The reason we can do 35% take home pay is because we were wasting so much money on crap. We still enjoy stuff too in addition to the savings. That’s how much we were wasting and we still racked up debt on top on top of what we didn’t save. We were really bad and we had no reason to be. And we are not near the worst…

There are a number of problems here.

I find this somewhat arbitrary, though the point that it is costly to buy and sell homes is quite accurate. I recall seeing a 7 year suggestion several years ago. And the more frequently one buys and sells, the higher the cost. In many markets it makes as much financial sense to rent and save until you can buy the…

Taxes? Insurance? Maintenance? The tax break may not be as much as you think - were you itemizing deductions before you bought?

Johnny Depp’s fingers are way too long.

FTR my theory is that his armpits chafe.

I think of my house as a house.

The only time homes are investments is when you’re in some aspect of real estate as a business. Either a landlord, real estate agent, house flipper, architect, contractor, etc. As a home owner, the dollars you get out when you sell will almost never be more than the total dollars you put in.

This is a myth that has been debunked numerous times.

Yeah, I know you’re right. It’s so disheartening all the way around.

I will give Hillary every penny of my disposable income if she reurns fire by threatening to peg her Republican opponent.

The spiral method is very similar to something I’ve proposed/advised people on here and in real life. I’m a strong proponent of the avalanche method, but when you get into loans that are negligibly different in interest rate, then just kill off the lower balances so you have a smaller monthly commitment.

I may have missed it, but can we talk about this?

I’m thinking we do it like The Warriors. Drop them both of in the Bronx and the first to Coney Island alive wins.

Being a sore loser and not conceding when he loses, shit talking the organizations when he doesn’t get their endorsements, stealing campaign data, whining about the establishment when he almost exclusively gets positive press and now constantly changing the conditions after agreeing to them - it’s Bernie’s world…

Dammit, I came here hoping for a Mariah Carey-esque tour rider. Bernie doesn’t like busy patterns. He also wants 20 white kittens and 100 white doves to be released when he goes on stage for the debate.

“I sure hope — we’re in Bernie Sanders’ backyard here in New Hampshire — I sure hope he intends to show up in his neighboring state”...“There is nothing worse than a debate about debates.”

I was wondering this too. If you aren’t, you should be.

I appreciate that! And I love Internet commenting. It’s so lucrative too!! (goes back to sobbing).

If by writer you mean “are you a sobber, who gets rejected on a frequent basis” then yes? Trying to be that other “real writer” thing but mostly I’m crying and saying, “I’ll never be good at anything!” into my cats fur. I'm real fun at parties.