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- From: weverka@spot.Colorado.EDU (Robert T. Weverka)
- Subject: Re: middle class/affording a house
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.082341.26004@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
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- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 08:23:41 GMT
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- In saving for a house some tips were offered. Here is my addition.
- In <1200@stake.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> emolinar@stake.DaytonOH.NCR.COM writes:
- > In the spirit of helping out that one true believer ; ), I would like
- >to offer a couple of tips that have served me well, for all my 30 years:
- >
- > 1. Get those credit card bills down to $0.00
- > 2. Save ANYTHING. But make sure you save at least
- > 3. Do not buy anything on the spur of the moment. This means
- > 4. into a savings/money market investment fund at least once a month.
- > 5. Begin your investment fund/money market by either:
- > A. signing up for an instant withdrawal from your
- > B. signing up for a fund that has no minimum
- > 6. live frugally for a year or two. Find free things to do,
- > 7. Life is not too short to live frugally for a year or two, in
-
- 8. Leave California for a place where housing prices are within
- sight.
-
- -ted
-