The Complaining and Bitching Thread

They don't pay for the sex.


They pay for her to leave and cause no drama.

 

Every time a new piece of work arrives in my inbox, I now laugh maniacally.

I will edit all the things!

 

$$$ is your answer. (bills, bills, bills...and a minor car fix for one theory - $200)

No ladies of the night for me, no messin' with the law.
Now if it were legal, regulated and clean - I may reconsider.

Sorry, @ZombieSquirrel ... @Borla is in a way correct, sometimes you just want a nice lay without all the fuss. (and I think women could enjoy this aspect too)
And it is not as easy for us honorable men, as it is for others.

The only consistent smoothness I have, is my noggin...and my pearly white ass.

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Now for my bitchin'
Arrrrgh - how could I have wasted so much time on such the wrong choice of a woman??? (hint - my Ex )
My valuable years gone, could have invested into another.

On a followup, I'd say @Plan9 should keep his life of grand adventure.
Americans think owning a home is better for them than it is

IMHO, I'd rather do something than have something.
Real Estate just isn't what it used to be...if it ever was.
Perhaps just people wanting to keep up with the Joneses and a "check-mark" on some American myth/dream.

All I hear in my head now are constant complaints of maintenance and spending from my mother & cousin.
And all I see is the wear and worry I had to feel about everytime I got a break from work, when I had a house.
(We need what now? Always something... And another day of repair & gardening...week after week)

I mowed lawns when I was 10. And now, screw that shit. I'm not Forrest Gump. (how's that for bitchin' off of someone else's bitchin'??)
Enjoy you owners, I'm going to dance like Snoopy.

 

The key difference (and there is an ongoing debate about this) is that a house isn't necessarily the best investment for anybody; it depends on the other assets one has.

The view that a home is an "investment" is sometimes criticized too. A home should be a home, not something whose market value you eye with some paranoia. Looking at a home primarily as a set of expenses you take on to build the one place on earth that's yours is one I can agree with.

The other way of looking at it: How does a house appreciate in value compared to other investments? How much maintenance does a house require to maintain or increase its value over time compared to other investments? How much risk does a house have of being damaged or destroyed compared to other investments? How difficult/costly/time-consuming is it to liquidate a house compared to other investments? How much emotional stock do you put into a house compared to other investments? etc.....

Having a rental property sounds pretty cool though, especially if you hire a property manager.

But don't ask me about any of this shit; I have a negative net worth.

 

If you are buying a house mainly to be an investment, you are probably doing it wrong.

If you are buying a house and 'it is likely to be a solid financial investment' is one of many reasons you are buying it, great.

To live in the type of home I want in my area, I'd pay basically the same in rent as I do in mortgage and taxes. Except as a home owner the choices I can make are much broader. If I want to paint, remodel, landscape, etc I have few restrictions. I am locked in to a specific payment for the life of my mortgage, I can't be booted by a landlord. I live in a neighborhood that is about 90% other home owners, so the neighborhood is stable and the neighbors tend to be more respectful of one another (we all have a vested interest in this being a decent place to live). The reasons I am glad I bought a place are a whole list of things like that. The investment factor is on the list, but it isn't the sole/primary one by a long shot.


My $.02.

 

These damn books better be pretty much done by the end of the month, because I'm currently negotiating for another one beginning in May. (At least it's only one...so far.)

 

Interesting point. What I pay for rent here would barely have me in a tiny condo in an undesirable neighbourhood with the same amount as a mortgage payment.

 

It's a weird market. The Toronto rental market has been pretty tight (until recently), but the condo capacity is ever so steadily increasing. They've been talking about a housing bubble nationally, but no one is holding their breath (it's been going on for a while if it is indeed the case).