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5/24/2008 1:26 PM

lame duck

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Well... the fact is that the poor guy starts selling well after the market has been going down. And he buys well after it has gone up. That is why he stays poor. And the financial advisor of his is just as poor as him, so he is much better off not taking any advice from that guy. Kiyosaki is a joke.
-- Never try to impress a woman, bcz if u do she'll expect u to keep up the standard for the rest of ur life. W. C. Fields Edited: 5/24/2008 1:32 PM by -M-

5/24/2008 2:08 PM

die with honor

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Ummmm I disagree ... Kiyosaki is an entrepreneur, making himself wealthy ... Billy Mase hawks silly putty and oxy clean, Kiosaki hawks books and motivation, both are millionaires ... the only difference is the product being hawked. Anyone can be an entrepreneur ... if they are willing to put in the hours it takes.
-- ****************************** Mine honor is my life; both grow in one: Take honor from me, and my life is done: Da Bard ... But something tosk would say. Americans used to roar like lions for liberty; now they bleat like sheep for security. ~ Norman Vincent Peale~ We don't have to live in the kind of America the two Major parties have in store for us. Together, let us lay the foundations for an America worthy of our Founding Fathers. ~Ron Paul~

5/24/2008 2:13 PM

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Its about wut he has to say, not wut he is himself. I admit to never have read his stuff, but from wut I hear it is fin advice. Fin advice helps but very little. U gotta go out & do it urself, ur own way. By the way I took that "joke" thing from a cover of a book he is pictured w/Trump in. Trump is a joke too, so Kiyosaki is by association. Who is Billy Masse?
-- Never try to impress a woman, bcz if u do she'll expect u to keep up the standard for the rest of ur life. W. C. Fields Edited: 5/24/2008 2:15 PM by -M-

5/25/2008 10:32 AM

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1. Did the house prices rise, or was it all just an illusion? 2. Why do Americans need support groups & 12 step programs?
-- Never try to impress a woman, bcz if u do she'll expect u to keep up the standard for the rest of ur life. W. C. Fields Edited: 5/25/2008 9:36 PM by -M-

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5/25/2008 10:57 AM

Day-Saver!

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House prices didn't rise, they plummeted. People had mortgages on their hands that were worth way more than the value of the house. Not an ideal situation to be in.
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5/25/2008 11:00 AM

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u talking 2007-06 Think in the context of 2000-06
-- Never try to impress a woman, bcz if u do she'll expect u to keep up the standard for the rest of ur life. W. C. Fields

5/28/2008 8:07 PM

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Interesting stuff about Kiyosaki, & the type of advice he peddles http://www.johntreed.com/Kiyosaki.html all i gotta say is buyer bewaer
-- Never try to impress a woman, bcz if u do she'll expect u to keep up the standard for the rest of ur life. W. C. Fields Edited: 5/28/2008 10:30 PM by -M-

5/31/2008 6:16 PM

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1. Did the house prices rise, or was it all just an illusion? Dollar index (it values the dollar against a basket of other currencies) fell from a high of 112 (Feb'02) to its curent value of 85 (May'08). That is a decline of 24% (equivalent of 32% mark-up). So if the house that was selling for $100,000 in '02 is selling for $132,000 this year u did not make any real money. This illusion is even more glearing when u take out a single currenvy such as Euro. EU/$ rate went from $0.80 (2000) to $1.60 (2008). That is a 50% decline (or 100% mark up). So if the house u bought for $100,000 in 2000 & it is selling for $200,000 this year & u are a european, u didnt make any real money. So ye... the housing bubble where everybody was thinking they were making loads of money was an illusion created by dollar's devaluation. 2. Why do Americans need support groups & 12 step programs? Competition. It has penetrated into every aspect of american lives that ppl find themselve compiting even for such undesirable conditions as "I am more miserable than u are". Support groups are local championships of this sport & 12-steps are the coaching programs.
-- Never try to impress a woman, bcz if u do she'll expect u to keep up the standard for the rest of ur life. W. C. Fields

5/31/2008 6:20 PM

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And LC is the winner for being the lone one standing. There was a time... Thebans & Spartans fought. The battle was fought to a point when there were 2 Thebans & 1 Spartan left. The Thebans went back to selebrate a victory. The Spartan stayed in the battlefeild & claimed victory bcz the Thebans, he said, routed & ran away
-- Never try to impress a woman, bcz if u do she'll expect u to keep up the standard for the rest of ur life. W. C. Fields

5/31/2008 10:40 PM