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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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losing my virginity
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 12:05 AM
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Selling my supra and using that money to buy a rental unit. My friends were asking me "why?" but I turned that $30K into $400Knet sitting on my ass in four years.

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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 12:42 AM
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the real estate phenomenon seems so unfair. it's not like it was about skill, but rather insane luck.
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 05:35 AM
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Marrying my wife.
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 06:33 AM
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marrying my wife & moving out of CA
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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It's in my sig.
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by THEOLDMAN,Apr 15 2006, 07:35 AM
Marrying my wife.
Ditto.




O.K., I mean marrying MY wife not TheOldMan's wife.
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by THEOLDMAN,Apr 15 2006, 05:35 AM
Marrying my wife.
but i married my wife not yours.
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 02:40 PM
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It's in my sig, too: bailing out on a large engineering company 16+ years ago and starting my own firm (again). I went from cruising for a nervous breakdown to happiness, accomplishment, control, constantly learning.
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 05:07 AM
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I quit my high-paying, but very stressful job, for half the salary, and true occupational happiness.
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