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At some point someone (cos?) handed me a stoner poodle shirt, and since I was still feeling a bit uncomfortable I thought it was a sweet way to include me, until I looked at it and saw it was a Large. Later I gave it back and explained I wasn't that huge yet.Speaking of fat, Homer did not hesitate to throw a fat joke at me all day, which I somehow managed to find endearing.'Bogart said:
Thanks GB
I always appreciate your thoughts/replies
I will do this as soon as I can figure out how to lie without lying about staying there.I've meant to ask, do you purposefully not post the address on your website? Or am I missing it? Had to track it down from another site to make my surprise appearance. If I were looking to rent I would not necessarily make the effort.
Password?
Sorry. Should be open now.Password?
"The specified media does not exist"What kind of game you runnin' here, missy?Sorry. Should be open now.Password?
Netted out a couple hundred, a box of leftover half-full booze (no pappy), and a couple cases of beer. And I am cool with that. I just did not want to go negative. Getting this together and making it work and be fun was my main objective and that was accomplished. I cannot express how satisfying it was.I won't name names and certainly do not want to embarrass anyone, but in situations like this the staff should get a tip. Most of you did and I imagine the couple who did not just forgot in the midst of their foggy hangovers. I covered those that did not and still came out slightly ahead, so we're all good.Also, I only had to turn down two reservation requests for that weekend, so the lost revenue was not bad.
Don't look at me. Probably that snotty soccer player over at Cos's.Just got a call from Bakersfield, CA
If that was a coin slot, you'd need frisbees for currency
Now it says "404".just kiddingSorry, I started to organize pictures into an album and moved it after posting the link. Link has been updated in original post, but here you go:My link"The specified media does not exist"What kind of game you runnin' here, missy?Sorry. Should be open now.Password?
Making your assets sweat is a throw-back phrase to investors who would chase yield and return on their investments.
Yes I do not make the address easy to find. First off, I like the secluded, off the grid setting I have and will not even put up a sign.Second, too many people already call late at night looking for a room. I sure as hell don't want them knocking at my door in the middle of the night. If I don't know someone is coming and when, I do not want them and make no attempt to make them feel welcome (except someone like you who I halfway expected and were part of a group already there).
Have me, GM and LHUCKS prepare you a list. THen buy stocks not on that list.
Everybodyanium Consolidated
I just buy ETFs that focus on dividend-paying stocks.http://www.fool.com/investing/etf/2012/12/20/dividend-etfs-your-best-buy-for-income.aspx
I think the better question is how to find GOOD STOCKS that pay dividends. There are still hundreds of companies that will pay a dividend (and I think more equities will follow suit as the hunt for yield intensifies) and not all of them are worth your investment. Historically, utility companies, oil/gas, railroads...mature companies with good earnings have paid the most attractive dividends. A Duke Energy, for example, pays a nice 4% dividend, but at 90 bucks a share, you aren't buying too many shares unless your name rhymes with MistaDoor. Do a simple google search for 'how to pick a dividend paying stock' and you'll return dozens of good articles on how to find the right stocks for you. My link
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Once upon a time, people bought stocks because of their dividends, right Tanner? You bought Ma Bell or Standard Oil or GE because they would pay a 6% dividend. If the stock went up in value, that was just gravy. If it went down, you bought more of it. As long as you were getting a quarterly dividend check, market direction wasn't really relevant (barring a crash).
But then we reached a new paradigm in the American stock markets and paying a dividend was 'gay'. Yield was what your grandfather wanted. We want growth, baby. Give me a stock that doubles and splits repeatedly and damn it all to hell with your old fashioned metrics for valuation. PE Ratio? Please. Price to sales? Bah. Debt on the balance sheet? Who cares! So long as the stock goes higher, nothing else matters. Sound familiar? Housing market anyone?
A guy in his late 20's with a good job and no kids in the proverbial sweet spot in life. Assuming no debt, he/she could leverage their money to go into real estate, buy a spec house and have somebody pay that mortgage for them via rent. And right now, there are a LOT of families who lost their houses to foreclosure who don't want to live in an apartment. Rental rates are sky high. Mortgage rates are at historic lows. RIGHT ROMO? And with additional money coming in, build yourself a portfolio of stocks; throw some of it risky uranium plays and the like, but put the bulk in mature companies that throw off a healthy dividend. Reinvest those dividends into buying more shares of that stock and just sit on your hands.
- Live like a college sophomore
- Debt kills
- You can always add overhead
- Make your assets sweat
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I really should be doing all that.. I don't want to go all Dentist and sacrifice my 20's by never having fun though. I guess it's about finding the right balance. I'm pretty ####ty at that right now. 
Yes, theoretically your return would be the same, but there would probably be more growth potential for the $9 stock...
Have the various tipping threads in the FFA not taught you anything?Netted out a couple hundred, a box of leftover half-full booze (no pappy), and a couple cases of beer. And I am cool with that. I just did not want to go negative. Getting this together and making it work and be fun was my main objective and that was accomplished. I cannot express how satisfying it was.I won't name names and certainly do not want to embarrass anyone, but in situations like this the staff should get a tip. Most of you did and I imagine the couple who did not just forgot in the midst of their foggy hangovers. I covered those that did not and still came out slightly ahead, so we're all good.
Also, I only had to turn down two reservation requests for that weekend, so the lost revenue was not bad.
Honestly, I'd probably forgotten in this scenario even though I know better and felt terrible about it now. I'd be scribbling out a quick paypal to cos pronto.Have the various tipping threads in the FFA not taught you anything?Netted out a couple hundred, a box of leftover half-full booze (no pappy), and a couple cases of beer. And I am cool with that. I just did not want to go negative. Getting this together and making it work and be fun was my main objective and that was accomplished. I cannot express how satisfying it was.I won't name names and certainly do not want to embarrass anyone, but in situations like this the staff should get a tip. Most of you did and I imagine the couple who did not just forgot in the midst of their foggy hangovers. I covered those that did not and still came out slightly ahead, so we're all good.
Also, I only had to turn down two reservation requests for that weekend, so the lost revenue was not bad.
Is anyone else's head spinning that GM can put on a performance like that this weekend and then write cogent posts about complicated topics like this?
Man, I was GREAT between 9pm-11pm Friday and again 11am-3pm Saturday. Rest of the time, pure poop show.
ANOTHER GAME FOR MILOS!!Man, I was GREAT between 9pm-11pm Friday and again 11am-3pm Saturday. Rest of the time, pure poop show.
Just got an email from Ken Maxwell.Just got a call from Bakersfield, CA
I've been buying a lot of NI (Nisource). 3.6% dividend yield, and the stock is still only around 26.8 right now. In January, I made an 8.5% profit on the stock price as well, so that was a bonus.
I'm just relieved to not be the assssss end of the jokes for a few minutes.Hey, what can I say? When you have a spectacular ###, you have a spectacular ###crack.
for later. This description is 
Now it's a chocolate covered pecan.
