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24 June 2017 | 103 replies
@Alexander Monnin I've seen a lot of posts about this over the past and while I initally liked the numbers, I realized you are not comparing apples to apples. 401K is offered pre-tax, so you're paying less tax at the end of the year.
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27 September 2018 | 135 replies
These are apples and oranges compared to pre-2008 when they gave out liar loans.
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8 October 2017 | 99 replies
Account ClosedThat's an apples to oranges argument.
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6 June 2018 | 142 replies
Your comparison is apples to oranges.
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26 January 2019 | 311 replies
This era was replaced by the likes of eBay and Yahoo who were then pushed aside by the likes of Google, Apple, Facebook and Salesforce.
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5 November 2018 | 10 replies
There will be a lot of bad apples you must take the time to find someone decent.
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19 December 2018 | 83 replies
With the new apple campus announced in Austin, expect lot more companies to move in.
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6 June 2021 | 136 replies
Grew up in SD, but lived in Bakersfield & LA awhile.Have you thought of looking in Ventura, Tehachapi, Palmdale or Victorville/Apple Valley?
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17 April 2021 | 68 replies
You must compare apples to apples - I would never remotely compare my real estate experience to that of a full time real estate agent/broker/investor/developer/contractor.
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25 December 2019 | 9 replies
I agree that comparing 4- units to 5+ units is apples to oranges, but sounds like you were getting at something deeper here.Thanks!