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Nostradamus, I am one of those crazies who log every expense they make and you are right about keeping the data and charting it. Unfortunately, not a lot of people do it these days. Actually, I get picked on by family/friends for doing this. Well, these are the decadent times…..

Anyway, what impressed me with your chart was that you spent more on gifts than on dining. That says a lot about you.

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Nostradamus, I am one of those crazies who log every expense they make and you are right about keeping the data and charting it. Unfortunately, not a lot of people do it these days. Actually, I get picked on by family/friends for doing this. Well, these are the decadent times…..

Anyway, what impressed me with your chart was that you spent more on gifts than on dining. That says a lot about you.

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fun and no cost things to do with kids

No wonder I find myself spending so much time on this website.

Nostradamus, Is that you monthly or weekly expense thingy?

[dumbrenter]

fun and no cost things to do with kids

No wonder I find myself spending so much time on this website.

Nostradamus, Is that you monthly or weekly expense thingy?

[dumbrenter]

fun and no cost things to do with kids

No wonder I find myself spending so much time on this website.

Nostradamus, Is that you monthly or weekly expense thingy?

[dumbrenter]

fun and no cost things to do with kids

No wonder I find myself spending so much time on this website.

Nostradamus, Is that you monthly or weekly expense thingy?

[dumbrenter]

fun and no cost things to do with kids

No wonder I find myself spending so much time on this website.

Nostradamus, Is that you monthly or weekly expense thingy?

[dumbrenter]

Surveyor, Any dictionary that uses the word “causal” to describe correlation should not be trusted. I would go more with the statistics definition you had above. To take example of smoking and lung cancer…..There is a very high positive correlation between smoking and cancer but nowhere has it been proven that smoking causes lung cancer. The opposite: where non-smoking does not cause lung cancer is not true either.

To go back to the assertion from PBS, there might be a positive correlation between homeowner and their children getting better education. But that does not mean the buying a home causes your children to become smarter or get a better education.
The actual cause might be different, maybe folks who own homes are the ones with stable families and tend to spend time with their children. Maybe deadbeats, drug dealers, gang folks are not really interested in buying a home.

The fallacy of implying causation from just correlation was used in public policy with disastrous consequences. PBS is a serial culprit in this regard.

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Surveyor, Any dictionary that uses the word “causal” to describe correlation should not be trusted. I would go more with the statistics definition you had above. To take example of smoking and lung cancer…..There is a very high positive correlation between smoking and cancer but nowhere has it been proven that smoking causes lung cancer. The opposite: where non-smoking does not cause lung cancer is not true either.

To go back to the assertion from PBS, there might be a positive correlation between homeowner and their children getting better education. But that does not mean the buying a home causes your children to become smarter or get a better education.
The actual cause might be different, maybe folks who own homes are the ones with stable families and tend to spend time with their children. Maybe deadbeats, drug dealers, gang folks are not really interested in buying a home.

The fallacy of implying causation from just correlation was used in public policy with disastrous consequences. PBS is a serial culprit in this regard.

[dumbrenter]

Surveyor, Any dictionary that uses the word “causal” to describe correlation should not be trusted. I would go more with the statistics definition you had above. To take example of smoking and lung cancer…..There is a very high positive correlation between smoking and cancer but nowhere has it been proven that smoking causes lung cancer. The opposite: where non-smoking does not cause lung cancer is not true either.

To go back to the assertion from PBS, there might be a positive correlation between homeowner and their children getting better education. But that does not mean the buying a home causes your children to become smarter or get a better education.
The actual cause might be different, maybe folks who own homes are the ones with stable families and tend to spend time with their children. Maybe deadbeats, drug dealers, gang folks are not really interested in buying a home.

The fallacy of implying causation from just correlation was used in public policy with disastrous consequences. PBS is a serial culprit in this regard.

[dumbrenter]

Surveyor, Any dictionary that uses the word “causal” to describe correlation should not be trusted. I would go more with the statistics definition you had above. To take example of smoking and lung cancer…..There is a very high positive correlation between smoking and cancer but nowhere has it been proven that smoking causes lung cancer. The opposite: where non-smoking does not cause lung cancer is not true either.

To go back to the assertion from PBS, there might be a positive correlation between homeowner and their children getting better education. But that does not mean the buying a home causes your children to become smarter or get a better education.
The actual cause might be different, maybe folks who own homes are the ones with stable families and tend to spend time with their children. Maybe deadbeats, drug dealers, gang folks are not really interested in buying a home.

The fallacy of implying causation from just correlation was used in public policy with disastrous consequences. PBS is a serial culprit in this regard.

[dumbrenter]

Surveyor, Any dictionary that uses the word “causal” to describe correlation should not be trusted. I would go more with the statistics definition you had above. To take example of smoking and lung cancer…..There is a very high positive correlation between smoking and cancer but nowhere has it been proven that smoking causes lung cancer. The opposite: where non-smoking does not cause lung cancer is not true either.

To go back to the assertion from PBS, there might be a positive correlation between homeowner and their children getting better education. But that does not mean the buying a home causes your children to become smarter or get a better education.
The actual cause might be different, maybe folks who own homes are the ones with stable families and tend to spend time with their children. Maybe deadbeats, drug dealers, gang folks are not really interested in buying a home.

The fallacy of implying causation from just correlation was used in public policy with disastrous consequences. PBS is a serial culprit in this regard.

[dumbrenter]

Surveyor, Any dictionary that uses the word “causal” to describe correlation should not be trusted. I would go more with the statistics definition you had above. To take example of smoking and lung cancer…..There is a very high positive correlation between smoking and cancer but nowhere has it been proven that smoking causes lung cancer. The opposite: where non-smoking does not cause lung cancer is not true either.

To go back to the assertion from PBS, there might be a positive correlation between homeowner and their children getting better education. But that does not mean the buying a home causes your children to become smarter or get a better education.
The actual cause might be different, maybe folks who own homes are the ones with stable families and tend to spend time with their children. Maybe deadbeats, drug dealers, gang folks are not really interested in buying a home.

The fallacy of implying causation from just correlation was used in public policy with disastrous consequences. PBS is a serial culprit in this regard.

[dumbrenter]

Bjensen, I am in a similar situation as you…I am an engineer, but have been seriously considering law school. I have been following this thread with great interest.
My primary motive is not a love for law profession or anything. It is money. To make more money, I either have to do management or get a high-return education.
Check out the starting salary on the webpages of national law firms with offices in San Diego.

[dumbrenter]

Bjensen, I am in a similar situation as you…I am an engineer, but have been seriously considering law school. I have been following this thread with great interest.
My primary motive is not a love for law profession or anything. It is money. To make more money, I either have to do management or get a high-return education.
Check out the starting salary on the webpages of national law firms with offices in San Diego.

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