Comments on: linklings, the next house edition http://www.bripblap.com/2009/linklings-the-next-house-edition/ wealth, work and life success Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:12:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.bripblap.com/2009/linklings-the-next-house-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-29849 Steve Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:54:29 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1677#comment-29849 @Todd: Kids are definitely not a good financial move - unless of course they help support you when you are older, which is far from a sure thing. I get your point, but I always feel that you can make a slightly better argument for kids than pets. But, just my opinion. Plenty of people have no time for kids or pets...or both. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks, as Arnold taught us. @Todd: Kids are definitely not a good financial move – unless of course they help support you when you are older, which is far from a sure thing. I get your point, but I always feel that you can make a slightly better argument for kids than pets. But, just my opinion. Plenty of people have no time for kids or pets…or both. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks, as Arnold taught us.

]]> By: Steve http://www.bripblap.com/2009/linklings-the-next-house-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-29834 Steve Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:54:29 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1677#comment-29834 @Todd: Kids are definitely not a good financial move - unless of course they help support you when you are older, which is far from a sure thing. I get your point, but I always feel that you can make a slightly better argument for kids than pets. But, just my opinion. Plenty of people have no time for kids or pets...or both. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks, as Arnold taught us. @Todd: Kids are definitely not a good financial move – unless of course they help support you when you are older, which is far from a sure thing. I get your point, but I always feel that you can make a slightly better argument for kids than pets. But, just my opinion. Plenty of people have no time for kids or pets…or both. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks, as Arnold taught us.

]]> By: Todd http://www.bripblap.com/2009/linklings-the-next-house-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-29833 Todd Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:27:08 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1677#comment-29833 "reminded me of one of the most important personal finance tips: don’t have kids. Period. It’s not in the cards for my family, ever. I love children, and am fond of nieces and nephews, but you know what? I’ll babysit when I feel the need. Me as a parent? Not in this lifetime."<br><br>...<br><br>Children, just like pets, are not a great financial investment, if you look at it through cold, heartless eyes. However, I think that the emotional reward is well worth the financial investment required. “reminded me of one of the most important personal finance tips: don’t have kids. Period. It’s not in the cards for my family, ever. I love children, and am fond of nieces and nephews, but you know what? I’ll babysit when I feel the need. Me as a parent? Not in this lifetime.”

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Children, just like pets, are not a great financial investment, if you look at it through cold, heartless eyes. However, I think that the emotional reward is well worth the financial investment required.

]]> By: Steve @ bripblap http://www.bripblap.com/2009/linklings-the-next-house-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-28668 Steve @ bripblap Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:54:29 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1677#comment-28668 @Todd: Kids are definitely not a good financial move - unless of course they help support you when you are older, which is far from a sure thing. I get your point, but I always feel that you can make a slightly better argument for kids than pets. But, just my opinion. Plenty of people have no time for kids or pets...or both. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks, as Arnold taught us. @Todd: Kids are definitely not a good financial move – unless of course they help support you when you are older, which is far from a sure thing. I get your point, but I always feel that you can make a slightly better argument for kids than pets. But, just my opinion. Plenty of people have no time for kids or pets…or both. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks, as Arnold taught us.

]]> By: Todd http://www.bripblap.com/2009/linklings-the-next-house-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-28667 Todd Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:27:08 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1677#comment-28667 "reminded me of one of the most important personal finance tips: don’t have kids. Period. It’s not in the cards for my family, ever. I love children, and am fond of nieces and nephews, but you know what? I’ll babysit when I feel the need. Me as a parent? Not in this lifetime."<br><br>...<br><br>Children, just like pets, are not a great financial investment, if you look at it through cold, heartless eyes. However, I think that the emotional reward is well worth the financial investment required. “reminded me of one of the most important personal finance tips: don’t have kids. Period. It’s not in the cards for my family, ever. I love children, and am fond of nieces and nephews, but you know what? I’ll babysit when I feel the need. Me as a parent? Not in this lifetime.”

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Children, just like pets, are not a great financial investment, if you look at it through cold, heartless eyes. However, I think that the emotional reward is well worth the financial investment required.

]]> By: Steve @ bripblap http://www.bripblap.com/2009/linklings-the-next-house-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-28655 Steve @ bripblap Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:35:16 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1677#comment-28655 @Curmudgeon: I'll post about this later, but our offer - surprisingly - was accepted without counteroffer so we are apparently going to be homeowners again soon. Our closing won't take place until December, so we have a ways to go.<br><br>And regarding pets, yep. I actually am quite fond of dogs and cats, as long as they belong to other people. One of my fondest memories was of hours playing with a friend's dogs, some very well-trained and pleasant Rottweilers. Am I ever going to buy a Rottweiler? Noooooo. Did I really enjoy those dogs' company? Yep. Dog/cat owners and dog/cat friends are two separate sets of people :) @Curmudgeon: I'll post about this later, but our offer – surprisingly – was accepted without counteroffer so we are apparently going to be homeowners again soon. Our closing won't take place until December, so we have a ways to go.

And regarding pets, yep. I actually am quite fond of dogs and cats, as long as they belong to other people. One of my fondest memories was of hours playing with a friend's dogs, some very well-trained and pleasant Rottweilers. Am I ever going to buy a Rottweiler? Noooooo. Did I really enjoy those dogs' company? Yep. Dog/cat owners and dog/cat friends are two separate sets of people :)

]]> By: Steve @ bripblap http://www.bripblap.com/2009/linklings-the-next-house-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-28652 Steve @ bripblap Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:28:30 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1677#comment-28652 @remodelinthislife: Enjoying it is an understatement: we are north Florida superfans :) @remodelinthislife: Enjoying it is an understatement: we are north Florida superfans :)

]]> By: Curmudgeon http://www.bripblap.com/2009/linklings-the-next-house-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-28648 Curmudgeon Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:55:24 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1677#comment-28648 Good luck on the house Steve. Regarding pets, we have two cats, which are my wife's children. Like all decisions in life, pets are a compromise. I'm willing to trade off some coin in exchange for their companionship. Good luck on the house Steve. Regarding pets, we have two cats, which are my wife's children. Like all decisions in life, pets are a compromise. I'm willing to trade off some coin in exchange for their companionship.

]]> By: remodelingthislife http://www.bripblap.com/2009/linklings-the-next-house-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-28647 remodelingthislife Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:48:34 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1677#comment-28647 Good luck with the offer! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it here! Good luck with the offer! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it here!

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