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Dec 24th 2014 | 1
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 you beat me to it |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 2
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 Dude, why are you and others so eager to find fault or rebuttal |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 13
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| I understand what you're saying, but as a black man |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 15
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 THat ain't it bro. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 18
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| I have good credit and every time they keep telling me I'm pre approved |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 19
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| Why do you want or need more Credit Cards |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 21
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| pre-approvals are hella shaky at best |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 27
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| I'm not a fan of credit cards at all |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 28
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| no credit cards = no mortgage approval |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 33
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| You can build credit without credit cards |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 40
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| Lol most black ppl don't have someone to cosign |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 56
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| I'm 35 and never had a car note. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 67
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| my first time having a car note... don't like it at all... |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 76
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| Uh, we in Brooklyn. No need for a car. |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 80
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| A car note won't build your score nearly as much as revolving credit. |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 111
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| this is simply not true. |
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Dec 28th 2014 | 136
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| Youu can get a mortgage without a car note but not without revolving cre... |
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Dec 28th 2014 | 141
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| I've closed a number of loans with zero revolving credit in the past |
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Dec 29th 2014 | 149
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| Every time I go to Chase they ask me to apply and I'm pre approved |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 79
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| because I spent 12 years without one and it affected my credit |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 78
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| it most certainly is |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 82
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| Thanks for articulating that. |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 88
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| No |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 3
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| That's not all of it. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 8
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| What are the signs of gentrification in Newark? |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 4
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| Lots of investment downtown in the Central Ward |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 10
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| The current generation at the age ready to buy is very different |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 5
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| Student Loans is a big issue |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 9
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| Also this generation is not going to have pension and social security |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 12
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| Yeah we gonna have be 401K and IRA's |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 22
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| yea thats a none issue in my home town |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 6
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| The two reasons you listed account for prolly 80% of it. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 7
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| If you are a transplant, sure. If you are native, maybe not |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 11
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| Kinda true. Kinda. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 24
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| here's that post |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 26
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| Buy a condo |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 29
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| Condos have high HOA and not everybody want to buy a condo |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 31
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| Right and these fees can change/become more than |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 60
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| not to mention the special assessments |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 63
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| Wade, thanks for brining up an honest topic. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 14
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| Dialog is happening...nice for you to ask |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 16
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| Everything can't keep being they |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 17
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| Bro, You are speaking the Hard Truth. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 37
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| it aint no know it all, dude. it comes down to NUMBERS |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 38
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| So you're trying to tell that man he's wrong. |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 72
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| But thats the (vaugely stated) point, the roadblocks are all us |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 117
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| it's still oversimplification |
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Dec 26th 2014 |
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| it's still oversimplification |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 118
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| there has been study, after study, after study |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 23
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| Not saying those things don't exist |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 30
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| it costs money to save money. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 25
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| You can buy a house with a 600 FICO score and $1,000 in the bank |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 32
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| Thank you. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 34
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| No, you can get literally nothing in any of those areas for that price |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 35
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| this dude is on some bullshit and dont know what he talkin about |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 36
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| You can get a condo in Jersey for 70K. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 39
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| you realize NYC aint in Jersey and IE aint in Los Angeles? |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 43
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| LOL |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 45
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| Huh??? |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 51
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| RE: Huh??? |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 54
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| Dude how old are you? |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 58
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| RE: Dude how old are you? |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 68
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| Wait, what part of Oak Cliff, b/c they're in full gentrification swing n... |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 112
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| near Cedar Crest golf course, the VA hospital, Sweet Georgia Browns |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 114
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| I know that area well... |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 115
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| We have a house directly across from Cedar Crest Golf Course |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 120
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| 20 Min outside of NYC in Newark, you get this for <$70K |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 41
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| I like this one... |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 44
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| I live 5-10 minutes from there. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 48
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| nobody wants to live in an industrial area with hazardous chemicals |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 53
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| No chemical plants |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 69
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| Break it down for me. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 42
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| To be brutally honest... |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 47
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| As of now |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 57
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| I'd live here... |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 61
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| Inbox |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 64
