tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post5231509390767420416..comments2023-12-30T10:06:37.450+00:00Comments on HousingPANIC - The Housing Bubble Blog with an Attitude Problem, 2005 - 2008: HousingPANIC Stupid Question of the Daybloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-16393476654687620362007-08-07T10:56:00.000+01:002007-08-07T10:56:00.000+01:00yeh,because I have 3 year worth of Prozac. Let the...yeh,<BR/>because I have 3 year worth of Prozac. Let the pharmaceutical industry go bancrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-69892974114332512402007-08-07T06:14:00.000+01:002007-08-07T06:14:00.000+01:00No problem.Sold house. Money is in CD's.No problem.<BR/>Sold house. Money is in CD's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-37921720654464465672007-08-07T05:42:00.000+01:002007-08-07T05:42:00.000+01:00Where i live in socal you can not buy a house with...Where i live in socal you can not buy a house with 100,000 salary. I don't mind cleaning toilets if i can have a house.Try to find a job that pay that amount. Not very many out there. 100,000 will buy only something in a unsafe area. Family's in socal are being pushed to the financial brink and their future is going down, no savings, just debt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-45059050972621950662007-08-06T23:17:00.000+01:002007-08-06T23:17:00.000+01:00turdly said...AmazingRuss said...I coulda wrote th...turdly said...<BR/><BR/>AmazingRuss said...<BR/><BR/>I coulda wrote that! <BR/><BR/>Here's the facts on this;<BR/><BR/>I've already written or I already wrote<BR/><BR/>The word 'have' modifed. 'coulda' is short for 'could have'.<BR/><BR/>The anon is incorrect.<BR/><BR/>There is no 'could of'. it is a problem with spoken word vs written word. You hear coulda because we tend to condense the word have so we do not have to form the h sound during speech.<BR/>So if writing about writing it would be could have. If writing about speech [first person] it's probably gonna {I'm being funny here, calm down] be could of or coulda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-81924734350881453162007-08-06T23:06:00.001+01:002007-08-06T23:06:00.001+01:00'It is not typing skills. Everyone makes typos. Yo...'It is not typing skills. Everyone makes typos. You are showing your lack of grammar.'<BR/><BR/>Still nothing to say on topic.<BR/><BR/>And an anon to boot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-82362195186942526742007-08-06T23:06:00.000+01:002007-08-06T23:06:00.000+01:00Why all this nitpicking over spelling and punctuat...Why all this nitpicking over spelling and punctuation? After all, what really matters is the content of what the people here post.<BR/><BR/>Someoney here has WAY too much colon.Mammothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331079890390629462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-57283553569265269042007-08-06T23:01:00.000+01:002007-08-06T23:01:00.000+01:00“Guess i'd better learn how to grow potatos!”-----...“Guess i'd better learn how to grow potatos!”<BR/>----------------------------<BR/>Now THERE’s how to get a good return on your investment! Plant one of those in the ground and you can get up to a 45X return on your investment – no joke.Mammothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331079890390629462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-15034267506720093882007-08-06T23:00:00.000+01:002007-08-06T23:00:00.000+01:00So you just do not understand colloquial speech? Y...So you just do not understand colloquial speech? <BR/><BR/>You're correct about the education level, too busy making a living to graduate. <BR/><BR/>Let's compare paychecks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-82736407052740210822007-08-06T22:49:00.000+01:002007-08-06T22:49:00.000+01:00turdly said... Addressing someones typing skill...turdly said...<BR/><BR/> Addressing someones typing skills or the use of colloquialisms is the true sign that you have nothing to contribute of any value.<BR/><BR/> Coulda, woulda shoulda,<BR/><BR/> You could of contributed<BR/><BR/> We would of thought you senseless<BR/><BR/> You should of just shut up<BR/><BR/> August 06, 2007 10:24 PM <BR/><BR/><BR/>==============<BR/><BR/>Illiterate one:<BR/><BR/>It is not typing skills. Everyone makes typos. You are showing your lack of grammar.<BR/><BR/>Should HAVE moron, not should OF.<BR/><BR/>Could have WRITTEN not could have WROTE.