El Gallo

I can let it ride for a few years

Wife has been a cook at many restaurants, so she does.

I cook on the weekends, and she watches me like a hawk :lol:

Going to meet my wife, who is visiting family in Cali. I am not really going for a vacation as such, more so to visit her family as we have never met.

A couple of questions, what is the best way to pay for things? My bank debit card says it has a lot of foreign transaction fees. Should I exchange for pesos when I arrive?

Also, I have talked to a lot of Colombian people and American people, and they told me that Cali is very dangerous, with kidnappings and crime. My wife has a house in Cali and we will be staying there. I understand about not acting American and dressing conservatively. I'm older and pretty quiet.

Any thoughts on the likelihood of criminal events?

thanks everyone for their advice. Sometimes you just need to hear it from other people.

Based on the comments, I am starting a high protein regimen and eating cleaner starting Monday. I will up my steps to 10k. I will start the Boron supplements.

I've set a simple goal for myself, lose 10 to 15 lbs for the month of May. Hopefully, this will set me up for a long-term change.

I'm looking for some motivation, i'm sort of skinny fat. Large gut, but muscular and low body fat in arms, chest and legs. I was a competitive powerlifter off and on for years. 6 foot 5, currently at around 300 lbs.

I walk around 5,000 to 7,000 steps per day, work out with high reps on basic lifts and go as heavy as I can. My motivation is zero and I do have a number of health problems, including diabetes.

I'm sick and tired and really want to change my health dramatically. I'm a veteran under VA care, so I don't have the best doctors. I would like to lose 100 lbs, but i'm not sure if that is possible because i carry a lot of muscle mass from my powerlifting days.

Supplements? My testosterone levels are 250 ish and I believe I have thyroid issues, but the VA won't do much about it. I really want to make positive changes, but not sure if I have the ability or motivation or knowledge to do it.

Married a South American woman. Beautiful (no pics), loyal and traditional.

I don't speak Spanish and her English is bad, so that has been a struggle.

I had to up my game, get in better shape and update my wardrobe. She cooks and takes care of the house. My friends can't believe how well she cooks and caters to me.

Overall? 9 out of 10, because any arguments we have are brutal

So my wife is a latina cleaning machine and she has worked in janitorial services for some big companies.
There is huge turnover in those companies and the pay is low. I had the crazy idea that we should open our own cleaning service. I would rather we try to control our destiny moving forward.

I will be setting this up as an LLC, and fully insured. I am on nextdoor and several neighborhood associations and several local facebook groups.

I know that word of mouth is important, I will be primarily focusing on targeted facebook ads to get started and to try and build a client base.

I am in the South Charlotte, NC area. Yes, I understand competition is fierce. Is there anything that I may not be understanding in this venture? I owned a couple of businesses in the past and had a successful gymnastics school until Covid wiped out our business.

I am in my 50's and just got married. I am a veteran, and my income is around 90k.
My wife's income is not very high, maybe around 30K.

Navy federal quoted me 4.75% on a 30-year mortgage. I am looking at a couple of new builds, one is a townhome (220k) and the other is a single-family home (285k). No children.

Wife is from South America and owns a home there. I figured if we buy a home here and retire in 10 to 12 years, we can cash out and live in South America. She wants to rent and doesn't want the obligation of a mortgage. Her home in South America is paid for.

Rent in my area is comparable to a mortgage.

Any advice on buying versus renting? Seems like a no brainer

Im trying to lose weight and keep my protein intake high. I eat a lot of ground turkey and grilled tilapia. I usually eat those with steamed broccoli and brown rice.

Is it better to eat smaller meals than 1 big meal? Ill usually eat the whole package (1 lb) of turkey or up to 4 tilapia fillets at a time. Should i break those up into 2 meals?

Im 290, 6 foot 5 and a former powerlifter. I have a large frame. My cholesterol numbers are very good. Im worried that the large portions will have a negative effect on my overall health. Im lifting hard and walking a lot. Its causing me to be very hungry

This is smoke and mirrors.

As someone who has been paying on my student loan debt for a while, the potato is doing this to appease the progressive base. It's nothing new, and most people won't qualify.

Student loan repayment is set up on a 10-year repayment plan. If you make your payments for 10 years, generally speaking, the loans are paid off anyways. It's deception

The DEI reps at my company are all white :lol: