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1 February 2020 | 30 replies
To me, one is an act of kindness, the other would be funding what equates to a gambling addiction.I'm glad I'm not in your shoes.
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5 February 2020 | 41 replies
He became a devout born-again, ditched all his gambling buddies and started spending all his time in church.
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23 March 2020 | 24 replies
I see it as a form of gambling.
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3 April 2017 | 18 replies
However, that's a gamble and not a good business model afaiac.
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16 January 2020 | 14 replies
A 720 probably would have got me a slightly better rate, but I didn't want to wait and gamble with the market if rates went back up higher.
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31 July 2017 | 40 replies
Come on, you're smarter than this.This person might be a great person to have play dates with kids - but still be a terrible gamble as far as a tenant in your investment property.
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25 November 2019 | 12 replies
Before I just chalked it up to karma, if I really didn't want to pay for a lawyer, I'd at least take the gamble of representing myself and bringing my 3 witnesses.
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25 January 2017 | 3 replies
You're gambling for a chance of appreciation with lesser cash flow.
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2 August 2017 | 12 replies
I also bought 2 acres of raw land in WA state that was a good location on a highway, and gambled on having to get tests done, etc.