Where did this person mention Hillary? But, but, but, what about Hillary?!?!

The tax rate for the school district, city, county, etc. are freely available. Add them up to get the tax rate and assume you will be taxed at the purchase price.  If you can’t afford the taxes based on the purchase price, it’s probably outside your price range.  I agree, though, that basing on the prior owner’s tax…

A good inspector should be able to help on most of these issues by providing an estimated life remaining . This allows you to budget appropriately prior to purchase and possibly negotiate with the seller if everything is at the end of its life.  

The fencing response was textbook. Brutal.

I was told about the no accepting tips policy. First day, I helped a lady load her car and she pulls out a fiver. That shit went right in my pocket. I accepted tips every damn chance I had that summer. Managers would never be in a position to see you take the tip and it was highly unlikely another peon was going to…

Cole’s trade looked moronic on arrival, as his pedigree and stuff suggested that he could always be an ace;

If the wire cables are tensioned, which I would think they would have to be since cable railings for decks need to be, they should be plenty strong enough. I mean, those center divider cable systems on highways effectively stop 5,000 pound vehicles going 80 mph.

You can fit three car seats in the back of a Camry.

Mortgage: Points can be bought from the lender with upfront cash to reduce interest rate. Get a fixed rate. If you don’t plan to be in the house for 5 years, buying might not be a great idea depending on the market.

Oil soaked materials can spontaneously ignite days later.

Watch out for any taxes due for the loan forgiveness. It can be a huge hit and you’ll want to plan for it, if it would be owed in your case.

In general, I agree with you, but money, like politics and religion, evokes a strong emotional response in people. I think it’s because someone is likely to feel worse after the conversation. Even if the salary isn’t discussed in a bragging manner, the person making less often will feel worse about their situation.…

I don’t need to wash my hands. My penis is actually cleaner than a dog’s mouth! Not like you savages with your disease-infested dongs cramped between two hulking sweaty thighs, buried beneath layers of cotton, and forced to endure hours upon hours of resting next to a poop hole while grinding out the work day on a…

Holy crap! Why are you still on the lift? Abandon ship! Abandon ship!

Regardless of semantics, taking an absolutist position “all debt is bad” is not helpful. Virtually no one has access to “free money”. For almost everyone, getting a loan/funding comes with a debt obligation. Without one, you don’t have the other. No debt= no money to accomplish all of the good things you can do with…

“Good” and “bad” are certainly subject terms, but I don’t think it’s helpful to describe debt as varying degrees of destructiveness. Debt can allow you to do many positive things that would be impossible for most people without such financing. Going to college, owning a home, starting a business, growing a business,…

In this day and age, when Usain Bolt goes 9.58 for the 100 meters and elite marathoners appear poised to slip under the two-hour barrier, Bannister’s achievement seems quaint, a relic from when the Olympics were an all-amateur affair and PEDs were not yet part of the vernacular.

There is no “loser pays” system here in the U.S. There are options (seek court-awarded fees and costs, suit for malicious prosecution/use of process) if the lawsuit was found to be frivolous or bad faith behavior litigating, but, otherwise he has no recourse. Fees are typically very difficult to recover.

What about sitting in a classroom listening to a teacher? I doubt the reaction would have been any different if they were walking on the street anyway.