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March 19th, 2012 at 05:13 pm

Again, not too much going on right now. I added $10.16 to the coin jar today. I had given DD a $20 as she went to an all day thing yesterday and I knew she would need to eat twice. She brought back the change so it went into the coin jar.

I paid $100 on DH's 3 months same as cash for his glasses. That leaves $100 left on that to pay next month. I set it up online so that I can send it directly.

I paid a medical bill of $105.62.

I will be entering my info into all the spreadsheets I got behind on when my laptop died today. EF tracking, HSA tracking, Holding Tank Tracking, finishing entering the last week of Feb's expenses, create the March budget spreadsheet of the budget template and entering in everything that has been paid so far, which is everything. Also create an April budget from the template. I hate being so far behing, but I did not want to work with Open Office's Exel-alike program. They can say it's compatible all they want to, but things get lost.

Spent some time looking at "dream" houses this weekend. Calculated that they would also involve hiring a groundskeeper and a maid. And a person to clean the docks and the boat. Decided those particular dream houses can stay just that. LOL Though I really would like my own moorage and swimming area on the lake one day. *sighs* Or a condo there. The condos seem affordable for us when we no longer have kids at home. It'd be the HOA fees that would probably be the kicker.

I just don't want to buy a big house anymore. I mean, I want room, but DD goes to college in two and a half more years. DS goes in six and a half. And having a big house with lots of bedrooms encourages children to move back home after college. And I really don't want that. I want my kids to stand on their own two feet. And I really don't want to have a bunch of guest rooms that encourage people to drop in on us for weeks at a time, or some such after the kids are grown.

It seems silly to have a big house for ten years and then sell again and get a condo on the lake. But I know we can't stay here that long. Well, we can, but we'd go insane well before the sell-by date if we do.

2 Responses to “Bits and Bobs”

  1. MonkeyMama Says:
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    I can relate, somewhat. I really like having a larger house with kids, but the second they leave, we plan to downsize. Condo living (no yard) is sounding pretty sweet. Our first home was a condo out of "no other choice really," but we *really* liked it. So now it is the dream. I am thinking we'd downsize closer to kids at age 18. (No one in my family lived at home past that age, but obviously we will re-evaluate when we get to that point).

    We are entering that stage in life where people tend to buy up. A friend of mine just bought their lifelong *dream home* - which is quite the McMansion. All I can think is "what a pain that must be to maintain." & clearly that puts me in the minority.

  2. LuckyRobin Says:
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    MM--I hate home maintenance. I hate yard maintenance. DH really hates yard maintenance. So being able to cut out a yard altogether, or have a communal one that an association maintains seems like a dream come true. And with a condo on the lake, I'd be able to afford the maid to come in and do the heavy duty stuff I hate to do, like bathrooms and cleaning the fridge and the range top and vacuuming/mopping once a week. Laundry and dishes and basics like that are easy enough to keep up on, but the rest I hate to do.

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