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Dntx4bb3

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Dani needs money so she can buy ahouse?? I really don't think she "NEEDS" to win, for that reason.
She just said she pays about $1270.oo amonth for her apartment. We already know she has her kids in private schools and other such things. Hummmm
I sure wish I had it that rough. Makes me think she is nothing but"GREEDY" on top of being one of the biggest liers and backstabbers in the house.

Theo17

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
$1200 in a lot of Califronia will buy you a shaq. I respect that she would sacrifice and put her kids in private schools. Maybe she does that because she is religious. Danni and her husband had to take out a loan just to pay their bills while she is on the show. Danni would obviously like to own a home someday. Most of middle class people do so why hold that against her?

Battlestar

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
the price of her implants would be a down-payment.
Maybe their credit rating isn't very good and they can't qualify for a Bank Loan???

Can't see why else they couldn't --they seem to be Middle Class and if they can afford $1200 in rent each month --so it is a puzzlement

Sunrise

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ugh... not even a shaq!

"Those fighting for free enterprise and free competition do not defend the interests of those rich today. They want a free hand left to unknown men who will be the entrepreneurs of tomorrow..."

Ludwig von Mises was one of the most influential capitalist economists of the twentieth century.

Dntx4bb3

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That is JMO, didn't say it had to be your's.

Cameltoes

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think it does have to do with their credit. She said they owe a lot to the IRS so I'm thinking they have quite a bit of debt.

Dntx4bb3

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ops that was to Theo17

Bmh

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Private school does not cost alot my little brother use to go to private school..Danni is christian so I would see why she would want her kids in private school..she does not have the best apartment..$1200 a month will buy you 5 rooms if your lucky in California..you guys need to stop making it out that she is rich..ya she has some nice things..Danni never said she was poor..but just like all other american families her dream is to buy a home..and she doesn't have that kind of money..She even had to take a loan out to go on BB come on people give her a friggin break

Gidget

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i do not have a pool. i do not have a gym. i own a house in one of the most expensive real estate areas in the country. my mortgage and property taxes combined are less than what Danielle pays because i live within my means. a dying concept so it seems these days. i so hope gerry manages to share that little tidbit before he leaves the house. i'll bet she's living better than most of them. and if she has debt too bad. find a cheaper apartment. i am fuming.

Battlestar

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
How did Danielle know ahead of time that she was going into the house??---was she forewarned with enough time to arrange the loan??

Dntx4bb3

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That may be true, however I would not have had implants. Instead I would have used the money for a downpayment on a house...just doesn't make since to me...

Jan

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
dntx none of these contestants are poor. Most are middle class. Jason and Roddy, I think I have read here, come from wealthy families. I think Chi might have also.

So your point is...????????

Wcv63

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This topic has been beaten to death in at least 2 other threads. Fact of the matter is we don't know her financial situation. Many people sacrifice to put their children through private schools. Most people would like to own a home rather than rent. How do we know that Dani's family isn't living paycheck to paycheck?

Because of some medical problems in my family we've had to take out a second mortgage on our very small, very modest home in a market where real estate values are more realistic. Our credit rating right now is so poor (even though we pay 1300.00 mo mortage note) that we are having problems with credit.

No one knows anyone's situation. I suggest we try not to speculate on the houseguests lives outside of the game. It's futile and there is no information to support any arguments, pro or con.

Crazydog

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm not a big fan of Danielle but there's nothing wrong with her wanting the money. I've thought about this, and despite the implants, private schools and dance lessons, I think it's great that she is playing for her family. As for the private schools, since her husband is Latino there's a pretty good bet that her daughters are being raised Catholic and that they go to Catholic schools. I know that Dani wants the money to buy a house and send her kids to college.

The part that bothers me is that she is overdoing it with the constant reminders to people of how needy her family is. All of the houseguests need the money to some extent. Some may be better off than others but I'm sure all of them need it or would like it, for whatever reason. She may have snowed over some like Amy with her "poor me" card, but others have seen through it and don't care for it.

Battlestar

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think the point is that Danielle is using the "Poor Me--I don't have a house for my children" card on the other contestants to gain sympathy.

Another HG's need of money should not be a reason to push them to the end or vote for them as the winner

Sunrise

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Gidget, It is more difficult to find an apartment complex in california that doesn't have a pool and gym than one that has one. Pools and gyms in an apartment complex are as common as water and electric. She's a working class mom full of stress and trying to justify to herself while thinking out loud why the hell she came on BB.

