In slowdown in consumer spending in Europe, US or Japan will also greatly affect China who is already investing at a higher percentage than their consumption.

We never got a ton of snow around here, and what we did get melted off pretty fast, but yeah the ski areas around here - Ober Gatlinburg, Wolf Laurel, Beech Mtn, Sugar Mountain - would be able to keep snow most of the season without having to make it very often.

Power consumption has increased a lot.

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Restrict your consumption (e.g., TimFerris stoicism-style) and avoid a property purchase for your primary residence, unless you intend to house hack over and over.

OK you take two lumps of sugar in your coffee and I drink mine black. 

I believe there are diminishing returns on greater and greater levels of consumption.

Just a guy from Houston/Sugar Land, Texas. 

Reading a couple books, going to Invest Gainesville REI meetings, and doing as much consumption of bigger pockets as possible has been my curriculum.

Hi Grant, I recently just purchase a duplex in Sugar House and I plan to hold on to it as a straight rental.