Archive for November, 2006

Casey’s 12 hour fast – Are you kidding me?

Monday, November 27th, 2006

In the latest installment of Casey's wacky adventures he announced that he is going to be fasting. From his blog: I feel scattered. I feel like I'm spinning my wheels - not getting out of my foreclosure mess fast enough and not moving forward toward my dreams/goals. To facilitate focus and direction I ...

I am officially a nerd now

Monday, November 27th, 2006

I bought a 1GB USB thumb drive a few weeks ago.  I kept leaving it at my desk so I put it in my bag.  It was so small that I had trouble finding it in my bag.  So eventually I decided to put it on my key chain.  It ...

Are the Lexus Christmas commercials financially responsible?

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Lexus has been running commercials where the people are given Lexus cars for Christmas.  In all these commercials the people receiving the car are always suprised.  One particular ad shows a new Lexus with a red bow parked on the street in between two driveways.  The husbands of both houses ...

Announcing Live, Learn & Invest.com

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Some of you may have noticed that my site name has changed.  I feel that this name better suits me and my blog.  All things tend to evolve.  My blog which started as journal for me to record my real estate investments has spread into my thoughts on life and ...

Why aren’t more restaurants open on Thanksgiving?

Friday, November 24th, 2006

It's about midnight and I'm totally stuffed with all Thanksgiving Food.  I don't cook so I always have trouble finding places to eat on these holidays.  I've always wondered why more restaurants don't open on Thanksgiving or Christmas.  Last Christmas, Macaroni Grill was the only place open near my house and ...

St. George Lot SOLD!!!

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

The buyers have accepted my counter.  Escrow has been opened.  The deal isn't completely done.  They have to do a perc test on the lot to make sure a septic tank can be installed on it.  I don't forsee a problem with the test at all.  However, they can always ...

Update on my St. George lot

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

On Monday, I countered the offer on my lot with a slight price reduction from the asking price.  The buyers came back by raising their price a little also.  I guess we're in the back and forth negotiation phase.  It seems like these buyer really do intend to buy the lot ...