I live (and have a few properties) in the 'Burgh, and it definitely has weathered this housing mess better than most. Of course, we never got those great increases that places like Arizona, etc experienced. 3 major league teams (if you count the Pirates), hills, rivers, woods, Museums, colleges. And we don't have steel...more

That is the stupidest protest I've ever heard of. The reason they offer 0% balance transfers is because they want your debt (and interest payments) at their bank and not their competitors. AND, I betcha they have research that shows that when people do this, they start putting even more money on their cc's, because the...more

This morning on the Today show, Jim said something so ridiculous that I almost did a spit-take. He said that the problem (with the market) isn't corporations, it's politicians. that the corporate world is doing it right, it's the politicians mucking things up. While I can't exactly disagree with the second part about p...more

I'm literally astounded by the amount of entitled-ness that people are exhibiting over this.   I keep seeing people reference the cost of living increases that they get. Uh, you do know that DVD rentals is a luxury. Housing, food, water, transportation: these are necessities. Entertainment is something that you sho...more

"One (former?) Facebook fan had this to say: "Well Good Bye Red Box I got rid of NetFlix for the same reason and now I will no longer rent from your machines …"" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Thank God people still know how to be funny.....   Who wants to bet the guy made that comment on his iPad while sucking down a Starbu...more

I think it's easy to dismiss this crowd as entitled, and lazy. I'm sure they were calling the Bolsheviks the same thing a hundred years ago, and all it took was one charismatic leader to come along, and lead them down the wrong road. That one ended really well.   It is in the best interests of those who have benefi...more

These have more to do with renting, but two sites that I use frequently (as a landlord) are:   rentometer: Not an app, but a great way to find out the going rental rate in any given area.   Padmapper: Is available as an app, and culls through various rental sites and gives a mapview of available rentals and the...more

Wow, shocking. We've devised a system where we tell our kids for the first 17 years to watch what they spend, get a job when they're able, be responsible, don't spend what you don't have. Meanwhile, parents manage to forget that "spoil" used to be a bad word, and provide every electronic luxury that comes down the line...more

I have a fairly long lease ( I had one tenant joke that I was writing my Real Estate Thesis). It really was something I got out of a Landlording book that I've adapted over the years. I always send the lease to them before signing day, and tell them that we'll go over it when they come to sign. On signing day, I go ove...more