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The Cuddly One
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Milan, Italy
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Live like you want to live but some of the above posts are very sad.
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-Isa 911E 3.0 (Tristezza, the Rattus Maximus) and Jimmy the Mini lll Dum vivimus, vivamus! Man braucht nicht reparieren was funktioniert! |
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Friend of Warren
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Lincoln, NE
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Kurt V No more Porsches, but a revolving number of motorcycles. |
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: South of Sweden
Posts: 17,090
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Eat baby food. I get a lot of free samples as a pediatrician...
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 4,247
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"Don't pay a penny of interest to anyone. Don't owe anyone anything."
This is the exact definition of Freedom. What a dream not to work for the banks and the insurance companies! it's too bad a good majority of people in this country are up to their eyeballs in debt. the luxury of no debt also means not having to worry about your credit score. just pay cash for everything.... |
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08-22-2005, 07:31 AM
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Registered
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Posts: 5,472
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-Like many others here, I'll try to fix anything before hiring a pro. Sometimes it means investing money in tools & books, but it almost always pays off.
-I try to be energy conscious. Use the clothes line instead of the dryer, don't leave lights on, etc... -I run older cars, as long as they remain reliable. My current daily driver was $6500 CAN, and I expect to get at least 5-6 years out of it before it will be used as a second "beater" car. -I don't buy people gifts unless it's something they really want or something they really need. Otherwise, they get some homemade maple syrup or pesto. (Exception: kids) -I try to do is buy the best quality I can afford, and then maintain it and take care of it. -I have also cut our fuel costs to 1/8 what it used to be by running wasted vegetable oil in our car.
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Jake Often wrong, but never in doubt. '81 911 euro SC (bits & pieces) '03 Carrera 4s '97 LX450 / '85 LeCar / '88 Iltis + a whole bunch of boats |
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1983 944 - Sable Brown Metallic / Saratoga / LSD : IceShark Light Kit |
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I decided to refinish/polish my Fuchs myself - big mistake.
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Randy '87 911 Targa '17 Macan GTS |
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Lacey, WA. USA
Posts: 25,309
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I could write a book. For example, when I was in college, I learned how inexpensive potatoes are. My mother's mother was Irish, so I'm used to eating them anyway. Ten pound bag is, what, $2...?
A current example: I buy all my sunglasses, reading glasses, batteries and plastic containers at the DOLLAR STORE. Guess how much I pay?
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Man of Carbon Fiber (stronger than steel) Mocha 1978 911SC. "Coco" |
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1983 Porsche 944 2.5 NA
1987 Porsche 911 Targa 3.2 
