We’re buying a house. Give or take 30 days, and we’ll be moved in – pending bank approval. We made the decision to use our savings not as a down payment, but to buy a small 1 bedroom condo – the theory being that HOA + utilities will be about $500, freeing up a lot of money to put into retirement accounts, and we can then turn the house around in a better economy for a decent profit.
The other bonuses being no roommates, and no landlords. After being used to put new carpets in my landlord’s overpriced, crappy duplex, I never want to rent again. But what do we do until the house closes and we’ve moved out of our old duplex? Obviously, road trip. Rather than pay $800 for a tiny studio (San Diego is beyond crazy expensive) we opted to use that money to see friends in other areas.
So far, it’s been a blast. Camping in Ramona at a gorgeous campsite (with hot showers!), then Utah, and currently we’re in Lake Tahoe with natives. :D Going snowboarding later.
Knitting also progresses rapidly here – though not without the problems of knitting for 3-8 hours. I hope to have a piece from Dustin on massage for knitters soon. So far, completed a striped gift hat, a cowl, and one mitten – with the second on the needles as well as a sweater. :D
Our trip plan, so far:
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