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| I bought into 28212 a few years ago. |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 75
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| i lived in the QC from 89-95. to see where the city is now is pretty |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 77
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| do yall have kids? what schools do they go to? |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 94
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| no kids yet |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 98
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| you know anyone with kids that attend schools in your area? |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 104
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| my neighbor has 2 kids who are smart as shit. |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 122
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| I gotta cosign this as a former mortgage broker |
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Dec 28th 2014 | 137
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| Individually it's extremely hard.. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 46
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| And this is all I am saying bro. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 49
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| How Bill Cosby of you. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 50
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| The real issue is the marriage/out of wedlock birth rates |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 52
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| we trying to get a horse, you talking about the cart |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 55
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| It's the issue, even single black folks |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 59
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| life is not all about money |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 62
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| Nah depending on a roommate to cover your bills |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 65
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| not true. |
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Dec 24th 2014 | 66
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| More "twice as good" bullshit |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 70
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| RE: More &amp;quot;twice as good&amp;quot; bullshit |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 71
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| this makes some sense. |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 73
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| More people living under one roof |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 83
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| RE: More people living under one roof |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 85
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| American culture seems to be so against this and I hate that |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 89
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| it also helps create tighter knit communities too |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 99
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| ppl dont do it cause they dont wanna put up with nobody else's shit |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 105
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| other culture's manage it just fine though |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 107
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| Truth |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 74
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| many MANY of us...dont know what we dont know |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 81
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| We gotta pass the knowledge down Bin |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 86
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| you preaching to the choir with me, talk to these other clowns |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 93
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| But Bib, you see they're not trying to listen. |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 95
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| ummm have you been reading my post??? |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 103
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| It's not just about your opinion playa. But |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 116
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| zero financial literacy + poverty |
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Dec 25th 2014 | 84
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| RE: zero financial literacy + poverty |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 87
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| RE: But here's what I'm saying....buy where you live. |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 92
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| If you live in a ghetto you have like 4 options |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 97
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| RE: if you can't really leave due to whatever circumstances |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 100
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| this is naive |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 102
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| Investing in your community is not only financial... |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 110
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| hard to do some of those things without organization |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 113
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| If it's hard to do so what? |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 126
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| LOL |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 127
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| I see that you tried to backdoor a convo. |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 130
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| OK |
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Dec 29th 2014 | 147
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| I think Black folks have a really twisted sense of loyalty to "the hood" |
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Dec 29th 2014 | 150
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| what do you think is better than a FHA loan? |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 90
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| hello? how yall gon say we need to share info and then not answer questi... |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 121
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| nothing is better unless you have a bunch of cash... |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 124
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| if you have spare time, you need less cash. |
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Dec 28th 2014 | 139
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| you have been getting "lucky" with these home repairs |
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Dec 29th 2014 | 145
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| id say a conventional if only for the pmi/mip |
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Dec 28th 2014 | 133
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| fha: 600 credit + 3.5% down -- conventional: 700 credit + 5% down |
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Dec 28th 2014 | 134
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| they wanted 650 and 20% for the conventional... |
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Dec 28th 2014 | 138
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| five digits...can't edit anymore |
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Dec 29th 2014 | 142
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| we are talking ENTRY points not re-fi or HELOC |
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Dec 29th 2014 | 144
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| Let's revisit this again |
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Dec 29th 2014 | 146
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| we mostly agree with each other |
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Dec 29th 2014 | 148
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| Let's be honest here. FHA loans are a hair above sub-prime. |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 91
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| RE: Let's be honest here. FHA loans are a hair above sub-prime. |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 96
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| bruh, you said what i've been saying all along in this post... |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 101
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| Let's focus on you and your friend for a bit. What yall's credit look li... |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 106
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| This always is so polarized here by where people live |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 108
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| are u in a gentrified area? |
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Dec 26th 2014 | 109
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| Simple: Have all Black ppl do Dave Ramsey until they debt free. |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 119
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| life happens... |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 123
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| let's start with one calendar year of paying all bills on time then |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 125
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| no doubt. unfortunately we have been duped into spending all |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 132
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| it's really easy to pay on time too. you just do it. |
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Dec 28th 2014 | 140
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| THIS is the real problem. |
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Dec 29th 2014 | 143
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| yeah some do not want to fall in line |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 128
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| you people think the world is only nyc, chicago, dc and philly |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 131
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| LMFAO @ bums crying about gentrification. Are people that dumb? |
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Dec 27th 2014 | 129
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| *logs in to pay bills in separate tab in this post* |
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Dec 28th 2014 | 135
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