Sounds like it's a matter of a school of hard knocks life lesson.

You're so young that if you buy a home a year, you'll be able to retire in 20 years and never work another day of your life..

That is what this country was founded on (communities not corporations) and it is one thing that can save our way of life.

I was taught by my first government teacher that the *Declaration of Independence stated: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

I am thankful for so many things: The people in my life who have helped me along the way, whether I knew that at the time or not;The events that gave pleasure, excitement, sorrow and solace, understanding and growth, and even love;Those seeming adversities, which made me stronger, which now enable me to get through this time;Those incidents that stand out as milestones over the years, that, if any one were missing, my life would not be the same.I’m asked at times if I could do it over what I would change.

A total evaluation of your financial life & goals?

What Mike presented as a potential scenario above is daley life....oh excuse me, I meant daily life in Chicago.

I wonder what new socialistic programs I'll remember after the next 4 and how many more wacko judges(aka San Francisco) will have been appointed for life.

One of the great parts about meeting women in the investment arena - your dating life becomes a tax write-off.

Life could be a lot worse than the way things really do work.