<BR/><BR/>You give yourself away so quickly as an uneducated piece of white trash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-28800794246798320812007-08-06T22:46:00.000+01:002007-08-06T22:46:00.000+01:00I can pay my bills for about a year with cash on h...I can pay my bills for about a year with cash on hand. Two years or more if I tap into CDs and sell some stuff. I've got three months food and water stored in the house and enough ammunition to keep it mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-61264751111050245162007-08-06T22:38:00.000+01:002007-08-06T22:38:00.000+01:00My job is associated with a major government-funde...My job is associated with a major government-funded science project, funded by grants and such, working with others affiliated with universities and government agencies. <BR/><BR/>As long as the US Treasury's stash is safe and every $ means something and the Fed budget isn't strained too much....heh, heh....<BR/><BR/>As long as college students and/or their parents keep paying tuition and our universities remain financially healthy... uh....<BR/><BR/>Guess i'd better learn how to grow potatos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-63498112989633573792007-08-06T22:36:00.000+01:002007-08-06T22:36:00.000+01:00>>> Anonymous said... From the Sunday Ft. Myers...>>> Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> From the Sunday Ft. Myers Florida news:<BR/><BR/> Hunger a growing problem in Lee County<BR/> More in need of food as work disappears<BR/><BR/> Lee County families are going hungry.<BR/><BR/> From Fort Myers to Lehigh Acres to Bonita Springs, residents are flocking to nonprofit agencies and government offices looking for groceries and other emergency help.<BR/> Summertime is always tough in tourism-driven Southwest Florida, but this year the picture is especially grim.<BR/><BR/> The collapsing construction and real estate markets are driving once stable households into crisis.<BR/><BR/> http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770804039<BR/><BR/> August 06, 2007 2:16 PM <<<<BR/><BR/><BR/>scarey isn't it? we have money to fight wars that never end but we do not have the money for our own. this country is in extremely bad shape and so many refuse to admit this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-85246272796586544232007-08-06T22:34:00.000+01:002007-08-06T22:34:00.000+01:00>>>> Anonymous said... I plan on quitting my jo...>>>> Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> I plan on quitting my job today. No joke.<BR/><BR/> Not r/e or finance related job. I just really hate what I do and I don't want to do it anymore. I will be giving up a six figure salary, but fuck it, money isn't everything.<BR/><BR/> Plan is give 2 weeks today, take the rest of August after that off and see what happens after Labor Day.<BR/><BR/> If I live frugally I can last w/o a job for 2+ years.<BR/><BR/> August 06, 2007 12:34 PM <<<<BR/><BR/>its amazing isn't it? how so many americans hate their jobs? why is it we can't seem to find something that we truely love to do? is this just something that is going on these days or is this the way its been for a long time? sometimes i wonder. the old people used to go to a company and work their whole working lives there. but we cannot seem to do that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-74398806211954143562007-08-06T22:24:00.000+01:002007-08-06T22:24:00.000+01:00Addressing someones typing skills or the use of co...Addressing someones typing skills or the use of colloquialisms is the true sign that you have nothing to contribute of any value.<BR/><BR/> Coulda, woulda shoulda,<BR/><BR/>You could of contributed<BR/><BR/>We would of thought you senseless<BR/><BR/>You should of just shut upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-74840276392738506952007-08-06T22:19:00.000+01:002007-08-06T22:19:00.000+01:00No. But I did survive without a job for 13 months ...No. But I did survive without a job for 13 months after the dotcom bust. Does that make me an experienced veteran? Anyway, my wife has a part time job she can easily convert to fulltime, I got a side home business that I can kick into full time mode if need be also. The possibility of losing a job is always there. Why should I let that stop me or anyone from pursuing their short term goals (e.g. buying a home (not now but..), having a child, etc..) Plus anyone with real tangible skills will have no problem bouncing back. At this point I would take my job-lessness as a welcomed mini vacation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-36660403113932223692007-08-06T22:07:00.000+01:002007-08-06T22:07:00.000+01:00turdly said... AmazingRuss said... I coulda ...turdly said...<BR/><BR/> AmazingRuss said...<BR/><BR/> I coulda wrote that! Almost my exact ideology clear down to the electoral college riff.