[Chrispy]

She’s on SSI and wants to buy? What the…?? From my understanding of Supplemental Security Insurance, it is a federally-funded program with payments to the disabled. The payments are not large.

She also states that she “doesn’t know neighborhoods, even though we have lived here for 16 years.” Why is she willing to spend up to $600K but not willing to do any research to make this an educated purchase?

My hunch is that she will be looking for a 50-year mortgage or a mortgage where the owner takes back part of the loan.

[Chrispy]

Clarification – she recommends moving 5% of your portfolio into cash. From the article:

“In Schwab parlance, “slightly” means five percentage points of your total portfolio value. So we are not recommending clients completely replace their stocks with cash, just that they make a minor adjustment.”

[Chrispy]

That was fast… the site is up again! Yes – no more extra work for the boss from me!

[Chrispy]

I don’t know, but all of a sudden I find myself with scads of time to get work done.

I miss the Housing Bubble Blog!! I just sent Ben an email on behalf of all Piggingtonians to find out what happened. Will report when I hear.

[Chrispy]

It’s not John Hopkins University…. it’s Johns Hopkins University….yes, the guy had an “S” at the end of his first name.

Moet and Chandon – Moet is Dutch, Chandon is French. You do pronounce the “t” in MOet but not the “N” in Chandon. You can tell Moet is a Dutch word because of the funny little double dots on top of the “e.”

Ah, the importance of being ernst.

[Chrispy]

Interesting how this is “breaking news” according to the UT yet it happened four days ago.

Why can’t a city of this size have a respectable newspaper?

[Chrispy]

Storeroom sounds so sinister… what is the technical definition of a bedroom vs. an office or den? I understand a bedroom needs a closet. Is that it?

A bedroom needs two exits (example: one door, one window) – does a den have the same requirements?

[Chrispy]

Another quote from the flyer:

“Live upstairs and rent four bedrooms downstairs to grad students…”

Undergrads need not apply! I can think of a few things worse than living with college kids under your feet, but not many.

[Chrispy]

PS – The auction house is DumpingHomes.com. Gives a whole new meaning to going to the dump!

[Chrispy]

When people say ATM machine or PIN number, it drives me nuts! The M means machine, the N means number, so what they are really saying is automatic teller machine machine, and personal identification number number.

[Chrispy]

Healthily is a word:

healthily

That said, healthfully is used more often, except for when you’re eating pork rinds.

How about “I could care less” when it should be “I couldn’t care less”?

Irregardless is not a word – because the “ir” at the beginning and the “less” at the end are both negatives. Regardless is what should be used, or irrespective, or “forget about that part.”

[Chrispy]

Does the word semi-colon mean half-assed?

[Chrispy]

As James Brown would say…

I feel good!

I also stand corrected about bad/badly.

Here’s another…. “my offer was excepted.”

Do you mean that your offer was taken? In that case, your offer was accepted. Otherwise, your offer was the exception — other offers were accepted, but yours was not.

Not a bad thing in today’s RE market.

[Chrispy]

Another error creeping in is “I try to eat healthy.” It should actually be, “I try to eat healthily.” Healthy is not an adverb.

On the same TRACK (as opposed to tract), people are starting to leave the “ly” off of adverbs. For example, a friend of mine said, “I ride my bike regular.” At first I thought she was talking about regular gas and got her transportation modes mixed up…

“I feel bad about that” should be, “I feel badly about that.”

[Chrispy]

Buy stuff at farmer’s markets – they are scattered throughout San Diego. Not only do you get healthier food, but you support the local economy AND it’s a good way to spend time with family and friends.

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