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Old 12-29-2020, 7:00pm   #1
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Default GWiz is going to be our neighbor.

She successfully negotiated a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage home rental here in our gated community. She did all of the negotiation and did really well. She dangled all-cash up front because she can, but in the end, it's very affordable for her, and she didn't have to pay for a 3 car garage. She'll keep 1 of her toys in my garage and swap them out at will.

Racing locally was a big factor in her decision. I truly think she can earn a National Championship jacket in the next 2 years.

She does plan on stealing our water for laundry and car washing.

It's neat that she can shoulder such expense without needing a roommate, or even her parents. She's definitely independent.
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Is she inviting you to the raging house warming party?
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Good for her. Sounds like you taught her well.
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Awesome! Good job, @GWiz!

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Is she inviting you to the raging house warming party?
We may need to piggyback the housewarming party with her college graduation party....stupid covid.
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renters as neighbors - the worst.



they come and go at all hours, can't hold a steady job, have more cars than they can drive at once, always fixing something in the driveway.....

lots of luck. if in doubt, call the HOA on her!
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Fun fact, her rental is only 3 houses away from our starter home. We spent 5 years in that home, and have been in our McMansion for 20 years. She gets her freedom, but we, as a family, still get to interact often. She didn't see the value in other cities for the current time.
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they come and go at all hours, can't hold a steady job, have more cars than they can drive at once, always fixing something in the driveway.....

lots of luck. if in doubt, call the HOA on her!
She does plan on fixing her cars on my lift. One more expense that she doesn't need to incur. She gets to continue to piss off the Canadians directly next door to me.
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Congrats G.

What furniture do you need?
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Cool - very cool ....2020 was good to your family in spite of Covid eh Craig?!
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Cool - very cool ....2020 was good to your family in spite of Covid eh Craig?!
Certainly can't complain.
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Gotta love G's frugalness. She and mom been out shopping for furniture all day....at church thrift stores. Just because G has money doesn't mean she wants to spend it.

They are BARGAIN shoppers.
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Gotta love G's frugalness. She and mom been out shopping for furniture all day....at church thrift stores. Just because G has money doesn't mean she wants to spend it.

They are BARGAIN shoppers.
When my younger brother moved out of our parents house ( he was 19 and I was 27 ), he went to the Society Hill section of Philadelphia on "trash night" and literally trash picked.

His apartment had nicer stuff than my place. It was all stuff "rich folks" threw out

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Good to see G spends funds wisely
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Gotta love G's frugalness. She and mom been out shopping for furniture all day....at church thrift stores. Just because G has money doesn't mean she wants to spend it.

They are BARGAIN shoppers.
Tell her not to buy thrift store mattress for the bed. Dats jusssss nastyyyyyy
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She's taking her bedroom set from our house to hers, so she's good there. She and I just got back from Naples, where we picked up a 2 piece sectional in suede. The larger one is a hide-a-bed and the smaller one is just a typical 2 seater. That was free!!!

Needs a new matress for the bed.

So now she has the following:
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  • 2 seat matching love seat
  • Another 2 seat love seat
  • Kitchen table and 2 chairs
  • Bedroom set (bed, nightstand, and dresser - her current set)
  • Glass TV stand (from mom and dad)
  • 42" LCD TV for said Glass stand (from mom and dad)
  • matching glass end table (thrift store)

Her office is already going to be decked out with what she has, so she's pretty damn close to furnishing the whole house to her liking, and she's spent a total of less than $200 so far.
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She's taking her bedroom set from our house to hers, so she's good there. She and I just got back from Naples, where we picked up a 2 piece sectional in suede. The larger one is a hide-a-bed and the smaller one is just a typical 2 seater. That was free!!!

Needs a new matress for the bed.

So now she has the following:
  • 3 seat sofa bed
  • 2 seat matching love seat
  • Another 2 seat love seat
  • Kitchen table and 2 chairs
  • Bedroom set (bed, nightstand, and dresser - her current set)
  • Glass TV stand (from mom and dad)
  • 42" LCD TV for said Glass stand (from mom and dad)
  • matching glass end table (thrift store)

Her office is already going to be decked out with what she has, so she's pretty damn close to furnishing the whole house to her liking, and she's spent a total of less than $200 so far.
she needs a wooden bowl for her keys.....
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she needs a wooden bowl for her keys.....
Make one, tell me how much, and mail it.

If you can brand it with some kind of Ninja Turtle (or Miata) logo, all the better.
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Make one, tell me how much, and mail it.

If you can brand it with some kind of Ninja Turtle (or Miata) logo, all the better.
more likely just a nice walnut bowl.

one minor problem: no sand paper. have some in my Amazon cart, just need to finish the order later.

or would she prefer pine (rustic, based on the wood beam it's coming out of)?

only brand i have is my maker's brand.

stay tuned, a little busy this weekend.
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