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15 April 2019 | 30 replies
That was a hard sell for me but I realize that I was making too many justifications for poor spending habits.
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15 April 2019 | 17 replies
You'll have no car payment, no gas payment, no auto insurance payment, won't need to worry about spending money on dates as you won't be having any, and given the 29 mile commute each way, you can cancel your gym membership if you have one.
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16 April 2019 | 9 replies
There is an expression from Abe Lincoln that gets thrown around a lot on this site, it is "If I have 8 hours to cut down a tree, I will spend 6 hours sharpening my axe".
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2 October 2022 | 11 replies
Want to make sure I don't get ahead of myself and spend when I don't too.
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19 April 2019 | 68 replies
California investors should spend more time in their backyard for deals.
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17 April 2019 | 47 replies
In my case I spend good money on a CPA every year and now I am just told he is a hack that can't follow instructions.
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14 April 2019 | 5 replies
I wanted a multifamily property so I could house hack it and try to keep from spending as much money upfront as possible.
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15 April 2019 | 12 replies
I would be spending about 900 a month at most after all utilities and would be living in a nice home that in a great location and close to both of our jobs. again, thanks for the help and good luck!
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15 April 2019 | 4 replies
You may need to spend some time reviewing all of the possible financing options for your situation.
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4 January 2020 | 4 replies
Unless the damages are huge or I was taking the problems personally for some reason, I'd spend as little time on these folks as possible and move on.