<BR/><BR/>===========================<BR/><BR/>The stellar writing skills of the renter come through yet again. <BR/><BR/>Could have wrote that? No wonder you have a job that pays $11 an hour. No wonder you rent a ghetto basement apartment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-11736393436157637462007-08-06T20:34:00.000+01:002007-08-06T20:34:00.000+01:00AmazingRuss said... I coulda wrote that! Almost my...AmazingRuss said... <BR/><BR/>I coulda wrote that! Almost my exact ideology clear down to the electoral college riff.<BR/><BR/> Here's why I am planning my grasshopper status; Because I was the diligent ant. You're just a year or so ahead of me. I'm working this one last year to get more in the bank. I can quit now but the one last year equates to the difference between saving up for a world class trip each year or just damn well taking one on any whim.<BR/>Your tenured ant status has made you the grasshopper you are. Exactly as the fable. Work hard, reap rewards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-22705437615956639092007-08-06T20:31:00.000+01:002007-08-06T20:31:00.000+01:00I do not think most under 40 are ever prepared to ...I do not think most under 40 are ever prepared to lose their jobs. That said, those that are prepared probably intended to jump ship anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-61596256295630819102007-08-06T20:15:00.000+01:002007-08-06T20:15:00.000+01:00Yes,I could last around 3 years even if the market...Yes,<BR/>I could last around 3 years even if the market tanked, job loss and 401k tanked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-408381787166119112007-08-06T18:30:00.000+01:002007-08-06T18:30:00.000+01:00mark to myth said... No one normal wonders why you...mark to myth said... <BR/><BR/>No one normal wonders why your friends hate you....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-16737361099739200532007-08-06T18:29:00.000+01:002007-08-06T18:29:00.000+01:0010k a week, wow! How do you get by on that? Recre...10k a week, wow! How do you get by on that?<BR/> Recreational fishing, boy, I see a future in that if bad things happen. Even now you've got to be down about 50% or better.<BR/><BR/>Low level option trader. Wow, mom's gotta be proud. If 10k is the best you lie about, we're all gonna assume you mena 10k so far for the 1/2.<BR/><BR/>Post your bank deposit for last month, or you're a liar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-47308428678723927902007-08-06T18:18:00.000+01:002007-08-06T18:18:00.000+01:00I just really hate what I do and I don't want to d...<B> I just really hate what I do and I don't want to do it anymore. I will be giving up a six figure salary, but fuck it, money isn't everything.</B><BR/><BR/>I did the same...shut down a business that was netting me about $130k...still couldn't afford a house, and was on the verge of buying some expensive toys to blunt the suckage of my working life. Screw it. No point in playing that sillyass game anymore.<BR/><BR/>Instead, I have a fat bank account and a little residual income, and I spend my days doing what interests me...which has a small chance of making me rock star rich. I really don't care though. Broke is good...they can't screw you out of what you ain't got.<BR/><BR/>And they can never take away my multi year vacation, or the skills I develop with the time.<BR/><BR/>Been at it about 6 months now. It's mighty fine...true freedom. You got debt, you ain't free. You gotta work to eat, you ain't free.<BR/><BR/>I played the diligent ant, and saw that this country is set up for grasshoppers. So I'm a grasshopper now. <BR/><BR/>The BEST part is instead of cutting the govt. checks for 50-60k every year, I'll be sending them a couple grand at most. Helluva lot more effective than a miscounted, electoral collegized vote.<BR/><BR/>Hell, in 5 years, they may be cutting ME checks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-38188563305030700792007-08-06T17:38:00.000+01:002007-08-06T17:38:00.000+01:00I have 2 jobs. I am a florida fishing guide, and a...I have 2 jobs. I am a florida fishing guide, and an idependant option trader. Guess which paid me 10 K last week? LOL, my friends all hate me, gee I wonder why? Gawd, life is 'grand'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-50354572775483798592007-08-06T17:33:00.000+01:002007-08-06T17:33:00.000+01:00>> I plan on quitting my job today. No joke.DING D...>> I plan on quitting my job today. No joke.<BR/><BR/>DING DING DING! Congrats, Dope Post of the Day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-85376159074152655072007-08-06T17:01:00.000+01:002007-08-06T17:01:00.000+01:00As a self employed vulture I don’t ever worry abou...As a self employed vulture I don’t ever worry about my job. Savings is a hand we don’t show the dealer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com