If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you choose?
It has to have the best…. food? People? Cost of living? Weather?
What do you consider when you factor in details to make it the best Quality of Life judgement call?
Category: Travel
Have you ever been to a topless beach?
Perhaps this is a better question: have you ever been to a topless beach so that you could sunbathe topless yourself?
Chances are – especially if you’re reading this in the US — is that you haven’t experienced the joys of European Sunbathing (as it’s known in Las Vegas). Unless you count that one time in Cancun where nobody knew who you were and you only did it on a dare from your drunk sorority sister.
The Risks of Sunbathing Topless:
And Other Funny Stories from the Road
Everyone loves taking pictures of their pets (especially cats) and posting them on the Internet (again, especially cats).
But did you know that your cat is plotting with nefarious Internet criminals to steal your identify, break into your home, and other dastardly things?
Living abroad can be relatively inexpensive.
We’ve all heard stories of finding an island retreat overseas, where an oceanside resort home with full staff, food, utilities will run you just $500 per month — who wouldn’t want to live like royalty for just $6,000 per year for the rest of your lives?
Everyone likes to say that they love where they live, that they’re amazed when people move away claiming that they just didn’t care for the place.
Face it – some people love wherever they are, others need to be more acclimated.
As you grow older and think about the different places you could possibly move to, a few options regularly come up – Florida? Arizona? Tennessee?
The primary focus tends to be on taxes, and how big of a hit your retirement nest egg could take every year if you choose the wrong state to retire in.
But is that the only criteria you should use when choosing a place to live? Probably not.
Modern Budget Forecasting in the American States:
Precision, Uncertainty, and Politics
The other day, Web Watch was chatting with friends who were about to embark on their very first weekend trip to Las Vegas.
Being recently out of college, they were concerned that they wouldn’t have enough money to have a decent hotel room, food other than a $0.99 foot-long hot dog, some gambling, some clubbing, taxis… well, you get the drift.
One of the questions they asked us was for recommendations on saving a little bit of money – but not to go all crazy. After all, this is VEGAS we’re talking about, and they really wanted to live it up BIG on whatever money they could afford to spend.
Las Vegas Little Black Book:
A Guy’s Guide to the Perfect Vegas Getaway
People often don’t complain about a dirty restaurant.
“I’ll bet that our kitchen at home is dirtier than a restaurant kitchen is, so why worry about it?” is a oft-cited statement. And while that may be true, you’re at least aware of what is or isn’t dirty and take steps to recitify that before you dine.
If you didn’t care about this cleanliness perception, then why do you bother to clean your house before guests arrive? Why polish the silver or wipe down the haze from the glassware?
Exactly – you really are concerned about whether your home kitchen is clean, you just don’t want to admit it.
Restaurant Basics Revisited:
Why Guests Don’t Come Back … and What You Can Do About It
