Was your mother sending a conflicting message or what?  Crack them open and get yelled at, not touch the eggs and get yelled at....Whew, no thanks, I'd take an ugly egg anyday, to a beautiful egg with baggage attached.

My "nest" egg.

Article title should be "former" Marine not "ex".  Once a Marine always a Marine, unless dishonorably discharged.

The one flaw we couldn't overlook was my husband's hitting his head on the ceiling in the upstairs bedrooms of an old renovated cape cod and he is only 6'2".  That and no closets at all, just cubby holes in the wall.

It works best if it is a fenced in our area, because any open areas in our neighborhood end up being used as dog parks/runs, and they use the areas to do their business.

Yes!!!  We have two rentals next to us, and I spoke to the owners (and tenants) about cleaning up the yards and planting gardens.  They were all for the idea, and the tenants are happy that they don't have to take care of the yards.  We harvested watermelons and tomatoes this year, and are planning more for next year.

At least they weren't have sex on the balcony, could have been worse.  Lesson learned that there are eyes everywhere these days, don't do anything that may be embarrassing to you later, no matter who you are.

This I know is true for me. When I see an extremely overweight person boarding my flight, I hope that I'm not sitting next to them.  Their body parts spread over the arm rest, spread into my seat area, and the difficulty they have to breath is troublesome.  Sat next to an overweight couple one time, couldn't get out to...more

Depends on condition, location, or historical value.  The liability of renting, or giving a structurally unsound, or contaminated building to someone is dangerous.  If it can be repaired with sweat equity, then contact Habitat for Humanity and have their people check it out.  Salvage what can be salvaged.