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

"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. ;-)
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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.

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.