And while I don't think real estate values are going to go down, I also don't see them growing at any meaningful rate for a long time. 

I like value adds and appreciation as my source of return because they 1) allow me to extract my investment to leverage elsewhere (we only have one property with any of our investment trapped in it) 2) it is taxed deferred (unlike cash flow).

Do people think extracting oil from other countries that have no standards whatsoever is less harmful?

Going out and taking a job just to have a job is meaningful even if you think your underpaid which I would argue 90% of us probably believe.I understand the nuance of the timing of unemployment but it is much better for people to work than live off government programs.

It completely ignores the cost to extract the gold and bring it back from space. 

I'm watching the US's slowing population growth... and if this population growth continues to slow, and new housing starts pick up meaningfully, will this allow supply to catch up to demand? 

They professionally extracted and remedied the situation, plus added a sump pump. 

The big apartment complexes rarely provide any meaningful information.

Obviously snap traps (extended triggers baited with reeses, pnut butter, bacon, or vanilla extract) are the way to go to remove as many as possible as quickly as possible.

Quickbooks is sort of a combination between a database (keeps all kinds of records and allows you to extract reports) and a spreadsheet / checkbook register (allows you to have a running total for your varied accounts).