Re: What's the best purchase you've ever made and why ?

"beadsbyirene" <sanerthanyou@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "FrediFizzx" <fredifizzx@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Yep, ditto on our house also.  Bought for $23K back in the early 70's. 
>> Very good for keepin' the rain off your head. ;-)
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>> Fred
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>> "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj005@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> The house we are presently living in now.  We got it at a great price,

>>> and it has since appreciated in value considerably from our purchase 
>>> price, in about eight years.
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>>> "Joe" <cyan999@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> Exlcuding anything to do with admirable things like making a
>>>> charitable donation and / or paying for education (be it yours or
>>>> someone elses), what so far is
>>>> the best purchase you've ever made and please elaborate on why you
>>>> think so.
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> You guys are so materialistic.  The best purchase I ever made was a 
> marriage license for 3 bucks 48 years ago.
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Good point.  But I do not consider the cost of a marriage license as a 
purchase, because you did not have to "purchase" a licnese to live with 
someone for the rest of your life.  We do that because it is one of those 
things we are expected to do, when we marry someone.