Comment on Bologna on Black Friday blog:

I just started reading Stop Acting Rich for the second time. I love this book! BA is our goal. My wife and I just discovered estate auctions. We purchased a 9×12 Karastan area rug for $45 (retails new for $2500), and 6 antique walnut dining room chairs for $40 each (our first set of chairs, and we are in our 40’s). Let the IA’s pay full retail. Thank you, Tom, for your research.

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In a recent visit to a large antique mall, I noticed a complete mahogony or walnut dining room set (table/chairs/breakfront/) that sold for $800.  Manufactured by Henkel Harris