Re: What's the best purchase you've ever made and why ?

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From: beadsbyirene
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 19:40

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"Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj005@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message 
news:483062a6$0$30481$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
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> "beadsbyirene" <sanerthanyou@gmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:pWLXj.143981$Er2.26457@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
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>> "FrediFizzx" <fredifizzx@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:699ej7F3219vmU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> Yep, ditto on our house also.  Bought for $23K back in the early 70's. 
>>> Very good for keepin' the rain off your head. ;-)
>>>
>>> Fred
>>>
>>> "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj005@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:482f72c3$0$5707$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>>> The house we are presently living in now.  We got it at a great price, 
>>>> and it has since appreciated in value considerably from our purchase 
>>>> price, in about eight years.
>>>>
>>>> "Joe" <cyan999@post.com> wrote in message 
>>>> news:8f2702cc-afb9-4964-bf0d-8425adb35b82@1g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>>>>> Exlcuding anything to do with admirable things like making a
>>>>> charitable donation and / or paying for education (be it yours or
>>>>> someone elses), what so far is
>>>>> the best purchase you've ever made and please elaborate on why you
>>>>> think so.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> You guys are so materialistic.  The best purchase I ever made was a 
>> marriage license for 3 bucks 48 years ago.
>>
>
> Good point.  But I do not consider the cost of a marriage license as a 
> purchase, because you did not have to "purchase" a licnese to live with 
> someone for the rest of your life.  We do that because it is one of those 
> things we are expected to do, when we marry someone.

48 years ago, you had to purchase a license to live with someone for the 
rest of your life. Living together without that license was considered 'sin' 
in those days.

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