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

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> beadsbyirene <sanerthanyou@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj005@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "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. ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
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>> 48 years ago, you had to purchase a license to live with someone for
the 
>> rest of your life. Living together without that license was considered 
>> 'sin' in those days.
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> No it wasnt, plenty did it even then. That was the 60s when doing that
was 
> rife.
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This year is 2008.  48 years ago, would make it 1960.