Kingshakabooboo

Bottom line…they will be more competitive and fun to watch than what we have had the last few years.

As I have said here many times. We are a football and baseball team. All lost of us want is a team that is competitive, plays hard, is fun to watch, wins more than they lose and makes the tourney 4 out of 5 years and had a chance to make a decent run in the tourney occasionally. This is exactly what Will Wade teams bring to the table and why most of us are excited he is back.

Whichever is cheapest. No discernible difference between them.

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Those companies will pay for his trade school if he’s committed

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This is the way. My son started as a helper with plumbing outfit right out of high school. Owner liked his work ethic and offered to cover all the fees involved in getting his journey man’s. By 22 he had his license. He is 26 now and making about $85 a year and no student loans to pay back.

Here is after a quick 2 minute look. 2/1 1250sf w/covered parking in Benton, La for $165K. Pretty sure it qualifies for an 0 down UFDA Rural Development Loan. Note would be about $1400-$1500!including estimated PMI, Ins, and Interest. A young married couple making at least $60K year household income with no more than one modest car note, could afford this.

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That was long time ago

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You missed the whole point. Look at
The interest rates. Same as they are now.
Interest rate on my first house was actually higher. Look at the size of the houses. All under 1700sf. Kids these days think their first house had to be 2000+. Look how I lived, never more than one car note and sometimes no car note. Couples now think both have to have notes.

It can be done if you live within your means and have realistic expectations.

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Bull shite on ALL of this

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Not bull shite at all. I grew up from the mid 70’s to 1990 in a 3/1 1200 sf home with one car carport.

My first home was purchased in 1994 at 7.5% interest rate. It was a 3/1 1000 sf with no covered parking.

My second home was purchased in 1995 at 7%. It was a 3/2 1450 sf w/2 car garage.

My third home and the one I raised my children in was purchased in 2000 at 6.75% and was a 3/2 1650 sf with 2 car garage. Stayed in that house for 19 years.

The entire time I’ve been married we never carried more than one car note and some years we had none. Always kept my wife in newer vehicles but I have always driven older used trucks.

And no, we weren’t poor. Just always lived slightly below our means.

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I’ve always wanted a “No Man’s Land” on our southern border (you know….where my peeps come from). A double walled line across the border, with mined interior and automatic sentry guns every 500 yards.

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Pat Buchanan had a very similar plan as part of his presidential campaign. Should have been elected.

Started dipping at 16 and I’m 53 now.
Have averaged about 3/4 of a can a day for as long as I can remember.

Started with Skoal, then Grizzly, and I’m on Cougar now because the shite keeps getting more expensive.

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I personally agree with you that schools aren’t really needed anymore with technology

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See, here is where I disagree. I think the addition of so much technology in our schools has been the problem. And also one of the reasons why you keep hearing we need for funding for schools.

I say go back to chalkboards, chalk, pencils and paper.

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I wrote off the nfl and do not even pay attention to any of the games.

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Same.
It didn’t even hit me last year until after the conference championship games that I had not watched a single game all season including playoffs. Wife asked me if we were going to have a Superbowl party and just told her no.

Funny thing is, I still took 2nd place in my work fantasy league.