100K salary and $500K in bank
It’s search engine result page Thursday!
Recently someone found this site by searching for: “100K salary and $500K in bank”
And that, my friends, is why Bay Area house prices simply cannot possibly drop.
First, we all know that $100k is almost what the starting salary is for a person with a MS degree in CS from Stanford. And let’s face it, who doesn’t have a MS degree from Stanford these days? Ok… not even close to starting salary? Then 3 years afterwards – that you have to agree with.
Next, who doesn’t have $500k in the bank, after 3 years of working? You eat breakfast, lunch, dinner at work. You only wear free t-shirts from work. You bike to work. You don’t go on vacation because you don’t need to – you live in the Bay Area. You call your parents and they send you a suitcase of cash. Boom! $500k easily!
With $100k in salary, and $500k in the bank, you can easily afford a $1-1.1M house. No problemo.
What? You don’t have $500k in the bank? Where did it go?
April 1st, 2010 at 7:39 am
“100K salary and $500K in bank”
Gee, why do that when you can be a highly paid real estate blogger OR any Bay Area city starting fireman grunt makes more than a Stanford Grad and retires in 20 years. . .
Gee, i think I’ll go with the blogger Bwa ha ha ha
April 1st, 2010 at 12:23 pm
lol – 500k in the bank is pretty common place.
That’s why a $3,500 credit provides so much incentive to buy a home!
April 1st, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Who needs $500K in the bank? Little people who need mortgages to qualify (and become wage-slaving homedebtors)? Don’t typical RBA buyers pay all cash anyway?
April 1st, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Most of them, yeah. That’s how you can tell who is an imposter like real estater.
April 1st, 2010 at 3:44 pm
I bet it never occurred to RE that he could buy my house for a million three and rent it back to me while I add his Campbell crapbox (and two others) to my vast real estate portfolio.
Everybody wins!
April 1st, 2010 at 4:15 pm
I bet more people have half a mil than we think. When foreclosures hit, cash offers were all over the place.
April 1st, 2010 at 4:55 pm
John,
When buyers pay 1M for a home, sellers get 1M (minus commission) in the bank. The first 500K of capital gains is tax free.
Unless the seller moved to a bigger house in RBA, I am sure they are left with 500K+ in the bank.
I live outside California and many of my neighbors are people who cashed out in California and bought 4000+ square feet homes for 450K. Some of them paid all cash.
April 1st, 2010 at 5:14 pm
“When buyers pay 1M for a home, sellers get 1M (minus commission) in the bank. The first 500K of capital gains is tax free.”
There is a tax basis as well as underlying debt to consider.
April 1st, 2010 at 8:24 pm
$500K in the bank is nothing. I wipe my ass with that much every day.
April 1st, 2010 at 8:36 pm
The economic recovery is undeniable now:
Jobs, manufacturing reports boost stock market
Rising factory output points to economy’s recovery
April 1st, 2010 at 8:39 pm
$500K is a fairly common down payment in higher end neighborhoods. It’s not considered big money in the Bay Area.
April 1st, 2010 at 8:55 pm
“The economic recovery is undeniable now”
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet. All clear for take off!!!
April 1st, 2010 at 9:32 pm
“$500K is a fairly common down payment in higher end neighborhoods. It’s not considered big money in the Bay Area.”
Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.
April 1st, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Time to go back in time… Our average tech guy was quite mellow back then.
April 1st, 2010 at 9:39 pm
$500K is a fairly common down payment in higher end neighborhoods. It’s not considered big money in the Bay Area.
of course not. $500K is a pittance. Chinaman carries that in his suitcase to go house shopping. East Palo Alto gang-bangers pump out that much in a week from their meth labs. And I wipe my ass with that much daily (it’s not as soft as Charmin though).
April 1st, 2010 at 9:41 pm
I hate to say it, but his first sentence is correct. However, to say $500k isn’t a lot of money is ridiculous.
April 1st, 2010 at 9:43 pm
I agree that Charmin blows the competition.
April 1st, 2010 at 9:52 pm
>>I hate to say it, but his first sentence is correct. However, to say $500k isn’t a lot of money is ridiculous.
