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I believe Kaiser in Washington is only at the bottom of the state, in Kelso and Vancouver. If you are looking at the Seattle area that is a long drive.

I got a desktop system from the Outlet. Great price, and I couldn't find any indication it had ever been used (or even touched!) before I got it. Been running like a champ for 3 years now...

To avoid the tax hassles with MLPs, invest in one of the new mutual funds that actually holds MLPs. Some firms to check include: Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Tortoise Capital Advisors

For closed-end funds: http://www.closed-endfunds.com Here's a nice site for Preferreds, REITS, Closed-end Funds, ETFs, Royalty Trusts: QuantumOnline: QuantumOnline.com Home Page

A second vote for Dell's refurbs. You get new (or nearly-new) systems, with the full warranty, at a nice discount. They have (low-end) laptops starting at $385!

Gas is now $3.25/gallon in Silicon Valley. Everything is expensive here!

There are some new mutual funds that hold MLPs that should avoid the UBTI problem. Check out "First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund", "Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company", and "Tortoise Energy Capital".

The issue starts early here in Silicon Valley... it is a very youth-oriented culture in most of these companies. IT workers start getting the short stick in their late 40s...