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Commissioned sales is definitely a way to $100K per year in a relatively short time frame. Company environment and the requirements of any particular sales job vary widely. One sales job he might hate ;and another he might tolerate or even enjoy. I was pretty aimless through college but managed to g...

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Pervasive government surveillance turned into a consumer benefit!

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We use our finished basement as a master bedroom suite. There is a wall of half windows, so emergency escape is not a problem. It's cool, dark and extremely quiet. We have a bar, a large sectional sofa and big screen TV along with our bedroom set. Consider moving your bedroom to the basement and lea...

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Depends on the location and the job. Holiday Inn Express on the low end, and JW Marriott on the high end.

I've become spoiled - I notice when the glasses in the room are plastic cups wrapped in plastic instead of real glasses.

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Maximizing entertainment value with slots to me means playing with a group of strangers. There is a Deal or No Deal machine at MGM. Along the right wall and toward the back if you enter from the strip. Just like the TV show with Howie and the girls with briefcases on the stage. You play with 3 other...

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Go online at the Delta site and find your flights - make sure Sky Miles info is entered. And check in online and print your boarding pass ahead of time to make sure you got Zone 1/Priority You'll be among the first people they let on the cheap seats-guaranteed overhead bin room and way less hassle w...

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Absolutely yes! Our first small house had an uninsulated sun porch we lost use of when the weather turned cold. I raised the ceiling cathedral-style and insulated the floor, walls and ceiling. Added better windows & door, and the room was habitable year-round. Did all the work myself on the chea...

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Traveling within locations in downtown Chicago, a cab can sometimes be a tad cheaper than Uber according to a co-worker Regardless, I always use Uber in Chicago due to ease of use and the fact I get a receipt emailed to me showing the route taken and time of day - and don't have to mess with a credi...

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If you are coming from the South, presumably you would mainly spend the summer months in Denver or Portland. I've been in Denver in the summer and it is awesome. Dry weather and not too hot. As far as winter - I'd pick Denver again hands down. Very mild winters compared to the upper Midwest where I ...

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One metric you can check is a website called (I think) Greatschools.com, It will give you the test scores of the nearest neighborhood public schools over time. Great indicator of the direction your potential new neighborhood is headed. Here, those numbers have been heading south real fast - but beca...

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Full service car wash.

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Depends on the location and time of year,

Grand Forks in January, Philadelphia or Minneapolis in March = burden.

Scottsdale in November, Orlando, San Antonio and New Orleans in March = perk

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Sweet. We did the same 3 years ago. A paid for home is a nice block in building a financial fortress.

Makes it hard to consider moving. "We can't move - the place is paid for!"

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My mother bought a house back in 2005 with no income. That brilliant decision is still costing me.

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You might consider staying at the M Resort and Casino about 10 miles outside of town. Absolutely first class in everything, extremely friendly staff and inexpensive considering the quality of the place. Check their room rates for your preferred dates. Free shuttle will take you to the strip for all ...

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Delta is my go-to preference. Both first class and Comfort Plus will get you on and off the plane before the rest of the riff raff, a guaranteed place in the overhead bin and free booze. They seem to run on time better than most. I can't stand American and am ambivalent about United when it comes to...

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Cleaning a grill makes it lose all its character. At most wire brush the cooking grill to get some of the heavy crud off then bang on it hard to make anything loose fall into the fire.

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The very idea of spending this much on a house on a single income that low boggles my mind. Pure insanity - with all due respect. [OT comment removed by moderator prudent]

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Right now I pay for internet/phone/cable together as a package. I was thinking of canceling the cable part and keeping phone and internet. Has anyone done this and opted for other means of watching your favorite shows? I know Amazon prime has shows and I'm not very up to date on other places to wat...

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Whatever you decide - dark gangsta tint on the windows is mandatory.

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SuitSupply is good for tall & slim people. They aren't the cheapest but you will get a sharp suit people will notice for not a ton of money.

I don't but shirts or ties from them - just the suit. Never ordered online from them as they have a store on Rush Street in Chicago I can get to.

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Problem is almost definitely with the breaker box. Had an old house once and funky electrical things started happening suddenly (light switch in one room turned off lights in another room). Problem was with a faulty installation down at the breaker panel. Breaker panel was not original to the house ...

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I would totally go the late model used route. You'll get the vehicle you want for a LOT less money. My opinion is at your age you don't have enough $$ saved up to go buying something like that new. I just bought a low mileage (under 25,000 miles) used Infiniti M37X for under half the original sticke...

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Hit the nail right on the head - just bought a low mileage 5 year old M37X that came to 9.8% of gross annual income. Didn't even know about the 10% rule for buying a car.

My financial lizard brain told me not to spend any more. Who knew I was so smart?

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We had a racoon issue in the attic once . Sent the wife and boy off to Sunday church while firefighter neighbor and I went into the attic in coveralls, toting a big beatin' stick and a .22 loaded with shot pellet rounds. Critter was away at the time, so we immediately sealed off the entrance with ha...

