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temeculaguy
ParticipantParts of vista are fine, if you are in shadowridge you’ll like it, north of the 78 it’s hit and miss but if you like the price, the neighbors and can afford it, why worry? If you don’t have to live in Carlsbad or Encinitas, then it makes sense to look elsewhere where prices have come down considerably. The whole thing is about finding something you can comfortably afford and be happy with, sounds like you did it.
Ultimately this will cause Bug’s butterfly effect to come true. If places ten miles away drop in price significantly and shoppers looking at carlsbad or encinitas will look a town or two away, then ultimately it will put downward pressure on the towns they fled, if this keeps up, CAR and JP will get the price they want and then everyone will be happy.
temeculaguy
ParticipantParts of vista are fine, if you are in shadowridge you’ll like it, north of the 78 it’s hit and miss but if you like the price, the neighbors and can afford it, why worry? If you don’t have to live in Carlsbad or Encinitas, then it makes sense to look elsewhere where prices have come down considerably. The whole thing is about finding something you can comfortably afford and be happy with, sounds like you did it.
Ultimately this will cause Bug’s butterfly effect to come true. If places ten miles away drop in price significantly and shoppers looking at carlsbad or encinitas will look a town or two away, then ultimately it will put downward pressure on the towns they fled, if this keeps up, CAR and JP will get the price they want and then everyone will be happy.
temeculaguy
ParticipantParts of vista are fine, if you are in shadowridge you’ll like it, north of the 78 it’s hit and miss but if you like the price, the neighbors and can afford it, why worry? If you don’t have to live in Carlsbad or Encinitas, then it makes sense to look elsewhere where prices have come down considerably. The whole thing is about finding something you can comfortably afford and be happy with, sounds like you did it.
Ultimately this will cause Bug’s butterfly effect to come true. If places ten miles away drop in price significantly and shoppers looking at carlsbad or encinitas will look a town or two away, then ultimately it will put downward pressure on the towns they fled, if this keeps up, CAR and JP will get the price they want and then everyone will be happy.
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March 14, 2010 at 9:58 PM in reply to: What is the appropriate amount to spend for a kid’s birthday present (not your kid)? #525812temeculaguy
ParticipantI buy gift cards from costco and sams club and keep a supply for the inevitable last minute notice the night before that one of my kids is going to a birthday party. Mine are teens so itunes cards are coveted, as well as movie cards, jamba juice, starbucks, etc. The formula is as follows, $25 for a kid I’ve never met or don’t know the parents, then a sliding scale up to about $50 for one of their best friends and everyone else falls in between. Sams and costco sell the cards at a discount between 5% and 20% off, so the numbers I’m quoting are face value, not what I paid. It’s easy and there is no time or gas costs when you just buy a couple hundred worth of assorted cards in one stop that can get you through the year.
Nieces and nephews are an exception, I only have a couple so it is fun to spoil them rotten and they wont be drifting in and out of my kids or my life. I had that “cool” uncle when I was a kid, every kid should have at least one. Every two years they need a new computer or laptop, other years it’s ipods, it’s a way to give money to my siblings without actually giving it to them and I’m a firm believer that kids should have computers, this is their world and familiarity with technology is a requirement.
March 14, 2010 at 9:58 PM in reply to: What is the appropriate amount to spend for a kid’s birthday present (not your kid)? #525944temeculaguy
ParticipantI buy gift cards from costco and sams club and keep a supply for the inevitable last minute notice the night before that one of my kids is going to a birthday party. Mine are teens so itunes cards are coveted, as well as movie cards, jamba juice, starbucks, etc. The formula is as follows, $25 for a kid I’ve never met or don’t know the parents, then a sliding scale up to about $50 for one of their best friends and everyone else falls in between. Sams and costco sell the cards at a discount between 5% and 20% off, so the numbers I’m quoting are face value, not what I paid. It’s easy and there is no time or gas costs when you just buy a couple hundred worth of assorted cards in one stop that can get you through the year.
