Foreign monetary exchange to Europe is difficult and expensive.

Again, sorry for your monetary loss @Mike Lawell

Success for me personally would be the point in my life, if ever attainable, where I have conquered myself totally, which will then lead to monetary success which is always an after thought when you are truly successful. 

Even though all the countries that are in the euro have their own central banks and own monetary policies, their options for reacting to the downgrade are limited.

I agree with you Xing Zhu that the past couple of years have been great for stocks because of the Fed monetary policy.

"Stretching" and seeking new challenges is great and commendable, but make sure you don't make a decision based largely on the apparent monetary gain.

Improving the lives of others can be more rewarding than the monetary payments.Question: how you approach investing with people in general?

Reformed monetary policy - we are screwed.

One cannot place a price tag or monetary value on owning your personal residence free n clear as it's about peace of mind.  

There is however a duty on the Assignor to disclose to the Landlord/Optionor/Seller if there is any monetary valued the the Assignor is receiving from the Assignee and the Landlord/Optionor/Seller has to approve the assignment regardless if their is any monetary compensation between the Assignor and Assignee.Typically we do not utilize an escrow company in a Lease Option Agreement unless and until the Option is exercised by the Optionee.