Don't let the fancy words impress you just yet- ie reit, pension funds, etc.

I would limit the exterior work to pressure washing the exterior and painting the front door in a warm earth tone color.Maybe you could dress up the front porch area with a few potted plants, and 2 cherry stained wooden chairs with throw pillows or something.

Slept in until 9, shower, dressed, and watch the recorded LA Kings game. 4-1 final made my day.

But, the net-net is once you get to the point where you are beyond the exclusion limit for estate taxes to kick in, every single penny I spend on estate planning seems to return to me dressed up like a dollar.

Hard working people who find a way to save the difference are great examples for our children.I did not come from money or anything fancy, both of my parents were immigrants with high school education - they arrived here under 20 and with the clothes on their back.

I've found every penny I spend with my professionals comes back dressed up like a dollar.

No fancy strategy just good sense and basic math and replicate..

It could also just be a fancy way of saying you buy real estate and are your own boss.

Carpet is something that with the right guy (hint, he won't have a fancy retail store) can be cheaper installed than if you do it yourself.I've done a couple of dozen roofs too!

I still use blue cheese dressing and eat Caesar salads but skip the bread, when I am eating fat.