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The Value of Beer

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Real Estate Agent with Gibbs Realty and Auction Company 81147

If you purchased $1,000.00 of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago you would have $49.00 left.

 

With Enron, you would have had $16.00 left of the original $1,000.00.

 

With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left.

 

But, if you had purchased $1,000.00 worth of beer one year ago, drank all of the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling REFUND, you would have $214.00 cash.

 

Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle.
It's called the 401-Keg.

 

A recent study found the average American walks about 900 miles a year.
Another study found Americans drink, on the average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.

 

That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon.
Makes You Proud To Be An American! :O)

Joel Weihe
Realty World Alliance - Wichita, KS
Helping you to use your VA home loan benefits

LOL. Too funny!! Going to my "investment" seminar at the liquor store now!

Sep 26, 2008 08:09 AM
Betina Foreman
WJK Realty - Austin, TX
Realtor, C.N.E., with WJK REALTY

Thanks for putting a smile on my face today. Its getting harder to do if you watch the news. I am off to invest in some 'fuel' right now!! Thanks!

;)

 

Sep 26, 2008 08:14 AM
Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

As I look at the current economy the value of beer should be going up, it is a counter-cyclical product like drugs during a depression.. or coffins during a plague

Sep 26, 2008 08:15 AM
Kim Peasley-Parker
AgentOwned Realty, Heritage Group, Inc. - Sumter, SC

I can't share this with my husband then he would try to reason how beer is a good investment.

Sep 26, 2008 08:17 AM
Richard Dolbeare
Inactive - Wailuku, HI
Living the Hawaii Lifestyle

I love it!  Thanks for giving me a chuckle!

Sep 26, 2008 08:18 AM
Debbie Malone
Londeree's Real Estate & Property Management - Lynchburg, VA
From Lynchburg To The Lake (434) 546-0369

Laura, that was too funny- and with everything that's been going on with our economy, I need to have something to laugh about today.

Sep 26, 2008 08:19 AM
Robin Gulledge
Remax Capital City - Cedar Park, TX
Cedar Park, TX ABR,CRS,GRI

Yes............the lighter side is always refreshing. Thats a good one!

Sep 26, 2008 08:21 AM
Rick Riddell, Manager, REW™
Weichert, Realtors - Watson & Associates - Coppell, TX

Hmmmm...now if I can just figure out how to put those losses from the beer investment in my tax return, I would be in even better shape!  Too funny .... thanks!

Sep 26, 2008 08:29 AM
Angelia Garcia
Pure Realtors - Dallas, TX

You can never go wrong with beer.  It is a nice sedative.  Not for me, of course.

Sep 26, 2008 08:50 AM
Anne Marie Malf
Malfi Marketing Solutions ~ for real estate professionals - Yardley, PA
Real Estate Marketing Consultant/Virtual Asst, Bucks County,PA

Have any statistics for wine?  LOL  I'm primarily a wine drinker and it's certainly become quite the investment for me since I buy a case at a time and often buy them as gifts - I guess I should have considered that when I decided to get married at a winery a few years ago.  Ok, going to do some investing. ~ Anne Marie 

Sep 26, 2008 09:11 AM
Stephen D White, E-Pro, ABR Cape Cod Real Estate
SDW Realty of Cape Cod - Falmouth, MA

So Laura I assume you wont be hiding any dollar bills in your mattress in these troubled financial times? or buying stock to invest in? bottoms Up!

Sep 26, 2008 10:08 AM
Spencer Hill
Hill Asset Management - Kingstree, SC
#1 Financial Planner -- South Carolina

Funny

Sep 26, 2008 02:59 PM
Sidney Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula
Realty Works Temecula - Temecula, CA
Realty Works Temecula

Cute comparison...but who knew the national average would be that much!

Sep 29, 2008 02:34 AM
Richard Weisser
Richard Weisser Realty - Newnan, GA
Richard Weisser Retired Real Estate Professional

Laura...

Finally, a common sense approach to investing and saving!

Sep 29, 2008 04:24 AM