20th
August
2007
Why We Are Expected To Be Lazy
Something occurred to me the other day. We (the American consumer) are totally expected to be lazy and undisciplined. I mean, really, there are even business models built on that expectation and fact.
Have you ever seen financing deals directed at consumers and/or homeowners that sport advertising tag lines like “12 months, same as cash financing?” I have bought many items with this kind of financing and never paid a penny in interest. These items range from smaller items like my iPod ($500 with three months, same as cash financing) to larger items like my new air conditioning system ($8,000 with 12 months, same as cash financing.)
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These days real-estate foreclosures seem to be in the forefront of the news assisted somewhat by the sub-prime loan mess, so I figured I’d write a few words about my experiences when looking to buy foreclosed properties or properties that are in pre-foreclosure. There’s even a web site called 
I know that Realtors are not all bad and I understand that they do add value to a real estate transaction when they know what they’re doing.