Stephanie Stanton

Watching my former @FOXLA colleague @Elex_Michaelson co-host the CA Governor Primary Debate on @cnn Looking forward to who might lead my former Golden State. Great work Elex… as always! #cnn #debate #california

@StringersHub Yes you have my permission to use. It was shot by me on 5/2/2026 in St. Petersburg, FL at 6:30pm

@Newzysteph Hello! It's StringersHub video platform. Did you film this video yourself? Could we share it on our platform according to the following agreement? Also, could you share more details regarding date and location? Thank you!

On our way to the Rowdies game spotted huge plumes of smoke from a large fire inside a building on the campus of @usfsp adjacent to The Albert Whitted Airport. #breakingnews #fire

An update on the structure fire in the MSL building on our @usfsp campus.

@Dounia_mah @usfsp Sure you can use my video with credit.

@Newzysteph @usfsp Hi Stephanie, I hope you’re safe and ok, my name is Dounia I’m a journalist working for the global news press agency AFP - is it your video ? If yes would it be possible to share it to our clients with full credit to you ? Can we speak in private ? Many thanks 🙏

@StoryfulNews Yes I did.

@Newzysteph Thank you Stephanie. Could you confirm you filmed this video?

The @TampaBayRowdies game is in play. The stadium is adjacent to the huge fire earlier at @usfsp but the air is clear… no smoke smell. #breaking #usfspfire #stpetefire

@StoryfulNews Sure no problem.

@Newzysteph Hi there Stephanie, I hope you're well and safe. I'm a journalist with the news agency Storyful. Did you take this footage? If so, may we distribute your video to our clients, with credit to you as per our terms storyful.com/clearance? Thank you!

This is SO good! “God’s plan for your life is not an occupation… it’s his presence in your life while you do the occupation.”

Man Watching Golf Realizes TV Has Been Paused For 20 Minutes buff.ly/KDRzmVo

@pepemoonboy @ChunkOfTheStars You also missed the people that move every 5 years… fix and flip taking out the equity rinse/repeat. Your scenario assumes the people stay in the same house for the entire duration of the loan.

@ChunkOfTheStars That’s a super unique and rare scenario man

When I ran the numbers on renting and investing the difference vs. buying a home, I used national averages and y'all lost your minds. Fair enough. This time I used two real listings in Durham, NC with matching bedrooms and comparable square footage. Apples to apples. The properties: - For sale: 305 Reynolds Ave — $389,000 / 3bd 2ba / 1,580 sqft - For rent: 1526 Smoky Mountains St — $1,950/mo / 3bd 2.5ba / 1,658 sqft The setup: - Mortgage rate: 6.50% (30yr fixed, 10% down) - Durham combined property tax rate: 0.99% - Home insurance: $1,721/yr (avg for 27707 zip) Buyer monthly cost (Year 1): - P&I: $2,213 - Property tax: $321 - Insurance: $143 - Maintenance (1%): $324 - PMI: $146 Total: $3,148/mo Renter monthly cost (Year 1): - Rent: $1,950 - Renters insurance: $14 Total: $1,964/mo The renter saves $1,184/mo. Plus the $50,570 in down payment and closing costs never leaves their pocket. All of it goes into $VOO. This time I'm accounting for what everyone said I missed: Assumptions: - Rent increases 3.5%/yr (it is NOT frozen) - Property tax increases 2%/yr - Home insurance increases 3%/yr - Home appreciates 3.4%/yr (avg since 1891) - S&P 500 returns 10%/yr (long-term avg) - PMI drops once equity hits 20% - Selling costs: 6% (agent commissions + transfer taxes) - Capital gains tax: 15% on stocks - Home sale exclusion: $500K (married couple) All results are AFTER taxes and selling costs Results: 1. After 10 years: - Renter net (after cap gains tax): $299K - Buyer net (after selling costs): $214K Renter wins by $85K 2. After 20 years: - Renter net: $815K - Buyer net: $519K Renter wins by $296K 3. After 30 years: - Renter net: $2.16M - Buyer net: $971K Renter wins by $1.19M "But rent will be $5,473/mo in 30 years." Yes. And the renter's portfolio generates $18K/mo at a 10% return. Even at a conservative 4% withdrawal rate, that's $7,200/mo. You can pay rent and still never touch the principal. What this still doesn't capture: - HELOC access / borrowing against equity - Refinancing if rates drop - Forced savings effect (most renters won't invest the difference) - Intangible value of ownership, stability, no landlord - HOA fees (if applicable) - Major repairs beyond 1% (roof, HVAC, plumbing) - Geographic differences: these numbers are Durham, NC. Your market will be different. A home is a place to live. It can also be a great financial decision depending on your market, discipline, and goals. But the "renting is throwing money away" crowd needs to run the numbers before they say that. Not financial advice. Run your own numbers.

Gen X breathes a collective sigh of relief.

What if one of the @NASAArtemis astronauts decided to go rogue and just said: “Screw it we’re landing this thing on the moon now!” I mean… who’s gonna stop them?! 😆#moonlanding

At 95, I'm still smokin'! 😝 I’ve learned two things: Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should ‘act your age.’ 😉👍🏻

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public. I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are. 1/ Here's what I can share:

Compliments of my better half!

Why are these videos always so mesmerizing?!

I was literally just saying this! I now refer to pre-2019 as the “before times”.

CENTCOM Update TAMPA, Fla. – As of 4 pm ET, March 2, six U.S. service members have been killed in action. U.S. forces recently recovered the remains of two previously unaccounted for service members from a facility that was struck during Iran's initial attacks in the region. Major combat operations continue. The identities of the fallen are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification.