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Miss Cellania
October 17, 2007
by Miss Cellania - October 17, 2007 - 1:00 AM

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Even NASA is going green! Ion Propulsion Helps Spacecraft Cruise Solar System on the Cheap.

55 Must See Movies of 2008. If I only see one of these, it’ll be Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

How to date a girl who is way out of your league. These techniques can also be used to date a girl who’s smart, funny, and nice.

Sometimes renting can be more cost-effective than buying a home. That is, unless you actually pay off your mortgage (what a novel idea)!

A classic interview with Mel Blanc, the man of a thousand voices. Some of those voices were Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd. He was just as funny in his own voice!

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  1. Thanks for the link to my conversation about renting!

    One note: You wrote, “Sometimes renting can be more cost-effective than buying a home. That is, unless you actually pay off your mortgage..”

    Actually, I addressed the hidden cost of lost opportunity (in a subsequent post). Even if you own your home free and clear of a mortgage, it can wind up costing you more than renting. Why? Because your equity is tied up in the sticks and bricks over your head… therefore you can’t invest cash into equities to make a long-term historical average return of 10-11%.

    Lost opportunity costs are definitely important to factor into your rent versus buy equations.

    posted by Millionaire Mommy Next Door on 10-17-2007 at 8:57 am

  2. Good point, IF you end up spending more money on house payments than rent, because the money you pay in rent will never be yours again (tied up or not). My mortgage payments were less than I’ve ever paid in rent. So now I have some wealth tied up in a house, whereas if I rented, I wouldn’t have that at all.

    Of course it depends on your circumstances. I personally am better at fixing up an old house than I am at saving money!

    posted by Miss Cellania on 10-17-2007 at 9:20 am

  3. Your links are always awesome! Do you have a list of them from the past? I like to look at old ones, but once they are gone, can’t find them.
    I am also looking for the one about resume writing.

    posted by Daniel on 10-17-2007 at 10:20 am

  4. Thanks! The links are only kept in our system for a few days, because they really pile up. But I can often remember where I got them, so you can always ask.

    (I sent Daniel a few resume links.)

    posted by Miss Cellania on 10-17-2007 at 11:03 am

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