Post Andrew in 1992 the building codes in Miami became some of the toughest in the country. No one can build out of wood. Roofs require additional security when being attached to structures. For the most part all new construction is requires to have shutters or impact windows/doors.

Oh I agree on the bad part, and after Andrew I have no desire to live through rebuilding after another storm like that.

Do you really think the flooding will be that bad? We may not be much above sea level, but we are not below it like New Orleans. The water will recede without the need for pumping (which is nice since I dont think we have any, except for maybe out on Miami Beach, MAYBE).

Since he will never take questions from real journalists about this, can Congress call him to explain his logic, which is clearly flawed. I want him to have to explain why he is purposely using inflammatory rhetoric to people he can’t ignore like he does the rest of the population.

what exactly is cultural sovereignty?

Just seeing this, but I have had a KeySmart (https://getkeysmart.com/) since last Christmas and love my keys not jingling in my pockets. I prefer the industrial look of KeySmart to these soft-wrapped ones (and the lower price) but I wont knock the idea.

Just seeing this, but I have had a KeySmart (https://getkeysmart.com/) since last Christmas and love my keys not…

If I thought I could pull off my longer beard with a short haircut I would do it since the crown is starting to thin out and it looks horrible when the wind blows, but I feel like in professional settings my beard is already pushing it and I kinda need some length on top, even if balding in the middle, to balance it…

I cant help but read it in his voice... like without even trying it just happens.

too many responses to see if anyone else said this, but in dragon breathing ice/fire:

Ah, thanks.

So I, who have impact windows and doors to withstand a hurricane, should not get a smartlock since breaking a window/kicking in my door is not an option for someone unless they have VERY heavy duty equipment?

Do we know their father remarried/had a significant other in Germany (or wherever else he was stationed). I just thought the author and his sister were raised by their single military father through high school.not saying you are wrong, just saying I didn’t catch that.

So I went looking and apparently you cannot make in-kind transfers to IRAs, has to be cash. So now I will think about which investments, if any, can be liquidated with minimal tax impact to create cash to contribute.

A Trust allows you to control the assets beyond your death. A Will gives the property outright to the designated beneficiary at death (technically you can draft trust provisions into a Will so someone maintains control of the assets without giving them to the beneficiary immediately, but you have created a trust in…

So I have an investment account that my grandparents started for me when I was I kid and is not a retirement account in any way. Should I continue to hold these equities in this normal, tax-disadvantaged account or ask my advisor to transfer the max Roth contribution each year to a Roth IRA. I would think the…

I mean I guess it would depend on the state but in Florida even if you go the intestacy route it’s not going to the state if you don’t have a Will if you have any semblance of living family members.

Mid-30's, no spouse or kids, own my home. I write Wills for a living. Still haven’t done my own.

I think it’s important to note that many accounts/investment vehicles have beneficiary designations that take precedence over the Will. The beneficiary designation on your IRA controls who gets it, doesn’t matter if your Will said something else (unless your IRA says distribute to my estate at my death).

This is what trusts are for. And if you are talking about retirement account you would need to name the trust as beneficiary of the account after you die.