If you look at RBA real estate, the 1 to 2 million range is the most popular among move-up buyers. Majority of these buyers have at least $500K in the bank, or they wouldn’t be able to buy in this price range.
April 1st, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Interesting find, groomer dude! It looks like the mellow version of the helper was looking for a rental way back then.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:00 pm
You give me $500k, and I’ll give you “not a lot of money” in return. It’ll be an even trade.
I am starting to realize, however, that there are two parts of the United States:
1. RBA (Where $500k is “not a lot of money.”)
2. The other 99.9% that’s similar to every other 3rd world country.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:16 pm
SEA,
I wouldn’t say 99%, but I’d say a large part of this country is wasteland. Weather is horrible, and life has no style. It’s actually worse than many 3rd world countries. In 3rd world country at least you can hire maids at a reasonable cost.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:19 pm
groomer,
I’m still pretty mellow considering the fact that ’08 and ’09 were blockbuster years for me.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:22 pm
RE, where did you live before you came to CA?
April 1st, 2010 at 10:27 pm
“I’d say a large part of this country is wasteland.”
And, let me guess, the wasteland is occupied by minions who consider $500k to be a large amount of cash.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:31 pm
Interesting find, groomer dude! It looks like the mellow version of the helper was looking for a rental way back then.
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Very good find. Looks like buying investment property was really LONG LONG LONG LONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGG term plan (and it’s going according to the plan). I guess that why it’s called long term investment – it takes pretty long time to invest.
Couple of notes in that 2007 post
Hmmm, 16 years back. That means around 1991-1992. Does it ring any bell? That was when housing market collapsed in bay area. Seller desperate to sell? Can such a thing happen RBA?
Very very insecure. I thought this guy can retire anytime (and he only works for frequent flyer miles and
salarypaystubs).Tsk, tsk, tsk! I guess the only way to generate positive cash flow in RBA – tax evasion.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:37 pm
RE, where did you live before you came to CA?
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RBA of course. Can people live outside RBA?
April 1st, 2010 at 10:44 pm
>>RE, where did you live before you came to CA?
I’ve always been in CA.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:46 pm
>>Very very insecure.
Right. Only had $600K in the bank back then.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:49 pm
I’ve always been in CA.
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That explains why someone can’t spell Manhattan correctly.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:52 pm
But I can spell Mumbai.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Looks like Petsmart groomer spoiled Faux Estater’s evening of “economic recovery”.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:53 pm
I’ve always been in CA.
Aha – now I understand!
I wouldn’t have been too surprised if you had immigrated though.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:56 pm
This instructive then-and-now shows the devastating effects wealth can have on character.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Really glad someone found an old post. It just goes to prove that everything I’ve been saying is consistent. I’ve always said that’s the price range of home I owned, and that’s the interest rate I got (until I refinanced to an even lower rate). Some people accused me of lying about my zip. Hope that’s put to rest now.
The other thing to note is that I practice the move-up strategy that I advocated, and from my example it’s easy to see that home value more than doubled every 10 years.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:01 pm
>>I wouldn’t have been too surprised if you had immigrated though.
I immigrated from Southern California, and never looked back
April 1st, 2010 at 11:03 pm
DreamT says,
>>This instructive then-and-now shows the devastating effects wealth can have on character.
Wouldn’t you be insecure if you only had $600K in the bank?
April 1st, 2010 at 11:07 pm
I prefer the humbler insecure to the arrogant twit, but I’m sure you’re a nice person in real life.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Real Estater-”Some people accused me of lying about my zip. Hope that’s put to rest now.”
Uh, how did we verify your claims independently? Or is this a case that if you tell a lie long enough, it should be believed.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:13 pm
I prefer the humbler insecure to the arrogant twit, but I’m sure you’re a nice person in real life.
Then again, I heard a story about a guy whose brother in law would not let him park his “unacceptable car” in the driveway of BIL’s fancy house, or even in front of it. The unacceptable car was a Ford LTD. When I heard it, I thought, OMG, there are real live people just as shallow as the character RE plays.
He is merely playing. I hope.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:14 pm
SEA,
It’s a free country. You can choose to believe it based on circumstantial evidence, or you can choose to be stubborn and live in denial. Either way I have nothing to be gained or lost.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:17 pm
I’m still pretty mellow considering the fact that ‘08 and ‘09 were blockbuster years for me.
