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    Have you ever heard of the "infinite banking" concept?

    Back when we had a discussion on infinite banking you could google Nash and get the complete book that he had written. The book was for insurance salespeople. It does get you thinking, bout how much money we spend over the years in interest payments. Of course it then gets you thinking of the...
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    Wheee.. a Wii

    Walmart online often has the bundle . You can buy the bundle and then return items for a full refund to the stores. I guess it may add some shipping charge. I did this with the ps3. The wii I got from sams club online. Also a bundle that costs a bundle. I didnt bother returning anything this...
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    Does this count?

    If breaking out of prison doesnt count then I wonder what would count.....
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    The Villages in Florida?

    Darn yall removed the insults.... My Sis lives in a 55 n older and I have visted the cematary villages. Its not like they make you join things you dont wish to join. Its nice because they have a theater. They have a library and card rooms. Century villages have pool tables and of course there...
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    Diabetes Epidemic

    I am a type 2 diabetic. I use insulin but do not require it. I think on Rick Mendosa's website he goes into the different types of type 2 diabetics. You can search if your interested. He has lots of good information. Harley The studies I have read seem to say that its better to treat...
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    Diabetes Epidemic

    I was skinny when diagnosed. Unfortunately its a matter of genes. Its always interesting that its one of those diseases thats the patients fault...... They do have studies that say that even if your "prediabetic" its better to be on the glucophage. Or one of the other newer medications...
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    Anyone here hyper-allergic to bug bites? Any treatment issues?

    You can buy medrol or prednisone in a taper package (prescription) My guess would be that the dose she took was too low. I would also switch to either zyrtec or chlotrimeton when the symptoms are that bad. benadryl would actually work best but its the most sedating. They now have the...
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    Real Estate - do we still have holdouts?

    Bob You do realize that over the next few years that price are likely to be lower or at best flat ? This will lower your overall rate. With stocks you can buy a mutual fund that suppose to represent the market as a whole. With real estate you buy your local market so everyones milage will...
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    LBYM: do we have to do without then?

    Is the problem the 3$ latte or the 3000$ tv's
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    Looking for a great personal finance plan that will make me wealthy in 30 years

    If you can get / enforce the no smoking rule that would be nice. Same goes for pets. Our lease has extra money for deposit and rent for pets. There are also the annoying condo rules. When dealing with foreclosures the property you buy often will be empty for a time will you do all the...
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    Looking for a great personal finance plan that will make me wealthy in 30 years

    Hi Are there readers that are actually interested ? Or is it a a case of lets see what "they" post next so we can bash em ? I never specified an area. When I agreed with Bob its more with real estate in general. I would say there are many locations that will do well, but as with anything...
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    Looking for a great personal finance plan that will make me wealthy in 30 years

    RDPD says your home is not an investment Doh Did you even read the book
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    My Second thoughts on Prepaying Mortgage

    You could refinance that money back out and still do the roth's
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    Looking for a great personal finance plan that will make me wealthy in 30 years

    Ok Lets say Kombat is right. He makes a good argument. So what would the home be worth? Using your 5x the salary it would around 2.5 million dollars. Not sure where the others are being so negative. You do have to buy two cause your going to need some place to live. Oh and since the market is so...
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    Home Savings vs Retirement Savings

    Hi Biophase. Hi If your willing to do the roomate thing then the #'s might work out better, but as others mentioned there are many costs involved with ownership. Somethings are small but repetitive. Things like Hoa', garbage, the lawn etc. Then there are the bigger less often items. Various...
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