Neil and Cody In “The Booth” - sitting on the same side

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chew toys for the puppy, Labs love chewing
do not leave your socks out, she will swallow them which could then lead to problems
ER visits for pets are not cheap LOL

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Can co-sign this. Just be aware that it can be addictive. When our vet introduced us to this, by showing us how it worked, she couldn’t stop Furminating, because the comb never comes up clean. There is always more undercoat to get.

Also, since Neil mentioned the need for lots of leash walking for the new puppy, I cannot recommend the gentle leader leashes highly enough. We had a black lab that would pull when walking. Two minutes with the gentle leader and those pulls became a thing of the past.

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While I’m here, can I offer a different naming option for the podcast to @Cody and @MerchCzar ? I get that “the booth” has a link to Cody’s past, but a phase I heard during the pod stuck with me. Nitty Gritty. The show is going to attempt to go a little deeper and get down to the nitty gritty. When Cody was doing his thing, I’m sure interrogations were focused on getting to the most important aspects or practical details of a given situation - the nitty gritty. There will certainly be plenty of talk about living in NYC, which is both nitty and gritty.

Love the pod and I’m going to listen regardless, but in my opinion, this name captures the mood a bit better.

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I used a gentle leader with my first lab and it was far better than a regular collar. However, with my black lab now we have a harness that works similarly to the gentle leader except it turns his chest if he pulls. It is absolutely money. Strong recommend.

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When training a dog the best advice I heard was, dogs only understand, “always” and “never.” As in, they always get to sit on furniture or they never sit on furniture. Dogs don’t get sometimes.

Youth soccer is dominated by the kids than can dribble down the sideline then cross a ball in front of the goal where noone is playing defense because they are all chasing the ball. From a coach who watched opponeents dribble down the sideline and cross passes for undefended goals, repeatedly.

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This is where if you teach spacing you’ll roll in youth soccer. My buddy did this with his daughters teams and the other coaches got mad. He just told them to coach a few basic fundamentals and everyone would have more fun.

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Have heard a few others ask about this, but in future “booth” episodes would love to hear more about @MerchCzar 's process of how he dropped his handicap. Practice habits? Drills? Swing thoughts/feels? As someone that has gone from a 9 to a 13, need all the advice I can get on how to turn it around and get going in the right direction.

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I could honestly listen to @MerchCzar and @Cody chat all day. Big big fan of The Booth, my favourite NLU audio content currently.

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Same, this episode was almost 2 hours and it felt short. Listening to @Cody ’s story about Joe was both inspiring and saddening. Thanks for sharing, Cody.

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@Cody 's last 10 minutes had me stop what I was doing and just listen. It will take me a while to process it.

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The less serious title for this episode should be, “Johnny Get Your Blow.”

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I was ready to sign off during the real estate conversation. So glad I stayed. @Cody thanks so much for sharing. So very sorry for your loss, and thank you for saying what you did about men and mental health.

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Thanks for all the kind words here. Everyone needs to find a “Neil” to be able to open up too. I did not expect to talk about it during the podcast. We recorded this last week, and I have thought about going back and deleting that portion dozens of times. I am thankful I did not.

Neil was the only person I spoke too about it when it first happened, and I am thankful to have someone I know I can trust. Joe was one of the great ones. Always put everyone else first. I hope that whatever pain he was experiencing is gone. And I know that we will do our absolute best to ensure his wife is taken care of and his kids never forget.

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I haven’t listened to the pod yet but this video is incredible and I’m now going to go down a rabbit hole of AVC Tribute videos on my commute home (Gary Sinise also has an excellent voice for these narrations).

Thanks for sharing @cody and now when I listen to the pod I’ll need to make sure I’m not in public because it will get dusty

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These two have such a good, honest way of talking about stuff. Was refreshing to hear two guys talking about personal finance, real estate and of course Cody’s insights into the military are so raw and always appreciated. Thanks dudes! #dontbeaschnitz

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Listening to the Booth Vol. 2 and just need to light up Neil’s former Google boss about renting vs. home ownership. There are lots of good reasons to rent vs. buying a home, but preferring to rent because you think you can invest the money you would otherwise spend in home ownership costs for a greater return is insane ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS SAID WHEN RATES WERE AT ALL TIME LOWS.

Home ownership is the greatest contributor to intergenerational wealth. If you are staying in one spot, buying a home that you can afford will almost certainly generate more long-term wealth than renting. And that’s not even considering things like mortgage interest deductions.

Just my two cents. This is not financial advice.

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Also, little insight into the condo vs. apartment question. Apartments are units in some kind of residential development where the legal parcel encompasses the entire residential development. So, for example, I could own a 12-unit apartment building, and the parcel that I own includes the building, the parking lot, and the land surrounding.

A condo is where the legal parcel consists of just one individual unit of a residential development. I could take the afore-mentioned 12-unit building and “condominium-ize” it into 12 separate legal parcels so that if I wanted to, I could sell off the 12 individual units to other buyers.

Hope this helps.

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Google people are good at Google things, not necessarily anything else (real estate included)

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the above key phrase does the heavy lifting.

In SF Bay Area or New York City, it’s a challenge to afford anything. I’ve been happy with my decision to build wealth in other ways, renting smaller living spaces.

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That’s why I also said there are lots of good reasons for renting. One of those reasons is living in a market where home ownership is prohibitively expensive. I’m glad it’s working well for you.