I'm Leaving.Follow

Bear in mind that the U.S. Virgin Islands have a ridiculously high crime rate. If memory serves, Frommers Travel Guide has St. Croix on its "Caution" list of tourist locations best avoided at night ... specifically referencing "acts of hostility and violence" against visitors.

Also, show up prepared to deal with inflated prices targeted to gouge the tourists. I live in the South and have traveled extensively through the Caribbean, and I promise you it is much cheaper to live in Mississippi than the USVI.

But it's only your *** on the line, right? As long as you're not dragging a wife and/or children down there with you, I say "Why not?"

Sweet. The van is on it's way.

It's only an OLP(Outlying Possession). Hell, you don't even get citizenship if you born there. You're just an American National

You should feel badly for him. I can't imagine money pouring forth from my ***. I'd think that would feel really nasty moving around the digestion tract..

I do make more than the average person, but not THAT much more. I was taught how to manage money from an early age and took it to heart. I can all but pay off my house right now if I choose to cash out my savings.

I'm giving that strong consideration, actually.

As for the "still having a house to come back to" thing.. it's financially smarter to rent it out while I'm gone. There's 4 colleges within 20 minutes of it's location, so renting it out on a month by month lease won't be a problem. The entire area's being revamped by the city, so no matter how much they fUck my house up while I'm gone.. it'd be hard to do enough to outdo my rising land value.

Edited, Nov 6th 2007 2:36pm by Kaain

You know, I probably get what you're trying to do as well as anyone could, Kaain. I mean, it was about a year ago when I decided to leave my really well-paying job and liquidate most of my assets to move cross-country and buy a farm and start a kennel. Difference is, I wasn't happy, and I knew I needed a total lifestyle change.

I just don't see how a prolonged working vacation from your typically leisurely existence is going to help you in the long run. So quit being disingenuous and acting like you're doing anything but remaining in your comfort zone, and realize that nobody grows without challenging themselves.

Meh, you're twenty-three, another couple of years and you'll be able to more properly reflect on what you could have been doing with your time, and by then it will sting more. Have fun!

The guy that lives in the other half of the townhouse used one before he moved in himself. I'm going to bring it up after I've told my family. None of them know just yet and he's a good friend of some of them.

I'm trying to figure out how to tell my Grandmother. She's going to be heartbroken that I'm leaving


Oh definitely, but that's my problem. I haven't found something to challenge myself with profession-wise. At least nothing that I wouldn't have to dedicate at least another 6 years of full time school to. I really REALLY don't want to go back for that long.


Most likely, but as of right now I'm not sure what that particular thing is

Edited, Nov 6th 2007 2:47pm by Kaain

My investment partner still lives in one of the units of our fourplex, and acts as on-site maintenance.

I get calls from him all the time asking me advice on plumbing, electrical, landscaping tricks, etc.

I tell him to use the fUcking Yellow Pages.

Well, this is where our reasoning differs. I'd completely call that fucking around.

By definition, isn't visiting a "time killing website" at work fucking around?

If it affected job performance, definitely. 99% of my work is done over the phone and through realtors coming to my office. I pull in enough business to where the processor takes all my files from me after the initial work is done and works them.

I don't have to do much other than BSing with realtors and taking applications from clients.

Point taken

However, fUcking around at my job is a far cry from "fUcking around my entire life."