At first it was a blow to the ego at the time of purchase because I was used to driving fun sporty-type cars and the mere thought of driving something "uncool" was hard to swallow.

Principal payments are not profit, they are merely savings.

I was merely on social security disability and had very little prospect of being able to do anything.

When properties sell the same day they are on market......that buyer has been already lined up before the property came to market, and listing it is merely giving the appearance that everyone had a chance at it, or entering for purposes of tracking statistics in the mls.

I clicked on this post confident I was going to give some good, sound, financial advice.. but after reading the comments, I realized that I'm just a mere mortal amongst you Legends. 

In other words, the time I spend conversing on BP is pretty enjoyable to me, and so while I am learning and networking with other people, I'm also enjoying myself relating to other people in ways that are current, applicable, and meaningful to me. RE

But unemployment is down to a mere 17% from a recession high of 30%!!!

I've also just gotten my FIRST COMPLETELY "ORGANIC" cash buyer sign up on my website from a mere internet search.

Fun to fantasize about but cannot bring myself to spend a dime on it I think I have a better chance finding the golden ticket to the willie wonka chocolate factory Besides, I have seen several people I know that got severely hooked into gambling when they just merely “had fun” and started to gamble.

Not necessarily HI, CA have tried and it merely moves the issue somewhere else.The easy cheap way for people to "fix" anything is to get up off their lazy *** and do something like pickup garbage, turn off your porchlight during the day and be a producer/contributor. the weather, coastlines etc have always and will always change.