Just saw your post on this - I agree on the "go for it" suggestion. However, I am thinking of expanding my kitchen in hopes of one day RENTING my townhouse (where my unit is very much the same as the others). A galley kitchen is cramped, so wouldn't you think a larger kitchen with more storage could rent for more…

Let this be a lesson to you, kids: TEST YOUR SHIT. Reagent kits are available from Europe.

Nope. You can't get an erection on MDMA. He took meth by mistake.

Yeah, I thought the AmazonBasics were repackaged Eneloops. Can anyone confirm?

Yeah, I thought the AmazonBasics were repackaged Eneloops. Can anyone confirm?

ZERO. One of the many advantages of not having children. You never have to worry about this and many other things that affect you for decades, even a lifetime. SO GLAD.

Here's the new model - $45 for 6 at Home depot:

Here's the new model - $45 for 6 at Home depot:

I'm happy for her. She left on her terms. Good for her!

Valid points, to be sure... but you were paying rent to a person whose mortgage was lower than your rent (almost definitely). In essence, you were paying off somebody else's mortgage. And they get to keep and potentially sell or rent that same place in the future.

Valid points, to be sure, but I will never invest a dollar in the stock market again. What do I do to invest? I buy used Macs on Craigslist, fix them up, and sell them for a profit, then reinvest the profits into more buying. I've netted 40% so far this year. The stock market cannot and will not ever touch that,…

Glad you brought that up. The housing market is based on an actual need - shelter - and the assets it produces are tangible and relatively permanent.

Valid points, to be sure, but I will never invest a dollar in the stock market again. What do I do to invest? I buy used Macs on Craigslist, fix them up, and sell them for a profit, then reinvest the profits into more buying. I've netted 40% so far this year. The stock market cannot and will not ever touch that,…

This is true (and I'm sorry this happened to you, it happened to me the house before this, and I let it go to auction). But if you look at all homes purchased, not just during the collapse, I think most people would say they have been fine in their home, value-wise. I even found out that my auctioned house went…

Sooooo I'm assuming frequent masturbation doesn't count.

Yes. Yes, you should.

Your points are valid, Mike, but I can't get away from the fact that the stock market is often run by perception, not financial realities. Bubbles form (and burst) based on opinion alone - I don't want to risk my cash in chaos like that.

Let me just say that home ownership is better than taking the money and investing it. MUCH better shot at home value appreciation than being the next Warren Buffet.

Not comfortable allowing the app access to my Facebook or LinkedIn profile AND the profile data of all my friends / connections.

And you younger folks now have evidence that your music is going to shit. Those old fogeys were right! ;-p

Honestly, I could watch Sasha Grey read the phone book. I often do.

Shot in the head by Terrorists: Malala - Yes. Bristol - Ew!