sophomore in college and our youngest applying, it’s a funny time to be a parent. We’re in sort of a slack tide, knowing day-to-day life will be a lot different this time next year when we’re empty nesters. It’s hard not to think, “Wow, this has gone by fast.” On Saturday, Becky and I felt like college kids taking a … [Read more...]
LIVING FREE: Riding Through Crawford Notch in Autumn
You want to live somewhere your hard work is respected. In a state like New Hampshire, with no income tax, you can be sure politicians aren't treating you like a piggy bank. But you can also enjoy some of the most beautiful country in America. Every year droves of tourists flock to New Hampshire for the fall foliage. The Conway Daily Sun reports on some of those who ventured there this year, writing: Michelle and Pat Case of Brookhaven, Miss., said they were first-time New England fall foliage viewers. “We’ve never seen anything like this,” said Michelle. She said they had flown into Bangor, … [Read more...]
An Island of Freedom Where You’d Least Expect It
If you’re looking for the island life, consider my favored liberty retirement state of New Hampshire, which sits on an island of freedom surrounded by tax-hungry blues states of the Northeast. As a fair disclosure, my family owns a log cabin in the White Mountains of NH and we're looking forward to spending time there over Thanksgiving. Once you start thinking about your retirement life, you quickly realize you deserve to keep more of what you earned or to live free or die in a place where you’re looked upon as a resident, not a piggy bank. Here's a list of small towns in New Hampshire … [Read more...]
BIG CITY SUCCESS: Miami’s Secret Recipe
You've read a lot about the failure of the big blue blob cities of the Northeast, and how everyone wants to escape San Francisco. But there are a few examples of big cities done right in America. Miami is one of them. With its Republican Mayor Francis X. Saurez, Miami has found the secret recipe to running a big city the right way. Karol Markowicz explains in The Wall Street Journal: Residential real estate here is a seller’s market, repeatedly setting records for total sales, percentage of asking price and lowest inventory. More homes were sold in Miami in the first nine months of 2021 than … [Read more...]
Survival SUPER States: A Place to Call Home
When you can’t even send your kids or grandkids to public schools, you ask yourself, “What am I paying for?” When your local police force is gutted, you ask yourself, “What am I paying for?” When your politicians treat you like a piggy bank you ask yourself “What am I paying for?” This simple question is being asked at kitchen tables all over this country every single day. But it’s different this time, as big blue cities and states, usually the recipients of workers, are suffering from a once in a lifetime exodus to RED STATES. As retirees tell loved ones “Don’t worry we’ll be back to … [Read more...]
TEXAS BOUND: Elon Musk Found a Better America
At the recent Tesla shareholder meeting, Elon Musk announced that he plans to move the company's headquarters to Austin, Texas from its current location in Palo Alto, California. Musk cited the cost of living and lack of scalability as reasons for ditching the Golden State. CNBC reports: Tesla is moving its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas, CEO Elon Musk announced at the company’s shareholder meeting on Thursday. The meeting took place at Tesla’s vehicle assembly plant under construction outside of Austin on a property that borders the Colorado River, near the … [Read more...]
OUT OF OFFICE: Big Accounting Firm Tells 40,000 Employees to Stay Home
More companies are recognizing the benefits of having employees remain at home. Accounting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers has told 40,000 of its staff that they can continue to work remotely, forever if they choose. Moves like this by big companies will undoubtedly be a boon for "Zoom towns" across America. Daily Mail reports: Working from home is about to become permanent option for 40,000 client services employees at accounting and consulting firm PwC. The company will become one of the biggest employers in America to embrace permanent remote work. PwC employees who choose to work … [Read more...]
Your Retirement Life: Snowbirds Can’t Wait to Get Back to Florida, Texas
After spending a winter in their northern homes, retirees who normally head south for the winter, known as Snow Birds, can't wait to get back into the sunshine. Clare Ansberry reports for The Wall Street Journal: A growing number of people, many now vaccinated, expect to head south for the winter despite the Delta variant spread. About 90% of the estimated 1 million snowbirds who travel annually from Canada, say they will head for warmer areas compared with 30% last year, assuming the land border reopens to nonessential travel later this month. Land border restrictions remain in place through … [Read more...]
Work Hard in NY and CA? Prepare to PAY Under Democrats’ New Tax Plan
Are you one of your state's most productive citizens? Do you already pay hundreds of thousands, or even millions in taxes to state and federal governments each year? Your hard work is appreciated by House Democrats, who are happy to relieve you of even more of your money. Democrats have released a tax plan aimed at paying for their planned $3.5 trillion spending bonanza, and it takes direct aim at high-income Americans. Here's a brief of the plan from Robert Frank of CNBC: The proposals include a 3% surtax on taxpayers earning more than $5 million a year. They would also raise the top … [Read more...]
Four Letter Word I’m Celebrating this Labor Day
Your Survival Guy wants to share a personal story with you. It’s from a client who’s finally calling it quits. Dr. Lee Payne and I have been working together for close to 20-years but when you consider his affiliation with Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report, we’re talking more like 40-years, and many more to come. Dr. Payne remembers reading Dick’s investment letters, believing in Dick’s philosophy and putting it to work. Dick’s letter was a monthly reminder that helped Lee beat inertia. Lee invested in himself (my favorite investment) and his business, and what was left over he invested … [Read more...]
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