• View From Xunantunich, San Ignacio Belize
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    9 Days in Belize: San Ignacio Belize

    This is the 2nd part of our 9-day Belize itinerary, where we visit San Ignacio, Belize. The first 3 nights were spent on the island oasis Caye Caulker, the next 3 in the mountains and jungles surrounding San Ignacio, and the last 3 in Hopkins experiencing the Garifuna culture.

  • Early Retirees Qualify for Premium Tax Credits
    FIRE and Small Business,  Personal Finance

    Early Retirees: How to Qualify for Premium Tax Credits

    Why Worry About Premium Tax Credits? For those who have FIRED and are less than 65 years old, affordable health insurance is a major concern, and for people considering early retirement, affordable health insurance is the number one obstacle between them and retirement. Many early retirees are surprised to learn that they can qualify for premium tax credits (PTCs) which make The  Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans a good health insurance choice. These PTCs can be as much as $1000 a month and for many retirees can nearly or totally eliminate monthly health insurance premium payments.

  • Visiting Caye Caulker should be part of your Belize Itinerary
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    9 Day Belize Itinerary: Caye Caulker

    My daughter works for Cain Travel, one of the top women-owned businesses in Colorado. For her company Christmas gift she received two round-trip tickets on United. It was halfway through the following year and she hadn't used them so we needed to find a place to go and we picked Belize! We settled on traveling the first week of December. Unfortunately for us, hurricane Lisa passed through a month before and Belize was still recovering from her destruction. Following is the first part of our 9 day Belize itinerary.

  • Hidden Benefits of Credit Cards
    Personal Finance,  Travel

    Hidden Benefits of Credit Cards

    Most of us know that we can earn cash back,  travel points, and air miles with our credit cards, but are you aware of the many other hidden benefits of credit cards? Perhaps they aren’t hidden benefits per se but they’re not publicized as much as the points and miles benefits are. As I was writing this post I even discovered some hidden benefits of my own credit cards that I had no idea existed. Let’s explore some lesser-known or hidden benefits of your credit card.