<prompt> Human: Weve heard the lows in the other thread.Lets hear the highs!Im 27 years old. Over the last few years changed my view dramatically on finances once I finally got a career. Religiously using MINT to keep track of finances, keeping excel spread sheet of big expenses through the years and saving up etc.Best decision overall Id say is being smart about vehicles. Between flipping cars, doing repairs on my own and getting paid do to basic maintenance on others cars I havent lost money on a vehicle purchase. Most expensive car Ive had I paid 2000 for and its worth 6000 in current market.  <response>: Onto a controversial topic here, buying a fixer upper. In April 2009, home prices were very low in our area. I picked up a house that sold for 160K years prior for 60K plus 10 home buyer government credit so really 54K. We sat on it for three years as per government rule for the home buyer tax credit, sold it for 91K and with our equity and 20K savings, and plopped 20 down on a new construction 259K home at 3.625 a couple years ago. The old house we sold is now zillow worth around 140K but I doubt it because it had no garage, etc. but who knows. At the same time, houses in my neighborhood are going for 340K now for the same model. Im not saying now is the right time to buy property, but if you can find a fixer upper, can put in sweat equity and getting your hands dirty, its not a bad gamble. 