If I can invest that money and make a great return, then I'm paying the taxes with future dollars AND I made a boatload of cash off the government's money.In an IRA or 401(k), you get the tax deferral on the amount you contribute, but the government is going to tax every penny of growth on that contribution.

They were red clay with an antiqued white paint looking coating...painted in mexico not on the house  because rhe mortar wasnt painted.  

Instead pour every penny into debt reduction on your credit cards. 

There are legal treatises published by companies like Thomson Reuters that can cost a good penny.

Timing is interesting as we were just getting quotes for fixing and coating the asphalt driveway, and I thought it was originally a shared driveway, but it turns out I own it.

And you'll want every penny of that.

I wanted to take every penny I earned and make it available for REI - the annual 1.25% increase over the last decade wasn't cutting it from the 401k.

I have learned how to talk to title cos to get in-depth info for pennies on the dollar.

The wife got into drugs, let a bunch of people move in, and basically destroyed the house – gutted the copper wiring and plumbing, destroyed the laminate flooring and carpets (assume subfloors are OK but need to verify), stopped garbage service and piled it in the backyard.

I'm trying to stay positive on this unit b/c it's really a nice place (after 2 coats of Kilz, new floors and a paint job. ;)Anyway, it's what happened this month with one of the the lower units that's bumming me out: A man, wife and 2 teenage daughters live in / have lived in this place for a while.