This Week in Business 11/9-11/15   This year has been flying by and the week prior was no exception. I was doing research on other items, had a full weekend of activities, and had to finish up some of the last assignments for school. All that is left at school is studying for tests. I also have a few more personal goals to plan for but I still feel like the year is getting less crazy where I can work on this hard. I just need to get through the beginning of December. After fi

An MSC Vacation   MSC is one of the newest cruise lines sailing from Port Canaveral. It has expanded in popularity due to the price point. With rates that I have found are cheaper than Carnival. After experiencing the MSC, I can understand why the price point is so low. The food on these cruise ships is the worst at sea. I have eaten some very mediocre meals on cruise ships, that is just part of the cruising experience. Carnival is another huge competitor for the quest of the

The HHN Experience   Halloween Horror Nights is one of my favorite events of the year. It is a great opportunity to get together with friends and go enjoy a high energy event. Up until 2018, I didn’t want any part of it, and even that night was a terrible experience. 2019 was one of my peak years, and I have been back every year after COVID for the last four years. I feel like I am getting a much better grasp on what makes a good scare zone, what makes a good house, and if th

Best Water Rides in Orlando   Orlando has been home to some great water rides over the years. I have some great memories of almost all of these rides, and some nightmares as well. Wet pants and 10 miles of walking don’t mix very well. But, in 6 th  grade, I didn’t even know what chafing was. Some of these rides were also a test of my younger bravery, with how intimidating the drops were. Here is my ranking for the very best water rides in Orlando. Splash Mountain would have b

This Week in Business 10/26/25-11/1/25   I am maintaining a steady pace on this work. I am not getting overly ahead but I am just in maintenance mode. Over the last week, I have been heavily involved in shopping for other goals in my life. I have been researching for the best trip possible to Canada. I have researched hard for LIFE goals and the main reason why I started this venture has been slipping away. Affordable living for people to live full lives. To be able to afford

The Next Money Milestones   My finances haven’t exactly been in order over the last few months. I have been sliding my card at every opportunity and saying YES to as many trips as possible. I have also been saving for other money goals, and I am getting very spread thin. Not to mention my expenses have risen.    This has led me to a sizeable investment drop. Last year was the first year I was able to fill out my Roth IRA. For this year I added an Health Savings Account to the

This Week in Business 10/12-10/18   After a hard month of trying to maintain consistency, I feel like I have finally gotten back to where I need to be. My motivation seems higher to actually make all of the goals in my life happen. I have knocked down most of my to-do list and I feel strongly about the way I am living my life. Got back to having a date night, exercising regularly, working on my projects regularly, and tomorrow I am going to get back to golfing. This is also c

Three weeks, three different experiences   Cruises and theme parks have been a huge part of my life. Grew up taking trips to the theme parks and cruises. I moved to Orlando due to the theme parks. Took four cruises in a year a couple of years ago, and even became a travel agent last year. I have been on more than ten cruises in the last three years and I am coming up on three vacations in a row. One weekend cruise on the Utopia of the Seas, one trip to Sandals Nassau, and one

Monsters vs Ministry   Two of the newest attractions in the world and are two rides commonly at the top of best Epic Universe rides and two of the best dark rides in the world if I could add. Both are extremely good, both have amazing queues, incredible reveals, and some of the most advanced animatronics I have ever seen. Which one wins this clash of heavyweights?   Ministry of Magic is the newest Harry Potter attraction part of Epic Universe. It is the typical hybrid dark ri

Everybody goes through this life extremely different. Some walk into their dream career right out of college, trade school, or maybe even high school and are able to keep their needs category well under 50% of their income. Sometimes this doesn’t end well, and their wants go to 50% as well and they leave nothing for the rest of saving or investing. Others have a very different path to that and that is okay. That is just a target to reach for one day. If you can’t do

Money Rules I began reading a little 100-page book called Money Rules written by Jean Chatzky about personal finance and the path to lifelong financial security. I am only one section in, and I am happy to report that the very short sections keep my attention tremendously. Here are some of the takeaway’s form this first section. Statistics show that 50% of people will run out of money in retirement. This stat is truly horrifying as not being able to take care of mys

Seven out of ten people describe themselves as living paycheck to paycheck. Half the people in this country could not put their hands on an extra 400 dollars in an emergency. Many put everyday living expenses on credit cards to be able to live life. Personal finance has intrigued me in a huge way in the last few years. The fascination of the psychology of how we spend our money and where all our money goes. Many people have no idea where their money goes until they check the

This MONTH in Business Wow. Just wow. I thought I couldn’t get any lower, but I stooped to the lowest I have been in a year. In my defense I have been a bit busy with different time spenders like vacations and school but I had plenty of time to juggle everything and I just didn’t. Four weekend vacations in a row takes a bit of a toll on me.   I did an hour of work on 9/14-9/20   I didn’t do anything 9/7-9/13   9/21-9/28 I was getting footage and posted a few pictures to Faceb

Halloween Horror Nights is one of my favorite events at any theme park. It is a place I go several times per year and typically get to go through all of the houses more than once. I have loved most of the additions of this year but the IP lineup isn’t really for me this year but I have enjoyed all of the houses I have been in. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to do all of them this year, but I have done all except Terrifier and Jason Universe. Here are some quick thoughts o

Yanking the Wheel   My life has been out of sorts as of late. I have been gaining weight. I have been slacking in school. I have been...

Lighthouse Point at Lookout Cay   I finally got to see the newest private island for Disney Cruise Line. I had very high hopes for this...

Motivation   My motivation has been extremely low over this month and a half. I have just been holding on just barely getting by in all...

Coco Cay versus Castaway Cay   I have been to most of the popular cruise lines private islands. I have been to NCL’s private island, I have been to MSC’s private island, I have been to Royal Caribbean’s private island, I have been to Virgin’s “private” island, and now I have been to both private islands of Disney Cruise Line. After different trips to each, I have had two stand out as the very best. Royal Caribbean’s Coco Kay and Disney Cruise Line’s Castaway Cay.   I have bee

Ranking Harry Potter Rides   Harry Potter is the most popular intellectual property that Universal Parks and Resorts gets to work with....

9/14/25   Another week down with school, travel agency, and working full time. There are some weeks where I kick butt the entire week but...