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Cool Stuff That Makes New Zealand “Sweet As”

Sep 29 2022

It’s the little things. It’s always the little things. The sweet touches that are the icing on the cake, the cherry on the sundae, the details that make an experience extra special. New Zealand is a beautiful place. And I can’t wait to share more of the natural “wow-y, wow, wow,” as my son would say, at every twist and turn in this country. But today, I’m going to share with you some of the other cool stuff that makes New Zealand “Sweet As. Let’s get colloquial, or something like it Turn of phrase. Manner of speaking. Commonplace vernacular. It’s…

Sep 22 2022

It was way too early to be set free, even by AARP member standards. My husband and I, a very early riser and a regular riser, respectively, felt our wagons a-draggin.’ And not just because we were leaving the comfort of the Stamford penthouse, but because it was Really. Damn. Early. Even release from quarantine wasn’t enough to cull our three teens out of bed. But it was time…14 days, 20 negative COVID tests and 42 ample meals (plus “tea” snacks) later…to start our coast to coast adventure. Our destination was Greymouth, a town on the Tasman Sea, on the…

Twins may mean "instant family" but make saving for college a challenge.

Sep 15 2022

I know. Ugh. The alphabet soup of savings plans…ROTH IRA’s, 401 A and B’s, 529’s. I don’t know if any of these examples of savings funds are even REAL, that’s how bad I am at anything beyond my personal checking account. (Oh, this just in: those funds ARE the real deal.) But I did some research. 529’s are a great way to stash money away for higher education. So stop, drop and open: start saving for college now. What are 529 Plans? 529’s (AKA Qualified Tuition Programs, or Section 529 Plans) allow you to put away money for educational purposes:…

Sep 01 2022

Welcome to Auckland the overhead sign proclaimed as we made our way through customs. The city we will not see, again. Twice my husband and I have landed in Auckland, the City of Sails, never to have experienced it. The first time we had a layover on our way to Australia, too tired to care we were in New Zealand. Now, the second time, we would be heading straight for a hotel for the two weeks of quarantine required because of Covid. It may have been mid-morning, but the bus to our downtown digs took us past nearly-deserted streets. Little…

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Cool Stuff That Makes New Zealand “Sweet As”

Lookouts. Left-Side Driving. And How We Met the New Zealand Cops.

Stop, Drop, and Open. Start Saving for College NOW.

Welcome to Quarantine in the City of Sails. Love, Bono