Webrover99

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If I was taking out a loan it would be for a house not to gamble on winning Big Brother. That's no different than taking your car note money and going to the casino hoping to pay off the car. I think it is poor judgment.

Onlyhuman

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I know that the prices of homes in the Bay Area are outrageous (I live here after all) but Dani is actually from an area where it is more affordable. That is not to say it's affordable like it is in the midwest, it's just affordable as compared to living in the actual Bay Area.

$1270 in Fairfield gets you a heck of a lot more than in San Francisco or the Peninsula.

I'm not saying that it isn't difficult to buy a home when you're paying rent and raising a family. I think there are sacrifices you have to make in order to scrape together a downpayment. Danielle has made a sacrifice by being here and away from her family. She might have chosen to make other sacrifices (public schools, foregoing breast implants, etc.) but she chose not to. I don't think it makes her more or less worthy to win the game. It just makes her someone who is dealing with the realities of her life and her choices.

Theo17

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Same here in texas and texas is a lot cheaper than california. This is a joke. They all want the money for whatever reason at least she is willing to say she wants the money unlike others.

Cathie

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think it's admirable that she wants to win to help her family, but I don't think that should be a consideration in who wins the game.

I'm sure they could ALL use $500k, and those who are single have as much right to win it as the married-with-children players. Otherwise, why not just write out the check on the first day in the house and send everyone home?

I'm really showing my age here, but does anyone remember the old tv show "Queen for a Day"? Contestants (I think 3 on each show--memory is bad because I was REALLY young then) each gave a big sob story about how much they really needed the money and the audience would vote on the "queen", who received a crown and some cash, and maybe a refrigerator or something. When I hear HG talking about how much they NEED the money, and try to imply that they are entitled to win because they need it so bad it makes me think of that show, and I want to yell at the screen, 'this ISN'T Queen for a Day, darnit!'

sorry...just had to rant, will try to restrain myself in the future...

Earthmother

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I REPEAT:

She has every right to want a home for her family. She hasn't lied to the people in the house about what she wants from this show.

Houses are expensive and if she wants one she will barely be able to afford it with her winnings. After taxes she probably still won't have enough for anything real fancy. In the area she lives in a small 3 bedroom tract home sells in the $300,000s. If she moves just a little farther south she couldn't even get that for under $400,000. In todays housing market in California a 1/2 million dollars is nothing when looking for a home.

Maybe she would like to be able to stay home and raise her daughters. I can't blame her for that. She needs to go for it and try to do what is best for her family and not what is best for those strangers in that house or our opinion.

I don't always like the things she says, but she has every right to try and win this game for whatever reason she plans to use the money.

How do you know one of the others aren't going to use the money to build an arsenal of weapons to use for attacking government buildings...YOU DON'T!!!! It's ridiculous to fault this woman for wanting a better life for her family. If she wanted it for some frivilous reason you would be accusing her of being selfish.

Dntx4bb3

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jan,

I agree with you about some of the contestants are from well off familys, MY point is, why lie?
HAve most people forgot what it is to just be HONEST???....I know, I know, it's a game, but seems like if I were on TV, I wouldn't want to be remembered as one of the one's who always told lies..

Cynny

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
People can be nasty, huh? We all have a right to our own opinion, so here's mine. :)

1200 a month is nothing for an average decent apartment in my area in Maryland, and it's sure not the luxury complexes. And I know it's even more expensive in a lot of areas in California. Affording the rent doesn't mean you have money left over for a large down payment.

So what if she has implants and a big tv. I know that when you live month to month you can't necessarily come up with enough for a down payment for a home, but you can do nice things for yourself and your family now and then anyway. You try to give your family the best quality life you can with what you have. A big tv for her family to enjoy together doesn't seem horribly selfish to me. And if she works hard and wants to get implants for herself, more power to her.

I commend her for wanting to win the money to provide a nice home for her family and to save for her daughters' educations. We don't even know each of the houseguests' reasons for wanting the money, and I don't think it matters. And I sure don't think it's something I want to place judgment on.

Battlestar

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Earthmother---but should she be using this to get votes??

Abby

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 12:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What Dani wants to do with the money should she win is her business, I dont see anything wrong with wanting a house, Paid for clean and clear, and that 1270.00 can be used for something else. think its smart. Hey. What if someone wanted to just say I want to blow it all off on Women and Beer? is it your business?