The paperwork is all signed, the transaction is over, and since it’s now a matter of public record, I’ll disclose a little information.
My tiny little townhouse, which I bought for $131,000 in 1998, sold 7 years later for an astounding $428,500.
I’m bewildered, astonished, and feeling ever so much better about all the renovations I did before selling.
And I’m not worried about being poor in California, that’s for sure.
How ridiculous is this: my entire office, and me in particular, are excited year after year when our insurance company sends us a metal canister of three different flavors of popcorn (amusingly named “Three [more...]
The Army’s new Stryker brigades aren’t quite ready for prime time, so they’re sitting out the Iraq war. Doesn’t the name of this new brigade bring to mind a certain set of “brothers” [more...]
Ever since March, I’ve been watching the long-awaited return of Dr. Who on the BBC (via the internet, as no station here in the U.S. has picked it up — typical short-sightedness, as it’s become one of [more...]
After reading this I’d have to say that the moving and car company fiascos really seem pretty tiny at this point. Gotta keep things in perspective….
The median house in Santa Clara is $6xx,000
The median income in Santa Clara (for a family of 4) is $9x,000