Wade Phillips

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How do y'all like Steamboat?

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I went as a kid and am now taking my young kids there to learn. It's a great value for teaching small kids. Skiing is just an expensive hobby, but Steamboat lifts/rentals/lessons aren't as bad as most major resorts. We like the ski village and town. People are friendly.

There's direct flights from DFW to make the trip pretty smooth. Until my kids are old enough to lug their own stuff and can ski well, it's the best value option for us.

I'll sell you mine, with 42K miles, for $40,000. I'm ready for something new.

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I love the expedition so far. We drove the platinum for a few days but settled on the active. Couldn’t make myself pay that much more for the difference in options. The active I guess is considered the bottom of the trim levels for the expedition but had everything and more than the suburban has.

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We just went through this exercise having our third kid in November. Test drove everything and went in with open mind. Wife liked driving the Expedition Max the most. Handled and accelerated better. Great camera tech. To the point above, the best thing is their base model (Active) still has all the bells and whistles you want with three kids in car seats, without spending $10-20K more for trim upgrades to get what you want in a GM SUV. We've been pretty happy with it so far. Great for road trips and storage space in the back.

On our honeymoon, we used our couple days in Sorrento to book a private boat out of the marina and tour Capri. You can easily hit Positano and/or Amalfi on that same agenda. It's easy. Just find a reputable group out of the marina to captain you. The boats are whatever you are willing to spend, but we got a smaller center console (looked like a small coast guard boat) and toured all around Capri, blue grotto, etc. It was a great day and the captain was fun. Highly recommend. Don't overthink it. Sorrento is okay in itself, but you're better off spending a day or two chartering to Capri or Positano if you aren't otherwise stopping there. If you have a free full day, go to Ravello. Our best stop.

Dinner at Sparrow & Wolf.

Call me crazy but my goal was to superfund up front and let it grow. To date, balances are as follows (much of this market growth over the past 4-5 years):
Pre-k’er: $105k
4 year old: $94k
5 month old: $32k

Thinking I’ll stop adding anything at this point and flow it down to the younger one as there is leftover or need. If costs skyrocket again I’ll turn back on funding. If I overshoot it, will divert to an IRA.

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thanks. Sent you an email.

Bringing family down to BR for my kids' first LSU experience. Prefer Saturday tickets in the shade, but open to going Friday. Appreciate any help that isn't $300+ per seat on StubHub!

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Joey ain’t going anywhere. Especially a school that is about to get gutted.

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Seems a bit naive. TTU is no destination job. He will move on if he sustains success.