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I guess record income definitely makes someone insecure. Insecurity of 2007 was “several hundred grand higher than 2008″.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:18 pm
DreamT,
To be honest, the “arrogance” aspect is your mind playing tricks with yourself. I simply tell things as it really is, and some people just can’t stand the truth. For example, I never gave away my zip until madhaus pushed me to say it. Once I said it, it became arrogance. It’s not easy to please everybody.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
“Either way I have nothing to be gained or lost.”
I will need to consult with a psychologist. I’m guess you have something to gain by lying–why else do you do it so much?
April 1st, 2010 at 11:21 pm
RE – You know full well I am referring to your presumption to advice others what’s best for them without having a clue about their situation. I have never attacked you about the “facts” you list on this site, unless they were obvious lies (such as your tax problem blamed on Obama six months too early)
April 1st, 2010 at 11:21 pm
Now that I think of it, it’ll probably take a psychiatrist.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:24 pm
SEA,
If you hang around long enough, you’ll realize that I never lie about anything. I’ve only been lied about lying.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:25 pm
>>unless they were obvious lies (such as your tax problem blamed on Obama six months too early)
Not sure what you’re talking about. I really did have an AMT problem.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:25 pm
For example, I never gave away my zip until madhaus pushed me to say it.
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Right, Faux Estater only talks about other people’s “no respect at workplace” zipcodes.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:25 pm
I am not as diligent as many of the others here, but maybe we can start a list.
Lie #1: I never lie about anything.
I think that should always remain lie #1!
April 1st, 2010 at 11:29 pm
#47 – I was referring to this thread of course: http://www.burbed.com/2009/04/07/the-bay-area-mansion-affordability-crisis-is-solved/#comment-43308
April 1st, 2010 at 11:32 pm
If you hang around long enough, you’ll realize that I never lie about anything. I’ve only been lied about lying.
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He does not need to wait. Faux Estater’s truthiness is well-documented, whether it’s about profession or something else.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:32 pm
SEA, don’t know when you started posting here, as I’ve been on hiatus for a few months. Note: a hiatus, on burbed, is supposed to be just an hour, so I am somewhat misusing the term.
Anyway, good luck with the list. I hope you have a lot of paper. Otherwise, you’re going to have to install another backup drive.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:41 pm
DreamT,
Still not seeing where’s the lie. I was going with Obama’s campaign promise. It had nothing to do with whether he got elected or not.
Pralay,
Sorry. Already responded to your lies in the past. Not going to play this game.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:43 pm
RE – It was simply incompetence then? Going by the tax laws that might have been proposed the following year, as opposed to the actual tax laws applicable for the current year? I’ll grant you that, incompetence is usually a better hedge than dishonesty.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:45 pm
Real Estater-
Why do so many people make claims about your veracity?
April 1st, 2010 at 11:48 pm
SEA,
Because they can’t handle the truth.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:49 pm
DreamT,
As of this year I still paid AMT. It’s the politician who lied rather than me.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:51 pm
Someone is living in a fantasy world!
April 1st, 2010 at 11:52 pm
“It’s the politician who lied rather than me.”
Congress is more than a single politician.
April 1st, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Not going to play this game.
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Great! I can continue to play without opposition.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:01 am
Pralay,
That’s right. You can continue to play with yourself.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:02 am
I’ll grant you that, incompetence is usually a better hedge than dishonesty.
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Reminds me Alberto Gonzales’s “I don’t recall” moment. He figured that showing incompetence (now knowing anything, not remembering anything) is better than being proven as liar.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:03 am
Real Estater Says: “As of this year I still paid AMT.”
Let face facts, the AMT is a small price to pay to live in the Bay area. Hopefully your tax bill won’t be too many small sums of cash. How many small $500k stacks does it take?
