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86 Post author: Yvain 27 August 2011 12:15AM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 28 August 2011 04:38:30AM 0 points [-]

I find purchasing decisions easier when I think about them like this: which would you rather have, the second house, or the first house plus a two-week luxury vacation

Easy: The second house plus a two-week non-luxury vacation.