Exactly, I see so many new mansions built right against major highways, you could not give me that home for free.

I'm hoping it's for the long haul. But either way, the condo we could afford to buy. Otherwise we would probably be renting. But we did a 15 year mortgage which can be paid off earlier if I snowball my student loans once they are paid off in a few years so I think we'll and on top hopefully. In the end, I fretted a…

These are all the reasons my boyfriend and I bought a condo. I know it's probably 6 of one, 1/2 of the other either way but after assessing our options, we decided the condo was more in line with our finances and comfort zone. We have a high monthly association fee, that is true, but it is nice to not have to worry…

but why do you have to go to such lengths to get a salesperson to even talk to you? you're potentially bringing them $$, they should be after you, regardless.

I worked in a warehouse doing manual labor for 7 years making about $15 in the last year I was there and was let go with only having skills in forklift operations and warehouse management. After I was let go to bring in cheaper workforce, I reconsidered my career and using the money I was getting from unemployment, I…

Depending on where you live, yes.

It seems like there's a big split between academics (ITT) who will read a study and think "Huh, that's interesting, probably should do some more research on that", and the much more likely case (which this infographic is targeted toward) of people reading "red meat linked to colon cancer" and think HOLY CRAP THROW OUT…

Pretty interesting, but their tagline should have been: "Pay a little more so you don't have to throw elbows at strangers and wait in line forever at Walmart and Costco!"

This is terrifying. At least if you own your home, the only person who has an impact on whether you need to move is you.

The worst of both worlds? You've get the density, noise, and rules of an apartment with the financial obligations of a house.

I've been renting for a while now. Rented a house cheaply enough about three years ago, and earlier this year, when my lease was coming up for renewal, we got a 30 days notice to vacate. The owner is selling the home. I feel like it's worth buying home now just to avoid this kind of situation, where you get settled…

Unless of course you buy a house that come under a homeowners associations (HOAs) and then they dictate what you can or can't do with your home.

Another contender from Lifehacker's contest. Lifehacker says: "The speakers have a built-in amp, or they connect beautifully to one you may already have, or any other device for that matter. The AV-40s are geared towards people who love bass in their music, especially DJs and electronic or hip-hop enthusiasts, but you…

Am I the only one who likes the Klipsch 2.1 Computer speakers?

I bought a set of Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers at CompUSA's going-out-of-business sale (just to show how long these speakers have been around), and I love them for both music and gaming.

They are studio monitors, but fairly cheap. The M-Audio AV40s sound amazing, I would highly recommend them

My wife do this once a quarter for a week. It's not the easiest thing to do, especially living in NYC, but we buy a minimal amount of groceries at the beginning of the fast, and use up staples in the pantry for a week. At the end of each fast we take whatever money we didn't touch in our checking account and put it…

I find electrical work to be the most daunting (in appearance and thought), but in reality the easiest thing to undertake. With plumbing being the hardest thing in reality.

I just checked. They do have a 200 GB option for $100 yearly