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:03 am
Wow. I know we’re all enjoying the battle of wits, but I really hate to fight an unarmed man.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:05 am
It’s worse to pick on small children.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:07 am
Madhaus, it’s really nice to have you back. Now drop the BFG, slowly.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:08 am
SEA,
Getting back to what started this whole conversation, $500K is not a whole lot of money in our neck of the woods. Even an average tech guy like me can put aside after that much after the house has already been bought. It didn’t make me feel particularly rich.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:09 am
Just look at it this way: Paying $500k in taxes is not a lot. And two times not a lot, well, is still not a lot.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:09 am
madhaus,
Somebody was looking for a redhead. Are you a redhead?
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:12 am
wow RE goes personal, it means he’s pissed off. Let’s not mention wits again.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:17 am
reap estater is trash.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:23 am
You can’t spell ‘outwitted’ without ‘twit’.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:30 am
madhaus,
Somebody was looking for a redhead. Are you a redhead?
Does that look red to you, Einstein?
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:32 am
madhaus,
Somebody was looking for a redhead. Are you a redhead?
Does that look red to you, Einstein?
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:33 am
Ha ha. It’s not letting me post. The moderation software knows I’m working on that easter egg hunt.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:47 am
You can’t spell anything on this thread. I had to go to New Jersey.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:55 am
there was a guy on another forum that i read often, that lied like crazy.
a small handful suspected the lies but weren’t certain. i actually had no clue, although i look back and can see some strong signals. he was pretty consistent with his stories – but he told big stories.
he was good at it, a regular contributor for 5 or 6 years before we finally found out his real identity. it was a big fucking deal sort of like learning about the twist at the end of Sixth Sense with bruce willis and haley joel osment. he unfortunately left after we outed him.
there’s been three or four other guys on the same forum that lied about stuff and got found out. their lies were more obvious and everyone jumped on them quickly. these guys didn’t have the brains to pull it off
RE’s in the latter category. not smart enough to lie well but interestingly he (and his alto egos; silly valley shopper and kicked dog) decides to stay.
i find RE entertaining. hope he sticks around.
p.s. there’s tons of guys that lie on the internet. here’s seven guys that lie about their fighting prowess:
http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-fighters-who-lied-their-way-to-legendary
they’re easy to spot if you know what to look for.
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:06 am
There’s definitely too much personal focus here. Instead of talking about the issues, people are wasting time focusing on personal stuff.
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:17 am
since you established that 1/2 M is a non-issue in the RBA, what’s the issue at hand exactly? (besides Madhaus’ hair color)
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:28 am
I believe SEA called into question the veracity of real estater’s postings.
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:37 am
I believe everyone who ever posted on this site has called into question the veracity of RealEstater’s postings.
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:39 am
There’s definitely too much personal focus here. Instead of talking about the issues, people are wasting time focusing on personal stuff.
Like my hair color.
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:45 am
#78 – That’s indeed how #74 and the rest of us identify Real Estater’s avatar attempts. They are the “posters” who unflappably endorse him from their very first post onwards, while refusing to engage into any meaningful conversation .
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:47 am
Since #75, there hasn’t been any meaningful conversation. Just a bunch of junk.
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:50 am
Indeed – the legacy of #75′s stunning hypocrisy!
April 2nd, 2010 at 2:44 am
Folks, rampant overbidding in Palo Alto! Check it out.
April 2nd, 2010 at 2:48 am
Overbidding is common in Cupertino!
April 2nd, 2010 at 8:17 am
“Folks, rampant overbidding in Palo Alto! Check it out.”
Who wants to buy in a period of overbidding?
April 2nd, 2010 at 8:40 am
>>Who wants to buy in a period of overbidding?
Right. Who want’s to buy when there’s overbidding? Who wants to buy when there’s market downturn? There’s always an excuse not to do something.
April 2nd, 2010 at 8:45 am
Boy, it’s almost like I wrote a script for the future:
Employers added most jobs in 3 years in March
The increase in payrolls is the latest sign that the economic recovery is gaining momentum and healing in the job market is beginning.
The typical suspects here were skeptical a month back when I said the job market was improving. I even told them this item will soon make its way to the news.
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:00 am
Who want’s to buy when there’s overbidding? Who wants to buy when there’s market downturn? There’s always an excuse not to do something.
You would know that better than anyone else. (Too lazy to Pralay that with links…)
#86 – that is indeed a good sign, however, the unemployment rate remains unchanged for the third (or was it fourth?) straight month. For every job gained, another is lost.
