Our lives have been much simpler -- and happier -- since we sold our house. We might own again one day, but it won't be because it's necessarily the "smart" financial decision.
We bought our first house right as my company imposed emergency pay cuts on us through bankruptcy. oof. We managed. A decade (and second kid) later we thought we "needed" a bigger house, so we bought one. We didn't. We have a garage- a life saver in the upper midwest- but in hindsight, should've just built one at our previous house and kept the (much) lower mortgage payment.
ugh we pay 2500 in rent but we need three bedrooms, we get free parking (city adjacent where that is rare)
it’s too high but we like the apartment alot. blessed to make enough to cover this comfortably but it still stings
Our lives have been much simpler -- and happier -- since we sold our house. We might own again one day, but it won't be because it's necessarily the "smart" financial decision.
We bought our first house right as my company imposed emergency pay cuts on us through bankruptcy. oof. We managed. A decade (and second kid) later we thought we "needed" a bigger house, so we bought one. We didn't. We have a garage- a life saver in the upper midwest- but in hindsight, should've just built one at our previous house and kept the (much) lower mortgage payment.