But doesn't that generally defeat the purpose of investing?  

Instead, even though it may seem like a defeat in the moment, offer the girls money to make them go away.

This can not only defeat adverse possession claims, but also a claim to an easement (use permit) across your property.Offer to rent the property to the trespasser.Call the police.Hire a lawyer.

If you move to the Inland Empire or Central Valley it's cheaper housing, but that defeats the whole purpose of living in CA IMO as those areas are cookie cutter arm pits and hot as hell in summer...AND you are STILL paying a 10% state income tax.

This does not make any sense to me.why would you want to go that route as it defeats the whole purpose in investing in a company 401k plan.RegardsChris

If the housings aren't rated for IC contact, and they're smothered in insulation, the life span of the LED may be significantly reduced (which partially defeats the purpose of having them).

I began to second guess everything I'd read/done and felt defeated, looking at my bleeding balance sheet.

That is what I have to attack and defeat.

I think the main issue is that you can easily put,say, a 30amp fuse in a 15amp circuit which defeats the purpose of the fusing and allows you to overload the wiring.

It seems the financial system is structered (largely) to defeat this type of setup.