I have taken what I learned with me and it only makes it better this time. there is nothing more peaceful- SOUL peaceful as doing what you want with your time and with the ones you want to be with!!!!

Again I pray for the Lost Souls that were living there.

In my opinion, nosrednehm, what to do with the $200k requires you to do some soul-searching.

After much soul searching I have decided to sell my beloved house.

it's not worth selling your soul for a little commission check.

I dont know if this is relevant but an investor we were talking to on the weekend owns a couple of 'not for profit' half way homes.He was asking one of the women (she is a rehab counsellor) if she knew of anyone in 'need' as he gets paid to accommodate these souls.

Wads of cash representing amounts of drugs pushed or hours spent at a soul sucking job don't make a life worth living.I think your example is great in that you're teaching your kids about responsibility, cooperation, family values and they're not just learning financial principles, they're INTERNALIZING financial power and freedom through all these things.Did you know you can deduct everything your children are doing?

Some soul searching recently has made me analyze why I hate debt and led me to look at my fears and try to approach them differently.

A 2-3 unit multifamily is a possibility however I would have to move to a different market so I have to do some soul searching.

If I were to think cynically and selfishly ( :mrgreen: ), I'd look at the silver lining: The probable cottage industry of "saving" these poor souls by taking their properties off their hands dirt cheap.I guess we'll see......