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:54 am
The typical suspects here were skeptical a month back when I said the job market was improving. I even told them this item will soon make its way to the news.
Can anyone here find a time that RE didn’t say the job market was improving? Besides, it’s always a great time to buy when the deadwoods are trimmed.
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:54 am
Right. Who want’s to buy when there’s overbidding? Who wants to buy when there’s market downturn? There’s always an excuse not to do something.
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Of course there is an excuse for not to do anything, as described here.
April 2nd, 2010 at 10:04 am
Can anyone here find a time that RE didn’t say the job market was improving?
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Well, when companies were laying off people, our “helper” said that it’s a healthy sign because they are cleaning up dead woods.
It’s very unfortunate that companies are hiring back those “dead woods” again.
April 2nd, 2010 at 10:26 am
#87. Love your using Pralay as a verb to mean linking to an older comment demolishing an obvious falsehood.
We should come up with a few others.
Herve (v.i., v.t.): To respond to a comment with much wit and intelligence using the fewest words. Herveing is similar to writing APL code.
A Lewis (v.i, v.t.) Opposite of Herve.
nomadicked (v.t.) Only used in past tense. To have been efficiently taken down by a mix of supported facts, subtle put-down, and cheery efficiency.
Alex: (v.i., v.t.) 1. To post in a manner that pushes boundaries beyond group norms for civility or propriety, with just enough humor to only offend half of the audience. 2. To challenge the moderator over house rules. 3. (Var) To be real. 4. (Var) To be unreal, such as a grinning feline.
madhaus: (v.t) 1. To catelog a group by their characteristic behavior in an amusing way. 2. To compose songs spontaneously, usually about members of a group. 3. (v.i.) To go on hiatus for months without warning.
RealEstater — See Realtard.
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:04 am
Bravo!
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:56 am
A good quarter for VCs
Venture capitalists had their busiest quarter in recent memory, with nine venture-backed companies going public and a record-breaking 111 companies changing hands in mergers and acquisitions according to a report released Thursday by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Real Estater-”There’s always an excuse not to do something.”
And if something is “not buy a house,” then it clearly follows that:
There’s always an excuse not to do ‘not buy a house.’
Which is logically equivalent to,
There’s always an excuse to buy a house.
April 2nd, 2010 at 7:57 pm
madhouse,
if i only offend 50% of the people here, that’s not very good. gotta get that to 90% at least.
April 2nd, 2010 at 8:47 pm
madhaus, your comment in #91 is brilliant! thanks for the hearty laugh. bravo indeed.
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:05 pm
RealEstater (v.i., v.t.): 1. To make a statement based solely on a Yahoo! or Mercury News title. 2. To quote such an article without understanding it fully.
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:07 pm
synonyms: to Roger ; to Chuck ; to longingly console a crying stranger in an airplane, then brag about it online
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:32 pm
RealEstater (v.i., v.t.): 1. To make a statement based solely on a Yahoo! or Mercury News title. 2. To quote such an article without understanding it fully.
Oh good, I wanted more people to play this game. If I may make a slight amendment?
2. To quote such an article without understanding it in the slightest.
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:34 pm
nomadic, steve, thank you very very much.
Alex, yes, please aim much higher instead of splattering all over the damned toilet seat.
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:35 pm
“RealEstater (v.i., v.t.): 1. To make a statement based solely on a Yahoo! or Mercury News title. 2. To quote such an article without understanding it fully.”
Correction: without even reading anything past the headline.
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Alex, yes, please aim much higher instead of splattering all over the damned toilet seat.
Would it please you if I aim higher and bounce it off the cover onto the toilet seat? If it suits my mood, I do aim to please. LOL
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Real Estater: To insist a course of stupid course of action is an intelligent one with much bravado.
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Alex flirting with the orange-haired guitar-playing Sunnyvaler… Only on burbed!
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Alex, are you you foul bachelor frog?
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:48 pm
#101: great minds, etc.
#104: Nah, Alex is much too high-class for me.
April 2nd, 2010 at 10:33 pm
whoa. who says I’m flirting with anyone here?
