I don’t agree, Martha’s Vineyard is almost exactly the same size as STX, has well as a summer population approaching 100K people, modest public park f...

My comments were specifically focused on affluent tourism and seasonal residents (who are by definition affluent). This segment of the population wil...

As someone who has a good deal of experience in both starting businesses and raising venture capital, no one starts a new business based on the facts,...

You pose an interesting question, 'what is the best model for a tourism based economy'? It's been my observation that the USVI's (STX, STT & STJ)...

Can't answer all your questions but be aware that your car, when shipped needs to be empty. Filling it with all your possessions isn't an option, the...

Personally, I’m turning 64 in a couple of weeks and none of my blood relatives has made it much past 90 so best case I’ve got about 20 to 25 years lef...

Start with what are you good at, or, what do you enjoy doing, otherwise it’s work. Most folks that are truly good at something can find a market almo...

In some ways we're not that organized and our situation may be a bit unusual. We have been living in a rented house for the past 2 years, having sold...

Very well put, I share your outlook on life.

This is good advice. I can't tell you how many times I have been asked for a copy of my deed, I think it's in part because of the lack any normal pap...

Given the OP is looking for a 2 bedroom furnished apartment I'd think the rents will be closer to $2K/Mo. for a nicely furnished place with view, most...

It's a confusing time to travel to the USVI. If they own the condo and are planning to stay there I believe it should be okay, except they might be e...

I think there are several considerations when it comes to building a home that can survive a major storm. Where you chose to build can have a big imp...

@Path2stx Sorry I missed your comment on potentially sharing a container, that might work. We should have a good sense of what we're shipping by late...

As some of you know we have been ramping up our retirement plans for STX for the past couple of years, with a retirement date of 3/1/2021. I’ve been ...

This is likely the roughest time for the travel industry in my lifetime (almost 64 years) so selling couldn’t come at a more difficult time. I hope t...

I agree it seemed like the article was somehow not telling the whole story but I guess I’m too dense to put the pieces together myself. In any case i...

@stxdreaming1 I completely agree, the island desperately needs people who have both vision for what can be along with the courage and resources to mak...

America was not founded on racism, the world didn't begin in 1776, just imagine if there never were an American Revolution. What would be different? ...

While it’s true there’s no future in old age, it does provide the wisdom of experience. One of the privileges of old age is being willing to speak on...

@Rotorhead I'm jealous, retiring at 47, I will be 64 when I retire. We will be seasonal residents so when that category 5 storm does happen, assumin...

The best approach IMHO is self reliance, to insulate ones self from any dependence on the government, this is true on the mainland as well, as the wor...

I'm not sure if it's just me but reading the recent articles in the VI Consortium about the unending laundry list of Government related financial disa...

I'm going to sound like a curmudgeon but you couldn't pay me to go on a cruise ship, too many people and I've never liked all-in-one resorts. Give me...

@Path2stx We currently live about 30 minutes north of Boston. I think we've decided to book a 2nd 20ft container, only because it's the simplest opti...