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Clarence Rosario
01/16/09

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It's so simple, people: $2,000 for booze.
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LilyBlue
01/16/09

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Ginormous flat-screen TV: you can watch it until the marshals stop by to enforce the eviction order and then you can use the box it came in as your new residence in lovely Central Park. By then, you'll be thin enough actually fit in the box. Entertainment, amortization, housing and weight loss: it's win-win for everyone!
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chelseabill
01/16/09

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$400 Burberry scarf to hide your face for the next Intifada
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MincnglyWhrdL'mer
01/18/09

@chelseabill: BECAUSE NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INFANTA !!!

oh, wait. you said 'Intifada', not 'Infanta'

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Dickens_Ghost
01/16/09

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I want to reply to BadUncle's comment but can't see what I should be pressing to do so. (hangs head in shame)
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BadUncle
01/16/09

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And remember: don't throw out those Subzero cartons.
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SidAndFinancy
01/16/09

@BadUncle: Ha!
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BadUncle
01/16/09

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$12 kiehl's lip moisturizer to keep yourself fresh working the Holland Tunnel trade.
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misslinda
01/16/09

@BadUncle: Oh I am NOT giving up my Kiehls.
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TedSez
01/16/09

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A $1.2-million apartment that will be worth $1.5 million by next ye--

Whoop, sorry -- that's from last year's list.
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The Real JR
01/16/09

@TedSez: I actually was trolling online to see the condo prices lately, and granted these are probably un-updated sites for a few months, but a few places still look like they're trying to pull in a mil or more. And I'm talking about the Lenox and the Lenox Grand in Harlem.

Then I looked at Craigslist because I was curious to see what people were asking for and its still mostly over $1,500 for spots.

When is this whole inflated prices thing supposed to deflate some?
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TedSez
01/16/09

@The Real JR: Here in L.A., people are still asking ridiculously inflated prices for homes, and they aren't selling -- meanwhile, they're actually worth less every month. Whereas the few homes that are "discounted" back to around 2004-2005 levels actually do sell, and the sellers will probably be far better off in the end.
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misslinda
01/16/09

@TedSez: Manhattan real estate is only off by a squinch, depending on the 'hood. I'm on the LES, asking prices are down maybe 10% since last year, but places are staying on the market for months instead of weeks and sellers may have to trim about 5% off of that to get the deal done. Not awful at all, and other neighborhoods are doing better. But take a look at Brooklyn...yeesh, that borough is a mess.
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The Real JR
01/16/09

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The $2,000 muslin custom wallpaper you can later tear off for toilet paper. You have to think green, people.
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sakade
01/16/09

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I just found this $1200 necklace that works great for strangling people and stealing their wallets.
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flossy
01/16/09

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--$3000 matress that doubles as a savings account for whatever money you have left?

--$8000 modular sofa that converts into a hobo fort?

--$2500 purebreed dog that is also delicious, should it come to that?

--$200 Subscriptions to lifestyle magazines that can be stapled together, for clothing?

--$1000 handgun/renters insurance policy?
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Smitros
01/16/09

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Soup kitchen ratings?
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HiredGoons
01/16/09

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A cashmere tent to sleep in in Central Park.
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Kid Twist
01/16/09

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$1,000 for a night with a hooker who will give you an infection that returns year after year.
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Mount_Prion
01/16/09

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Buy this $1,4500 desert, and use the shiny bauble to distract post-apocalyptic nuclear mutants who would otherwise consume you like a "mango and pomegranate compote [with] a champagne sabayon."

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Astigmatism
01/16/09

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Creme brulee torch you could use to light said $300 chair.
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