Sheesh. I’m only looking for young, cute red-heads. LOL
April 2nd, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Alex,
You’re not going to find them by staying home on a Friday night.
April 2nd, 2010 at 10:53 pm
maybe he’s using his iTampon from a bar – oh wait it’s only out tomorrow
April 2nd, 2010 at 10:54 pm
well, Sherlock, I just don’t think they exist.
We peasants have to get some rest after a long week of hard work. Then tomorrow I’ll go looking for an apartment to rent in Mountain View. (This peasant can’t afford to buy in the RBA.)
April 2nd, 2010 at 10:55 pm
bars and clubs are so boring now. Santana Row and San Fran get old after a while.
I need some new distractions. No, not wife and kids. LOL
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Alex, have you tried volunteering at a local church or library or whatnot – much less boring and many more redheads.
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:08 pm
For all we know, Real Estater could be a young, cute redhead.
Alex, try to unpicture that now :-p
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:14 pm
For all we know, Real Estater could be a young, cute redhead.
Dude, that is soooo wrong.
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:17 pm
speaking of volunteer work, I used to belong to this organization called Community Impact back in the mid 90s.
After being away for school, I came back recently to find that it no longer exists. It’s morphed into something called Hands On Bay Area. Anyway, they’ve made volunteer work more cumbersome.
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:23 pm
> Dude, that is soooo wrong.
We may all be young, cute redheads. Little did you know that burbed is actually a website for young, cute redheads and Asians to hook up. Unfortunately the safe word was “wipe my ass” and you said it too many times. You’re not gonna get any now
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Spoken like a true Pet Groomer
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:28 pm
#118: Post of the day.
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:29 pm
D’oh! I meant #116, you cute redheaded pet groomer!
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Looks like I’m rubbing everyone the right way…
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Redheaded pet groomer? I thought she was Asian…
April 3rd, 2010 at 9:43 am
>>Alex, have you tried volunteering at a local church or library or whatnot – much less boring and many more redheads.
LOL. Alex, you need a better strategy than that. Here are a few basic pointers:
1. Get out of renting asap. Renters can’t compete with owners.
2. Look for a job function that doesn’t confine you to a limited routine. If there’s no opportunity to travel, forget it.
3. Move into a management role instead of individual contributor. You get to meet more people, do recruiting, etc. You might even be able to hire a redhead.
4. Create a style about you that looks the part. It could be anything that interests you e.g. a car, a watch, leather jacket, etc. I’m making these up, but you get the idea. Don’t be a dork and drive a Mazda 5.
Basically, these are the guiding principles:
1. Nesting instinct is biological (therefore be a owner/provider and not a renter)
2. You’ll spend more time at your job than at any bar (therefore #2 and 3 above)
3. Superficiality scores brownie points. Don’t ask why; ask why not.
April 3rd, 2010 at 10:42 am
Faux Estater, thanks for taking interest in my bachelor life.
1) I can and will rent a nice bachelor pad. No need to own a house and get owned by the banks.
2) Sorry, my job demands routine. I work 8-5 and clean up after people’s fvck-ups. They call me the Cleaner. It’s got its own little perks. Occasionally I find a loose quarter here and there.
3) Not all of us can be in management roles. Some of us have to do real work and clean up after people, especially the management type who pretends to know what they’re doing, bullsh*ts their way around all day, and fcks up constantly. If we have any extra funding next year, I could ask my colleagues to hire a redhead secretary but that is an inefficient way to live my adventures. I mean, how will I get rid of her after I’m done? Everybody is unionized these days.
4) Style. Already have one — I bait chicks who like men in uniform. My maintenance worker uniform has gotten a few bites, most of them rat bites i think.
April 3rd, 2010 at 11:18 am
#122 – eeewwwwwwww.
when I met my husband he was a grad student; he didn’t even own a car. if you wear a jacket to impress chicks, you’ll get chicks that are impressed by jackets.
If I were a guy in this area who wanted to meet chicks (trying to wrap head around this), I’d take a class at the Middlefield campus of Foothill. loads of women, and not so crowded and busy as the main campus. an art class would be best.
