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Think you can afford more house in the exurbs? Think again.

Posted August 15, 2008 - 02:37 by Philip Brewer

Real Estate and Housing, Cars and Transportation

Condos for sale--Live in the energy of downtown

Many people who live in the far-out suburbs move there because they can buy more house for the money than they can in town. As an example from where I live, a house in Champaign-Urbana would cost about $60,000 more than a comparable house in one of the nearby towns or villages. If you do the math, though, $60,000 is a pretty small sum, compared to the cost of owning one extra car.

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Nobody walks in LA - or anywhere!

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Health and Beauty, Green Living

There's a saying that no one ever walks anywhere in Los Angeles. Apparently, that idea has been imported to where I live. Now if only we could get a King Taco.

I just started up a contracting job with a little company named Microsoft. My new team is relegated to a building that's pretty old - such is the case with the less sexy projects at the First Evil Empire (Starbucks is the Second, in case you didn't already know the rankings).

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