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Journal by FortKnox on Friday May 30, 2003 @06:53PM

...as I spin you a tale...

Imagine, if you will, a group of six adults and one lawyer around a table. Out of all the people around the table, five of them are happy because they are all setup for a large payday. The other two people are about to go into thirty years of debt, but are still happy. In fact, they spend an hour giggling, telling jokes and sharing stories.

Why are the two 'debtors' happy?
They now own a house :-)

Pics to come soon...

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by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes:

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- Re:Our refi's in underwriting... (Score:1)
  
  by baldass_newbie ( 136609 ) writes:
  
  I'm game. But there has to be an artistic factor, maybe even something on a micro scale (like: dig this toilet handle or something).
  
  Funny enough, logging into Slackware tonight, the fortune was "A man's house is his hassle."
  Too true.
- Re:Our refi's in underwriting... (Score:1)
  
  by FortKnox ( 169099 ) writes:
  
  ohio has a law that states that they have 30 days to move out, so in like couple weeks (they promised to move out by the 17th).
- Slashdotter/House Matching Contest (Score:2)
  
  by bethanie ( 675210 ) writes:
  
  Oh, I am SOOO up for this. We are nearly done *building* a house -- it's taken over a year. I'd love the opportunity to show it off!
  
  ....Bethanie....
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Hey.. uhm.. new math? (Score:2)

by Xerithane ( 13482 ) writes:

6 adults sitting around the table. 5 get paid. 2 are happy and going into debt.

3. Profit?
- Re:Hey.. uhm.. new math? (Score:1)
  
  by shadowspark ( 634482 ) writes:
  
  6 adults and 1 Lawyer.
  
  I'm assuming the lawyer is a child, but alas, is also getting paid.
  - Re:Hey.. uhm.. new math? (Score:2)
    
    by kesuki ( 321456 ) writes:
    
    I'm asuming that since this is slashdot lumping the lawyer together with the 6 adults would cause bad karma -- yes even in a user journal...
tall tale? (Score:1)

by insanecarbonbasedlif ( 623558 ) writes:

Sounds like a good enough reason to go back into debt! Congratulations (you are one of the two, right?).
House . . . . (Score:2)

by robi2106 ( 464558 ) writes:

Alas . . . I was to join you and the 100Ks of other people taking advantage of current low interest rates . . . but I just don't make enough money to support a house. Doh!

Hopefully you got what you need (current, and future) and at a good price.

Congrats! Now you can walk around in your underware proudly, because "It is your house!"

robi
Sounded like the start of a bad joke... (Score:2)

by Pirogoeth ( 662083 ) writes:

"6 adults and a lawyer were stranded on a desert isle..."

Congrats on the house!
Congrats (Score:1)

by baldass_newbie ( 136609 ) writes:

It's fun.
It's scary.
It's fun.
It's scary.

First mortgage payment gets siphoned on Monday.
That's why we did the booze run yesterday. ;-)
congrats! (Score:2)

by spoonyfork ( 23307 ) writes:

feels good, doesn't it? f the debt, owning your own land.. now that's teh r0x0r
Congrats... (Score:2)

by TechnoLust ( 528463 ) writes:

The payment hurts the first couple of months, but keep telling yourself, "Unlike rent, this money is being invested, not going into someone else's pocket." After a while, you don't even think about it.
sweet! (Score:1)

by Red Warrior ( 637634 ) writes:

Congrats

I note that it seems a number of us have been doing the house thing of late.
I moved in last week, got a digital camera friday, and an internet connection a few hours ago. Pix soon.
Gives me a new idea for a new Picture Contest (Score:1)

by Treebeard the Ent ( 638978 ) writes:

Can you tell a Slashdotter by thier house?
Woohoo!!! (Score:2)

by Liora ( 565268 ) writes:

Happy for you!

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