Recent content by zornundo_IHB

Just get some cheapo ice cream from Mickey D's or the like. Not too bad for the kids and it won't hurt the wallet one bit. If they won the game, maybe get them dipped cones instead!

is this a pre-announcement of the proposals?

They can't They're just spouting BS that the populace wants to hear.

CalGal, I think that just goes to the heart about IR's comments about how commodities don't have cash flows. No cash flow = no fundamental value

All this talk of bimmers...brings back memories of driving my friend's dad's 7-series bimmer around when we were in high school and were taking the thing over this one railroad crossing where we could get some air. Probably not the smartest thing to have done in that car, but oh the rush! My...

"Obviously you are not married, you pay for it one way or the other. Realistically a pro is MUCH cheaper than any marriage." What a cynical view of marriage. My wife works and contributes...so how would I be 'paying' for it? ;)

I read all the time - fantasy and sci-fi stuff. I go back and forth between the two genres. I'm about to get into home improvement, as the wife and i are purchasing a home that needs TLC. I like to squeeze in some video games on the PC whenever I get a chance. I grew up with them and still like...

I work for the federal government and I love it! I'm surrounded by mostly high-speed people and my manager is totally supportive. I used to work in public accounting many years back and this job blows that job away. That public accounting job had me being a desk jockey. I am now out of the...

He will have gained a lot of credibility back by resigning...but geezz....multi-thousand $$$ escorts...that's just poopin' sad. Bill Clinton looked like a pimp in that photo with Hillary. Thanks for posting the pictures.

I wouldn't give a poo if Spitzer hadn't been such a crusader. Now it's egg on his face. As for the legality or not of prostitution, the guvment should legalize it and then tax the poo out of it. As they say, sunlight is the best disinfectant...

For me personal finance does not equal corporate finance. I'm gonna pay off my mortgage early and enjoy the serenity it brings to know my home is paid for. Will I miss out cuz I didn't play things like Ipo did? Sure...but we're all dead in the end ;)

I hear ya lawyerliz. For instance, I read about a lot cities needing to upgrade their sewer and water systems. Pretty mundane stuff, sort of. The big city near me, Nashville, is proposing double-digit water rate increases over the next five years just to cover the capital costs alone. That's...

can't have your cake and eat it, too. be glad that you can exempt a certain amount of capital gains from sale of your primary residence. That's the flip side of not being able to take losses on personal property. My advice: up your fed withholding for this upcoming your so you have enough...

Is it possible to obtain a home equity loan or a HELOC shortly after purchasing a home? Would a lender look at the appraisal as the home's worth or look at the sale price? I only ask because we are purchasing a REO and there is a large discrepancy between the appraisal and the sale price...

I like Nude's suggestion about going native. What is exactly native for Irvine, though?