We are getting ready to sign a new lease and our land lord didn't raise rent at all!
Not moving will save us approximately $6,600 over the course of the year so now we get to replace our bed, crappy desk, and cardboard dresser. We also need to buy something for storage because all my books and notes have overtaken our tiny bookshelf. I'm thinking an armoire type thing so I don't have to look at grad school stuff all the time, lol.
Omg, Lilly, that is awful. I can't believe they were all nonchalant about it. Poor kids, all of them.
Hetty, you should start posting! I used to only lurk, but started posting and then made a much bigger effort once we switched over here. A trick I use is to find a picture of an adorable baby online and put it in my signature - I think it helps make people like you.
Thank you!! That's been driving me nuts. Haha. I remembered you, but your name always made me think of applecider (who is someone totally different). I knew you weren't AC, but I couldn't think
We are kind of secret rich. We take public transit, we share a car, we've been living way under our means paying off school loans and saving for a down payment. We've also had a lot of recent luck career-wise. But as soon as we buy this house. Boom. HCOL forever house. Everyone knows. We have anxiety about it. It's ridiculous. I have anxiety even posting about it.
The one we looked at tonight basically had a makeup room with a vanity and natural light. Would you be my friend if I had a makeup room? I work at home. Wtf do I need a makeup room for?
This also brings up a lot of anxiety about buying for the future and whether we want children.
Hetty, you should start posting! I used to only lurk, but started posting and then made a much bigger effort once we switched over here. A trick I use is to find a picture of an adorable baby online and put it in my signature - I think it helps make people like you.
The baby you 'found' is exceptionally cute! I seriously smile everytime I see her!
I'm definitely trying. This makes post number 3 in one night which is a record for me...look at me go!
My department has an interim boss. Who used to live 4 doors down from me in a town 400 miles away. His kid is my age and we went to the same elementary but for the life of me I can't remember him.
Thank you!! That's been driving me nuts. Haha. I remembered you, but your name always made me think of applecider (who is someone totally different). I knew you weren't AC, but I couldn't think
No problem. When I picked this name, I worried a bit that I might be unintentionally copying someone. Hopefully it's not too confusing for people.
Y4M, your last line made me LOL! It is ok to feel anxious - it is a big decision. It will be ok though, and better than ok. I was so excited when we bought our house. Good luck!
Post by pacificrules on Jan 12, 2013 0:26:40 GMT -5
I'm doing a 24 day cleanse/weight loss challenge. It's going well, but I keep thinking that I'm likely to gain everything back (since I won't keep eating this regimented way) and I should just quit now to save myself the disappointment.
We are kind of secret rich. We take public transit, we share a car, we've been living way under our means paying off school loans and saving for a down payment. We've also had a lot of recent luck career-wise. But as soon as we buy this house. Boom. HCOL forever house. Everyone knows. We have anxiety about it. It's ridiculous. I have anxiety even posting about it.
The one we looked at tonight basically had a makeup room with a vanity and natural light. Would you be my friend if I had a makeup room? I work at home. Wtf do I need a makeup room for?
This also brings up a lot of anxiety about buying for the future and whether we want children.
Anyway, the important takeaway is I'm drinking.
Ill be your friend! I'd kill for a makeup room.
People here are very keeping up with the Joneses and we don't care. All I care about is growing my portfolio. We decided against buying a new car bc we are too cheap. Decided to repair instead. Ha
Our income has doubled in the past year and we haven't handled it well. We also moved to a new city and got new jobs and everything changed and we're spending a ton for no good reason. At this rate I will NEVER have a makeup room!
We are kind of secret rich. We take public transit, we share a car, we've been living way under our means paying off school loans and saving for a down payment. We've also had a lot of recent luck career-wise. But as soon as we buy this house. Boom. HCOL forever house. Everyone knows. We have anxiety about it. It's ridiculous. I have anxiety even posting about it.
The one we looked at tonight basically had a makeup room with a vanity and natural light. Would you be my friend if I had a makeup room? I work at home. Wtf do I need a makeup room for?
This also brings up a lot of anxiety about buying for the future and whether we want children.
Anyway, the important takeaway is I'm drinking.
I always assumed you were well off based on your jobs. I would want to be your bff if you had a make-up room.
I've mostly been lurking because I don't want to come across as whiny, but I do have a slightly embarrassing confession...
I had a menstrual accident in bed the other day (started before I was expecting it, so had a small spot on the sheets; schedule has been unpredictable since I went off BC pills). Army lodging gave us notice that they will be charging us to replace the sheet and mattress pad.
The cost to replace the sheet and pad is barely over $15. Now I know why these sheets suck.
This is also my second cycle since I last slept in my own bed. This is me whining...
We are kind of secret rich. We take public transit, we share a car, we've been living way under our means paying off school loans and saving for a down payment. We've also had a lot of recent luck career-wise. But as soon as we buy this house. Boom. HCOL forever house. Everyone knows. We have anxiety about it. It's ridiculous. I have anxiety even posting about it.
The one we looked at tonight basically had a makeup room with a vanity and natural light. Would you be my friend if I had a makeup room? I work at home. Wtf do I need a makeup room for?
This also brings up a lot of anxiety about buying for the future and whether we want children.
Anyway, the important takeaway is I'm drinking.
_Every_ apartment we looked at here has a makeup/vanity space. Not a full room, but enough for a chair, extra lights, cupboards specifically for makeup, etc.
I have no clue WTF we'll use it for - I WAH, and can't remember the last time I wore makeup that wasn't a formal occassion (ie: military ball).
Oh, and our last confession: we're done apartment searching for now, but during the process, I found out why some of the realtor/apartment locators were squirelly about the apartment prices...
Back in the US, DH gets a housing allowance, and that's what he gets, regardless of how much the place we pick to rent costs. Frequently, people try to rent a place that costs less than the allowance, so they can pocket the difference.
Here, however, he gets a different kind of housing allowance, and it is matched to the cost of the place we choose to rent, up to a set maximum amount per rank. So, even if we find a place that costs 2/3 of the housing allowance, there is no benefit to us in selecting it.
So, the place we are choosing is going to basically max out DH's housing allowance. We'll be right on the cusp of the maximum that the military will give out for housing allowance here for DH's rank.
Honestly, it's the best place we saw, and we'd be choosing it regardless, but it does feel a bit decadent to be picking what is basically the most expensive place we saw while looking (there was one other place that was more expensive, and was quite awesome inside, but was way far away from _everything_).
We are kind of secret rich. We take public transit, we share a car, we've been living way under our means paying off school loans and saving for a down payment. We've also had a lot of recent luck career-wise. But as soon as we buy this house. Boom. HCOL forever house. Everyone knows. We have anxiety about it. It's ridiculous. I have anxiety even posting about it.
The one we looked at tonight basically had a makeup room with a vanity and natural light. Would you be my friend if I had a makeup room? I work at home. Wtf do I need a makeup room for?
This also brings up a lot of anxiety about buying for the future and whether we want children.
Anyway, the important takeaway is I'm drinking.
I wouldn't feel anxious. Your husband is or was in biglaw, right? I'd assume then that many of his peers are in similar positions?
I would be your friend if you had a makeup room. I also wouldn't feel guilty about it.
I've started to poke around real estate listings to think about maybe buying an apartment someday. It appears that if we want to stay in our beloved neighborhood, even if we wanted to spend $2 million on an apartment (which I wouldn't want to do!), we'd probably end up with about 850 sq ft unless we lived in a super crappy building. And on top of the mortgage, monthly common charges would be at least $1000. :-(
On the plus side, no-one would ever be impressed with or intimidated by our HCOL forever home!