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"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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He thinks he's big because he keeps comparing himself to other overcompensating members who sign up to play Soldier and join the marines..."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View PostOh god forbid anyone has to walk up a flight of stairs to use the bathroom.
3 bathrooms (Actually, I'm guess it's 2.5) for 2 people in a 3-bedroom house is perfectly reasonable. The master bath, an extra upstairs for either overnight guests or if one of the 2 residents needs to use the bathroom at the same time as the other (assuming the toilet in the master bath isn't sequestered), and a 1/2 bath downstairs for guests while entertaining.
My friends Adam and Jeremy have a a 4-bedroom house for the two of them with 3.5 baths. They've got the master, and then the 2 upstairs bedrooms are each of their home offices, since they both tend to work from home a lot. The upstairs guest bathroom is their cat's room. On the main level is the 1/2 bath. On the ground floor is their actual guest bedroom and accompanying bathroom, as well as their home theater room (which can seat up to 12 pretty comfortably). None of the space in their house goes to waste.
And $10,000 a year?Considering the average apartment rent in the U.S. is about $1300/month...
Last edited by Boris Godunov; May 3, 2011, 23:06.Tutto nel mondo è burla
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As you can see from Boris' friends, obviously the thing to do is be a gay professional."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View PostIt's not about making big bucks. It's about consumption that only serves as your entry in a dick measuring contest.
Realistically, a single person can live comfortably on $10K/year. Anything else is superfluous.Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith
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You couldn't live on $10k a year in Reading. Well, only if you squatted on a street in the worst part of town and didn't mind hookers and drug dealers as neighbours. Even then, there aren't that many houses that fall into that category. A 1 room rental in a shared house will be £400 a month, once you add council tax, bills etc. that's your £6,000 gone before you've bought any food, transport to whatever job is paying you below minimum wage...
UK minimum wage, full time works out at $20,232 a year. You could live on that easily as a single person.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
Jon Miller: MikeH is a shockingly revolting dolt and a masturbatory urine-reeking sideshow freak whose word is as valuable as an aging cow paddy.
We've got both kinds
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You could survive on $10k... but you couldn't live on it.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
Jon Miller: MikeH is a shockingly revolting dolt and a masturbatory urine-reeking sideshow freak whose word is as valuable as an aging cow paddy.
We've got both kinds
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@ the bathrooms discussion.
Best of luck, Asher. I have no experience w/this, as I've always assumed the process would be very stressful for me (and thus not worth the payoff). I found the process of selling our old house to buy our current house very stressful, and that's nothing compared to designing from scratch.
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I built houses growing up so I probably shouldn't have anyone building a house for me since I would probably drive them crazy.
When my dad had a custom home built, he only lived a few blocks away and would go to the site every morning (he was retired at that point so he had plenty of time) It was amazing how many things he caught before they completed it so he could get it done right/the way he wanted. I'm sure they hated his guts before they finished but the house turned out the way HE wanted it. (it helps if you can read blue prints)It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
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Originally posted by Oerdin View PostI'm upside down on my house too so hopefully prices aren't about to go down after Asher buys his house. If you don't plan on moving though then I guess it really doesn't matter what the current market price is.You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto Luongo
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Originally posted by Asher View PostIndeed. Also, these are 9' ceilings so there's more stairs than your typical house.
Why would you want to do that? Dude.
Why the **** would we not do it? We could afford to buy much larger, but there's truly no point to that. We're two professionals making good bank with no children or debt. We're getting a 15 year mortgage and will probably pay it off well before then (I went with ING which permits 25% principle each year). And we'll still have lots of money for an early retirement...
The other option is to live in squalor and save millions of dollars in a bank account...for what?
You only live once, man.
I also have those prepayment options but at current interest rates I have instead been increasing my investing. I have been making more than my mortgage interest and it allows me security of having money available to reduce my mortage a lot if rates rise much
Oh and Alby-- I have about 4000 square feet (including the developed basement ) with a living room, two rec rooms, den, 4 bedrooms and 4 baths for 4 people . I like it, want it and can afford it so why shouldn't I have it ??Last edited by Flubber; May 4, 2011, 12:13.You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto Luongo
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