April 3rd, 2010 at 11:33 am
The last suggestion I’ll make on this topic is to consider owning a dog. Walk the dog around parks, dog parks, Stanford Mall or University Ave.. Walla, instant chick magnet and conversation piece.
April 3rd, 2010 at 11:38 am
“when I met my husband he was a grad student; he didn’t even own a car. if you wear a jacket to impress chicks, you’ll get chicks that are impressed by jackets.”
Well said. Alex, I’m sure you know this but if you take real estater’s advice, you will wind up with chicks who are as petty and stupid as he.
April 3rd, 2010 at 11:55 am
Can I just rent a dog instead? I don’t believe in commitments. Not until I find the right woman, anyway.
April 3rd, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Sure Alex – just ask a friend if you can walk his/her dog for them!
Nice post, Tuno. Stated quite diplomatically as well, diffusing some of the heat we’d dump on RE otherwise.
April 3rd, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Lol good idea nomadic.
Alex – if you can borrow a friend’s infant child, all the better
April 3rd, 2010 at 2:16 pm
A kid, anon? The chicks will automatically assume he’s happily married.
April 3rd, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Tuno says,
>>when I met my husband he was a grad student
I don’t think grad school is a viable option for the crowd we have here.
>>if you wear a jacket to impress chicks, you’ll get chicks that are impressed by jackets.
That’s probably OK for Alex. He’s not much of a catch himself anyways.
April 3rd, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Alex – if you can borrow a friend’s infant child, all the better
Bad idea. I was playing with my new camera and took lots of photos of my infant nephew. This one chick I dated for a bit thought he was my son and that I had a wife hidden somewhere. WTF. Let’s just say she didn’t last very long.
Faux Estater said, “That’s probably OK for Alex. He’s not much of a catch himself anyways.”
I know. We lowly working people aren’t much of a catch.
On another note, I just went apartment hunting and met this really cute “leasing specialist.” She’s not a redhead but maybe her brown hair will turn redder during the sunnier summer months
I may have to go back.
April 3rd, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Alex,
Here’s a better idea for you. Check out the ratings — 5 stars all the way.
April 3rd, 2010 at 4:40 pm
I tried that already. It’s a scam. Just like the real estate mantra of “buy now or be priced out forevahhhh!”
April 3rd, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Quite the businessman, RE. Haven’t you heard that the p0rn industry is really struggling now that everyone can get it for free online?
Time to find another vice to profit from.
April 3rd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
I don’t think Alex was looking to make money.
April 3rd, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Dude, I’d like to have a little fun but I’m not into hoochies or skanks. Ewww. I’d prefer my women to be intelligent but with a little naughty streak. LOL
April 3rd, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Who says it’s hoochies or skanks? It’s a recognized, accepted, and legal way to live your life.
April 3rd, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Alex,
If you prefer the more traditional route, then check in with Pralay regarding his arranged marriage.
April 3rd, 2010 at 6:30 pm
It may be recognized, accepted and legal, but it’s still an industry filled with hoochies and skanks.
April 3rd, 2010 at 7:53 pm
SEA, don’t burst RE’s bubble. He holds the industry in such high regard. May even have collected a trophy from it at one point, so we hear?
April 3rd, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Who says it’s hoochies or skanks? It’s a recognized, accepted, and legal way to live your life.
The porn industry is recognized and legal. But that doesn’t mean that they’re not skanks or hoochies. Your logic is terrible.
April 3rd, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Alex,
I was merely quoting our good friend DreamT. Yes, this is the same guy who recommended that you go volunteer at church.
April 3rd, 2010 at 9:05 pm
“Tuno says,
>>when I met my husband he was a grad student
I don’t think grad school is a viable option for the crowd we have here.”
From the horses’s mouth… lol
April 3rd, 2010 at 10:03 pm
#147 – Indeed, Trophy Bunny. Good advice can go hand in hand with respect of the law. But we do realize you have a problem with both.
April 4th, 2010 at 12:07 am
wtf is a trophy bunny? is that a rabbit that you shoot and stuff as a trophy? LOL
April 4th, 2010 at 12:28 am
Alex, weren’t you aware of this seminal comment from our most fertile poster?
April 4th, 2010 at 8:29 am
Ahhh that explains why i’m a low scorer. I need to get me more mates.