iloveyoga
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Staying in our current, paid off home is an important part of my overall strategy, as long as we can take care of it and manage the stairs.
For the people that noted the size of their homes I am surprised at how many empty nesters have such large houses. No way do I want that much space to clean.
I was also surprised. And she did move to a different house in NO. So she had disconnected from the existing place. It seems to have worked out.Interesting post, thanks for sharing. Believe it or not I remember being mildly surprised you didn’t move to Springfield after you mentioned it many times...
DW wins again, as usual...
Did You Retire in your Most Expensive Home?
No regrets. Our current home, purchased six years into FIRE, was 50% more expensive than the selling price of our prior home, but it also came with a complete change in lifestyle that is hard to put a price value on. In addition to getting the coastal-close view location we'd long desired, we are able to play daily at the beach, always temperate here in S. California, and that has resulted in unexpected savings elsewhere. Our utility bills are lower due to cooler climate, as is our EQ insurance (we're now further from a major fault line), we do less fine dining in that we prefer to eat out in our lovely backyard, and less travel due to still much enjoying our new geographic location. Should any of these things change for the negative at some point, we can always sell and relocate either elsewhere, or to someplace less expensive. We won't regret our years here, regardless.
No regrets. Our current home, purchased six years into FIRE, was 50% more expensive than the selling price of our prior home, but it also came with a complete change in lifestyle that is hard to put a price value on. In addition to getting the coastal-close view location we'd long desired, we are able to play daily at the beach, always temperate here in S. California, and that has resulted in unexpected savings elsewhere. Our utility bills are lower due to cooler climate, as is our EQ insurance (we're now further from a major fault line), we do less fine dining in that we prefer to eat out in our lovely backyard, and less travel due to still much enjoying our new geographic location. Should any of these things change for the negative at some point, we can always sell and relocate either elsewhere, or to someplace less expensive. We won't regret our years here, regardless.
I’ll deduct the interest for a while on taxes.
Single status vs married status.