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So they want to sell us their cheap goods and buy our overpriced houses? Sounds like a plan to me.

You mean THIS > <img src="http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/images/avatars/uploads/avatar_852.jpg" alt="" /> <em> isn't</em> the rage face? WTF is it?

<a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/02/11/Report_California_budget_deal_struck/UPI-50351234386883/">One source.</a> Unfortunately I can't do too much about the income tax, but I'll make it a strong goal to not spend more on gas, registration or sales tax in '09. Mercury Ins just sent...

I had tons of respect for the PIMCO guys before all this crap. They've lost a lot of it in the past year or so.

Well, it still is a *profit*. The earnings may not be recession proof, but if they're actually making money, the business certainly is.

I usually play with my W4 several times a year in trial and error to get the right # of exemptions. I've gone as high as 20 on the state to get where I needed to be. I just changed it to 8 recently after figuring out my '08 taxes and what'll be applied to '09. I always aim to get near zero...

<a href="https://mv.dmv.ca.gov/FeeCalculatorWeb/newVehicleForm.do">Start here.</a> Your tactic is a good one. You may also want to consider giving them an aggressive time limit so they don't pull any waiting games with you. You didn't ask, so maybe you already have the info, but to...

A bear market without at least a few strong--but false--rallies would be a pretty rare thing. Not saying we haven't seen the bottom, just that we might see it a few times over the next few years.

What's it cost to do your Schedule D? Or is it easy to import the data into TurboTax? Years back I remember being quoted 25 cents per trade to get my Sched D done. I still do them manually.

Count me in too. Less than 1/2 the distance than Irvine for me! Hey that Park Ave place is closer to its <strong>1994</strong> price than its 2007 price.

Another reason is the cost of overhead outweighs a lot of savings from paycuts. I was quite floored when I found out that the computers and software packages I used cost more than I did. Then theres the other stuff, insurance, pensions/401k match, floor space, etc.

I don't have any FCB stories, but my observation is that the "F" in FCB might be overemphasized. Parents will usually help their kids if they're able, regardless of where they're from. I can give some details to my circle of 30-something friends. Couple 1: 2nd and 3rd gen asians, had help...