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Pelagic birds and flying fish

On my Eastern Caribbean cruise vacation last week, I had the benefit of having a balcony cabin. Since the weather was a perfect 27°C/81°F nearly every day of the voyage, I spent a considerable amount of time on my balcony, especially on sea days. From my vantage point on the 10th deck, the water below … Continue reading "Pelagic birds and flying fish"

Getting real with you

You may or may not know that I’ve been blogging intermittently for over 5.5 years. My first blog was super unsuccessful, not surprisingly, since the web address was soyouwanttobefinanciallyindependent.wordpress.com. I wrote under a nom de plume, a nickname from college, and I quickly got bored writing a few things here and there but not being … Continue reading "Getting real with you"

Purple Lessons

As you may know, I’m part of a group of nerds who writes about money on the internet. We find joy in helping others avoid some of our missteps, find better bank accounts and credit cards, and some of us aspire to retire early. One of my favorite money nerds is doing just that! On … Continue reading "Purple Lessons"

A Primer on Flood Insurance

Originally written on October 14, 2018 Updated August 27, 2020 on the day that another Category 4, Hurricane Laura impacted the Louisiana/Texas Coast. Today, Louisiana and Texas were battered by Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 hurricane with over 140mph winds. 2 years ago, Hurricane Michael struck the Florida Panhandle with over 160 mile per hour … Continue reading "A Primer on Flood Insurance"