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We live in the hood, right up next to blocks and blocks of section 8 rental units. House is paid for, is nice and meets our needs - assessed at just under $200K. We like our immediate neighbors. A more expensive house just reduces your options and sets you up to work longer. So - we are millionaires...

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All nickles get diverted to my cigar ash tray for use in the circa 1910 slot machine in the living room.

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The best home alarm - and deterrent - system I ever has was a pure black male German Shepherd. He was a big sweetie if you belonged in the house and a complete a-hole if you didn't. He deterred a crazy at the front door once who was coming after my wife. Late at night in a snow storm. Frank (the dog...

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I'm an old fart Gen X-er, right on the first edge of that generation. It makes sense to take the government at their word when you get the annual "we ain't got yo money" statement from the SS Administration. Discount what you expect to get by their stated shortfall and plan you investing a...

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Sales - working 100% on commission. And marrying a woman with a solid career and good money habits.

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I don't remember dreams very often but I had one a few weeks ago that stuck with me. I was visiting my grandmother at her house (who died in 2005) and she commented how she hadn't seen me in x years. When I woke up I did the math in my head; and if I was visiting her house in Heaven in my dream, it ...

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Graduating from daycare affected nothing financially - started paying private grade school tuition. Now it's in-state public university tuition. University is by far the most expensive of the three. Really? In many states, full-time daycare is a lot more expensive than public university tuition. Fu...

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Graduating from daycare affected nothing financially - started paying private grade school tuition. Now it's in-state public university tuition. University is by far the most expensive of the three. Really? In many states, full-time daycare is a lot more expensive than public university tuition. Fu...

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Graduating from daycare affected nothing financially - started paying private grade school tuition. Now it's in-state public university tuition. University is by far the most expensive of the three.

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Dropping cable turned out to be way better than we thought it would when we did it over a year ago. The only downside is some college and pro football games aren't available - but we can live with that. That's why they invented taverns with televisions. Roku 3 boxes with regular TVs; we pay for Hulu...

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Wisconsin income taxes are a bit on the higher end - 99% of wage earners will be at the 6.27% marginal rate or lower. Sales taxes are on the low end and exempt a lot of necessities like groceries. Car registration is cheap at $75/year. Gas taxes are on the high side at 31 cents a gallon - but this i...

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The boy was always paid for chores done - but not all of them. Never, ever an "allowance". No. Way. Some unpaid chores were expected as being part of the family - like clearing the table and putting the dirty dishes in the dishwasher, taking the trash to the curb. And keeping your room tid...

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My wife's car is a 2007 G35X. 300+ horsepower V6 with no turbo. My friend has an Impreza WRX of similar vintage - or probably a few years newer - 4 cyl. motor with turbo. Definitely not 300 horsepower. On a long road trip in the Impreza, he was keeping an eye on his cruising speed to keep it below t...

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I don't care where you work - the smart thing is to keep your trap shut until you are ready to be shown the door the minute you say something about leaving.

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The Bose Mini makes stupid good sound out of a small package. Look nowhere else.

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Again, not seeking arguments just listening to peoples thoughts. I started giving regularly when I was up to my neck in consumer debt, separated and living in a 1 bedroom sublet apartment. It worked out just fine. Give what you determine you want to and don't worry about it - you can always increas...

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Here's what I do: I boil everything down to an expected monthly income using the 4% rule. All our financial assets (exempting the paid-for house) are boiled down to an expected monthly income if liquidation started today at 4%. Usually this number rises every quarter. This is my "magic number&q...

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We have decent meat markets around here, but the best butcher is a 20 minute drive each way and it would be a shame to stock up there and freeze at home. His stuff is absolute top quality for the price-he sells boneless ribeyes cut almost 2 inches thick with marbling to die for. Neighborhood discoun...

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Get 2 new cars and a membership to a fancy private country club pool.

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Approx. 1 year's expenses is in cash - 90% in online savings accounts, 10% kept with the liquor and ammunition.

Works out to about 5% of what we have invested. We will be in the accumulation phase of our investing lives for 10 more years or so, God willing.

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My political views. And the fact I misspelled Attila.

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I risk life and limb 2-3 times a year. Extension ladder on a 2nd floor deck going up 2 more floors to the roof. The view is nice from up there. I avoid doing it on real windy days. But I used to heat my house with wood and can pull the engine out of a Camaro, so take it for what it's worth.

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Chromebook - you can't screw it up. I use one for in front of the TV or in bed. My dad got one on my recommendation and keeps in his car for when he goes to the tavern for coffee or beer and gets his surfing done.

They are foolproof.

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One great advantage of joining anything private is it keeps out the riff raff. And you get to know a regular group of people outside work and your normal social circle.

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Your closest options to the convention center outside of Mandalay/Delano itself will be Luxor, Excalibur, MGM Grand and the Tropicana, maybe add NYNY to that list. MGM Grand will take you a 30-40 minute brisk walk to get to the Mandalay convention center if you walk the whole way. If it's during ope...

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