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CORONADO ISLAND QUARANTINE, DAY 27 – MILITARY HOUSING

by Pauline Paquin

I think one of the major changes when I moved to San Diego and got married to an active duty military was that we moved to a military base. Yep, I went straight from beach bum in the Guatemalan jungle, living barefoot most of the day, to military wife living on base. We decided to… Read more

CORONADO ISLAND QUARANTINE, DAY 26 – DOGS

by Pauline Paquin

April 14 started pretty nice, I was getting out of bed to send my husband off to work with a home cooked meal and asked him to join me in walking the dogs around the campground. 30 seconds later, Napoleon is peeing on a neighbor’s concrete slab, with said neighbor 6 feet away looking at… Read more

7 Ways to Make Money During Coronavirus (and every other market meltdown)

by Pauline Paquin

This is a guest post from Greg, let me know if you would like to guest post on RFI With over 25 years of experience, Greg is an uber-passionate money coach, author, speaker, securities litigation expert witness, financial planner, and most importantly a steward of wealth who is dedicated to calming your nerves and teaching… Read more

CORONADO ISLAND QUARANTINE, DAY 25 – SHOPPING

by Pauline Paquin

Today is Monday, April 13. I went shopping thinking the stores would be less crowded before pay day. A third of people didn’t pay rent this month. The military is having food distribution for its own, in spite of many family still having the same income as before (one income from the service member, the… Read more

CORONADO ISLAND QUARANTINE, DAY 24 – DENIAL

by Pauline Paquin

Today is Sunday April 12, and it is Easter. My neighbors are having friends over for barbecues, the kids are playing together, and it’s like nothing is happening. On the cute side, someone dropped some empty Easter eggs on our front step yesterday, asking us to hide them around our RV plot for the kids… Read more

CORONADO ISLAND QUARANTINE, DAY 23 – SUNLIGHT

by Pauline Paquin

Saturday April 11 marks day 23 of this quarantine. The beaches are all closed on Coronado Island, but our campground has a small private beach that everyone keeps using. It curls around a bunch of military housing villas, whose occupants rarely use the beach on a normal day. But now we see more families walking… Read more

Surviving The Wilderness And Surviving The World Of Finance Aren’t Very Different

by Pauline Paquin

This is a guest post from Papa Foxtrot of Forge Your Wealth. Let me know if you would like to guest post on Reach Financial Independence. Over ten years ago I took a wilderness survival training course. It was a rare opportunity to take. I may have learned mathematics and the three branches of the… Read more

CORONADO ISLAND QUARANTINE, DAY 8 – FAILED FIRE

by Pauline Paquin

Long time no blog! I am using this time of quarantine as a way to get reacquainted with the wonderful habit of journaling and blogging with a first person voice, keeping you and me entertained in the process. You may feel like you have missed a few episodes, or rather a whole season! I will… Read more