Nieces and nephews are an exception, I only have a couple so it is fun to spoil them rotten and they wont be drifting in and out of my kids or my life. I had that “cool” uncle when I was a kid, every kid should have at least one. Every two years they need a new computer or laptop, other years it’s ipods, it’s a way to give money to my siblings without actually giving it to them and I’m a firm believer that kids should have computers, this is their world and familiarity with technology is a requirement.
March 14, 2010 at 9:58 PM in reply to: What is the appropriate amount to spend for a kid’s birthday present (not your kid)? #526390temeculaguy
ParticipantI buy gift cards from costco and sams club and keep a supply for the inevitable last minute notice the night before that one of my kids is going to a birthday party. Mine are teens so itunes cards are coveted, as well as movie cards, jamba juice, starbucks, etc. The formula is as follows, $25 for a kid I’ve never met or don’t know the parents, then a sliding scale up to about $50 for one of their best friends and everyone else falls in between. Sams and costco sell the cards at a discount between 5% and 20% off, so the numbers I’m quoting are face value, not what I paid. It’s easy and there is no time or gas costs when you just buy a couple hundred worth of assorted cards in one stop that can get you through the year.
Nieces and nephews are an exception, I only have a couple so it is fun to spoil them rotten and they wont be drifting in and out of my kids or my life. I had that “cool” uncle when I was a kid, every kid should have at least one. Every two years they need a new computer or laptop, other years it’s ipods, it’s a way to give money to my siblings without actually giving it to them and I’m a firm believer that kids should have computers, this is their world and familiarity with technology is a requirement.
March 14, 2010 at 9:58 PM in reply to: What is the appropriate amount to spend for a kid’s birthday present (not your kid)? #526487temeculaguy
ParticipantI buy gift cards from costco and sams club and keep a supply for the inevitable last minute notice the night before that one of my kids is going to a birthday party. Mine are teens so itunes cards are coveted, as well as movie cards, jamba juice, starbucks, etc. The formula is as follows, $25 for a kid I’ve never met or don’t know the parents, then a sliding scale up to about $50 for one of their best friends and everyone else falls in between. Sams and costco sell the cards at a discount between 5% and 20% off, so the numbers I’m quoting are face value, not what I paid. It’s easy and there is no time or gas costs when you just buy a couple hundred worth of assorted cards in one stop that can get you through the year.
Nieces and nephews are an exception, I only have a couple so it is fun to spoil them rotten and they wont be drifting in and out of my kids or my life. I had that “cool” uncle when I was a kid, every kid should have at least one. Every two years they need a new computer or laptop, other years it’s ipods, it’s a way to give money to my siblings without actually giving it to them and I’m a firm believer that kids should have computers, this is their world and familiarity with technology is a requirement.
March 14, 2010 at 9:58 PM in reply to: What is the appropriate amount to spend for a kid’s birthday present (not your kid)? #526743temeculaguy
ParticipantI buy gift cards from costco and sams club and keep a supply for the inevitable last minute notice the night before that one of my kids is going to a birthday party. Mine are teens so itunes cards are coveted, as well as movie cards, jamba juice, starbucks, etc. The formula is as follows, $25 for a kid I’ve never met or don’t know the parents, then a sliding scale up to about $50 for one of their best friends and everyone else falls in between. Sams and costco sell the cards at a discount between 5% and 20% off, so the numbers I’m quoting are face value, not what I paid. It’s easy and there is no time or gas costs when you just buy a couple hundred worth of assorted cards in one stop that can get you through the year.
Nieces and nephews are an exception, I only have a couple so it is fun to spoil them rotten and they wont be drifting in and out of my kids or my life. I had that “cool” uncle when I was a kid, every kid should have at least one. Every two years they need a new computer or laptop, other years it’s ipods, it’s a way to give money to my siblings without actually giving it to them and I’m a firm believer that kids should have computers, this is their world and familiarity with technology is a requirement.
temeculaguy
ParticipantI’m in!!! (well, 80% chance, there might be a scheduling conflict but the odds are that I’ll be there).
However, I do not plan to show up nude, how I leave is negotiable.
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