Comments on: American Dream Reloaded http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/american-dream-reloaded/ Breaking Financial Ceilings One Stiletto At A Time! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:03:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Young Investor http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-276 Young Investor Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:01:17 +0000 http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/16/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-276 Hey Ginger, Well I'm from Australia but we have the Australian dream here too! I love what this multi-millionaire mummy has to say and I absolutely agree with it 100% no questions asked. I believe this because from all the successful people that i have spoken to and all the books that i have read, they do not see your home as a great investment at all. I guess we are taught from a young age that this is what we should aspire to. Live an average life, fit in, go to school, get a good job, buy a house and settle down. I don't know about you .. but that sounds like a completely boring and useless life to me. Life really is all about raising the standards and expecting more from yourself than anybody else does. Sometimes you just have got to grab life by the balls .. and run with it. lol If there was a nicer way to say it .. i would have. So i think that its great that you were opened minded enough to see the benefits in renting v buying. I mean if you want to be a millionaire that already puts you in the top 4-5% of the population. In order for to do that .. i guess we cant be thinking like the other 95%. Young Investor www.investmentrealty.blogspot.com Hey Ginger,
Well I’m from Australia but we have the Australian dream here too! I love what this multi-millionaire mummy has to say and I absolutely agree with it 100% no questions asked.

I believe this because from all the successful people that i have spoken to and all the books that i have read, they do not see your home as a great investment at all.

I guess we are taught from a young age that this is what we should aspire to. Live an average life, fit in, go to school, get a good job, buy a house and settle down.

I don’t know about you .. but that sounds like a completely boring and useless life to me. Life really is all about raising the standards and expecting more from yourself than anybody else does. Sometimes you just have got to grab life by the balls .. and run with it. lol If there was a nicer way to say it .. i would have.

So i think that its great that you were opened minded enough to see the benefits in renting v buying. I mean if you want to be a millionaire that already puts you in the top 4-5% of the population. In order for to do that .. i guess we cant be thinking like the other 95%.

Young Investor

http://www.investmentrealty.blogspot.com

]]> By: K. http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-123 K. Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:09:31 +0000 http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/16/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-123 We read the same sites :) Nowadays it seems like you should buy a home for no other reason than having a place to live for a good period of time. Millionaire Mommy made a good point about not having ALL of your investments/net worth tied up in your home. We read the same sites :)

Nowadays it seems like you should buy a home for no other reason than having a place to live for a good period of time. Millionaire Mommy made a good point about not having ALL of your investments/net worth tied up in your home.

]]> By: Ginger http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-104 Ginger Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:58:03 +0000 http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/16/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-104 LOL! @ Natasha Ive never heard of it but Im certain they wouldnt mind. The longest Ive heard is a 2 year lease. Greg I am glad you're open to the idea. Sometimes it takes being challenged in order to pull ourselves away from traditional modes of thinking. LOL! @ Natasha Ive never heard of it but Im certain they wouldnt mind. The longest Ive heard is a 2 year lease.

Greg I am glad you’re open to the idea. Sometimes it takes being challenged in order to pull ourselves away from traditional modes of thinking.

]]> By: Natasha http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-94 Natasha Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:45:10 +0000 http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/16/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-94 Wow. My husband brought this very point up to me earlier today and I didn't get it. I told him I needed to have it marinate until I "got it". Oh, I sooooo get it. But renting is also risky; meaning that a landlord can raise rent at any time. Is it unheard of to have a 5, 10, 15 year residential lease? Wow. My husband brought this very point up to me earlier today and I didn’t get it. I told him I needed to have it marinate until I “got it”. Oh, I sooooo get it. But renting is also risky; meaning that a landlord can raise rent at any time. Is it unheard of to have a 5, 10, 15 year residential lease?

]]> By: Greg http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-91 Greg Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:10:09 +0000 http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/16/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-91 Interesting information you have here Ginger. Im forced to reconsider my position on wealth building as I am an investor and suffered losses recently with a few of my properties. However I suspect this is all specific to one's local area. Interesting information you have here Ginger. Im forced to reconsider my position on wealth building as I am an investor and suffered losses recently with a few of my properties. However I suspect this is all specific to one’s local area.

]]> By: Ginger http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-90 Ginger Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:22:32 +0000 http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/16/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-90 Hey lady! Thanks for stopping by! :-) Yes I am combing through your site as you are such a wealth of information and an inspiration. Truly. Your contrarian views give us all something to think about because there is no ONE path to wealth. You blazed your own path which shows me that this can be done! Excuse the gushing lol Hey lady!
Thanks for stopping by! :-) Yes I am combing through your site as you are such a wealth of information and an inspiration. Truly. Your contrarian views give us all something to think about because there is no ONE path to wealth. You blazed your own path which shows me that this can be done! Excuse the gushing lol

]]> By: Millionaire Mommy Next Door http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-89 Millionaire Mommy Next Door Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:21:03 +0000 http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/16/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-89 Hi Ginger, I appreciate your nice introduction to my somewhat controversial rent vs buy thread! Your reaction and discussion is a breath of fresh air. Some people shut down when they hear something they don't want to hear - but not you. Kudos for looking at the issue open-mindedly, even if some of it hurts a little. In the long run, looking at both sides of the coin (pun intended) and making informed decisions does kick a$$. I love your blog name! And your writing style is fantastic, too. So nice to "meet" you! Hi Ginger,
I appreciate your nice introduction to my somewhat controversial rent vs buy thread! Your reaction and discussion is a breath of fresh air. Some people shut down when they hear something they don’t want to hear - but not you. Kudos for looking at the issue open-mindedly, even if some of it hurts a little. In the long run, looking at both sides of the coin (pun intended) and making informed decisions does kick a$$.

I love your blog name! And your writing style is fantastic, too. So nice to “meet” you!

]]> By: Amy http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-88 Amy Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:51:34 +0000 http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/01/16/american-dream-reloaded/#comment-88 Stop playing with my mind! I never thought about it this way!! So should we buy or continue renting? Is this temporary? Stop playing with my mind! I never thought about it this way!! So should we buy or continue renting? Is this temporary?

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