It was a two family house that I bought in 1999. My Dad said if you want to move out you buy a house and move into it. So I bought one, lived in it for 3 years (rented the other unit) and then got married and bought another house. The rent from the two family paid for the mortgage on the two family and most of my new house mortgage. I eventually paid the two family off. Now it pays for my primary home and a vacation home.
No guy is saying an engagement ring? You all up the creek tonight.
From BusinessWeek: Shopping as we know it will disappear. Consumers will no longer need to touch and feel products in a physical store. Pro or con?
It all depends upon what you buying. When I shopping for computer memory, online the way to find things. When I want a new dress, I looking for the emotional appeal when I see it on the hangar, then on my body. If it looks bad on the rack, I won even bother.
I just purchased a camera at a big box retail. I brought it home and before opening researched on the internet. It didn get good reviews, alternatives were offered, and the current internet price was 30% cheaper than what I had paid. When shopping on the internet, you can avoid impulse buying that can waste some of your money allotted for consumption.
From Reddit: Do you regularly run into people that make you wonder how they can afford an iPhone?
A family member who is always behind on her bills decided to get an iPhone with her tax return. Korte Avondjurken We told her that it going to run $100 a month for two years that she probably can afford and her reply was okay, I pay for it with my tax return money until it runs out, then the early termination fee is only like $300. Not only could she not afford the phone, but she was PLANNING on terminating it early after about six or so months when she ran out of money. What the f***?
To paraphrase Dave Ramsey: who are rich got there by acting like they are poor. The people who are poor got there by acting like they are rich. buy: Tools, textbooks, clothing, caskets?
I agree with these - especially the casket. I actually know of a few families that have rented caskets because of the costs. It seems creepy at first, but no one besides the family members planning the funeral will know anyway!
Strongly disagree. Buying is always better than renting, if you ask me. Let's take a powe drill. I could own it for, say, 30 years? In those 30 years, how many times would I have to rent it before I exceeded the purchase cost? Not to mention how many times I lend it to friends and family, or the cost in petrol of driving to rental place and back twice each time. Or for that matter, just the convenience of having it in my garage.
I would say that you should rent (or borrow) ANYTHING YOU CAN the first time before making the decision on whether it will be worth buying, and factor in a LOT more things than a napkin-guess of how many times you might rent something before an "owned" version might break. Like:
1) The obvious: Do you need to customize this item in a way that precludes rental at all?
2) Do you live in a small place with a high cost of ownership per square foot or like keeping your space uncrowded? If so, how much is that worth to you over time?
That post inspired a bigger discussion on the topic at Consumerist.
I rent most power tools or heavy equipment because I use them so infrequently that it not worth buying my own. The only power tool I own is a cordless drill. If I need any other, I rent or borrow it.
Instead of renting a prom dress, I would say the better tactic is to find a dress that doesn scream and be able to get more than one use out of it. avoid satin) and then chop off the fabric at the knee to make a cocktail dress afterward.
Never understood some people obsession with buying movies. When it came time for a 'freezer refill' I would take him somewhere else for the day while his dad killed, cleaned and cut up several "4-legged chickens".
I know this type of stuff may sound cool to "city folks" but this is a pain in the ass. Hell, most people don't know how baby chicks come about. This also reminds me of Lange Avondjurken "northern people" who come down here to work who think it would be cool to have peacocks or ducks for their yard. Funny stuff. If you want to "raise" your own food take up hunting. My cousin and I kill 5-10 deer a year and never have trouble finding someone to take them. We hunt squirrels which are tasty too.
I've thought about it, but I don't think there is any way I could kill the animals after they had become pets. I really wanted to raise lambs. First off, I love lamb meat, but they could also maybe even serve as an auto grass cutting feature.
When Did We Start Counting Down the Days Until Black Friday?
Only 42 days left until 鈥?the day you buy gifts that you supposed to hand out several weeks later. Black Friday used to serve as an unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season. The big day full of sales was a reminder that shoppers only had about a month before presents were expected to be under the Christmas tree-so it was best for consumers to get started with those holiday shopping lists! Now, however, there are countdowns in anticipation of the day that used to essentially be the start of a countdown.
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