Economists note that job growth in typically underreported industries fell by 42,000 compared to the 6-month average, suggesting August’s numbers may understate actual gains.Key Employment GainsConstruction: +34,000 jobs, driven by heavy civil engineering and nonresidential trade contractors.Healthcare: +31,000 jobs, though slower than the past year's monthly average of 60,000.Social Assistance: +13,000 jobs, with more modest growth compared to previous months.Other growing sectors include financial activities, wholesale trade, and government (+24,000 jobs).Job Losses and Sector StrugglesManufacturing: -24,000 jobs.Retail: -11,100 jobs.Temporary help employment continues to shrink, reflecting business uncertainty.Wage and Fed Policy ImplicationsWages rose by 0.4% in August, up 3.8% year-over-year, supporting a cautious approach by the Federal Reserve on deeper rate cuts.

There is about 20% in common equity in first-loss position behind us.

You might find success, you might find losses, you might find a lot of lessons learned.

Cut your losses and get her out.

I told my tax accountant that it should be considered as passive income to offset the passive loss from my rental property.

If the plumbing and fixtures are what they should be, I've found that 100% recycled TP such as Seventh Generation or Whole Foods brand flushes much more easily than the regular brands.

Take a loss if you must.

(Many syndicators are selling at a loss right now because they did not account for these things.)  

Thanks for sharing this, it's definitely given me some good food for though.

All speculative, but food for thought.