W2R
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Woo-hoo! Congratulations, Lisa. That's a huge step towards your goal.
Paid $100k on the principal of our house today.
Goal is to have it paid off before retirement. Only $124k to go now.
And I don't want to debate on why I should have put the money to work for me, I'd rather have a paid off house as piece of mind
The slow deterioration our bodies suffer from aging is a real PITA, but I'll take it any day over the much faster deterioration of the recently deceased. It's good to be alive.
Paid $100k on the principal of our house today.
Goal is to have it paid off before retirement. Only $124k to go now.
And I don't want to debate on why I should have put the money to work for me, I'd rather have a paid off house as piece of mind
Kind of a shock to hear that, isn't it? I was told I would need cataract surgery sometime soon (in the next year or two, I suppose) the last time I went to get my eyes checked.
At first I didn't like the idea, but after talking to some people who have had it done, I am almost looking forward to it. Apparently this surgery can improve the vision tremendously. I am all for that! And then the idea of essentially having built in contacts would be fabulous.
Paid $100k on the principal of our house today.
Goal is to have it paid off before retirement. Only $124k to go now.
And I don't want to debate on why I should have put the money to work for me, I'd rather have a paid off house as piece of mind
If I had a spare $84k, I could pay off my house.
I don't...
DW had cataract surgery two months or so ago
Yes and no. It's my 6th visit to an ophthalmologist in the last year (sigh). I have macular degeneration as well, some retina damage already, and this complicates the cataract removal. Next visit is Monday with the cataract guy, so I need to decide before then.Kind of a shock to hear that, isn't it? I was told I would need cataract surgery sometime soon (in the next year or two, I suppose) the last time I went to get my eyes checked.
And occasionally, I wished I could put my homes on mortgage to free up more cash to invest.
had both eyes done this year.. love it, except the multi lens was not as advertised. I still need readers which is very disappointing after the additional 4k expense not covered by insurance.
Last night I used my CPAP machine for first time for apnea.. got a great nights sleep.. best in a long time. Wish I had done the sleep study long ago. Cheers.
I had Inter Ocular Lens implanted two years ago (removing cataracts). I'm now 20/20 in one eye and almost 20/10 in the other.had both eyes done this year.. love it, except the multi lens was not as advertised. I still need readers which is very disappointing after the additional 4k expense not covered by insurance.
... I wish W2R had been here - we moved and placed so many tons of pavers it's not funny. 13 yo son was a great worker. 11 year old quickly started whining. (We were paying them both $15/hour.)...
Yeah Walt. If NW-Bounds story doesn't make you relax and not stress about it, I'm not sure what would...Walt, I would not stress myself until I knew further.
A man I knew got tired like that. He went to his doctor, and the EKG was good. He still felt not OK, so got sent to a cardiologist for a stress test. During the test, he fell off the treadmill, and was taken by an ambulance directly to the hospital. They found a vessel on his heart being nearly completely blocked and immediately put in a stent. He could be a goner!
Last week I posted about the demo of our driveway. This week we put in the new one. And when I say "we", I mean DH, DS#1 and DS#2, and ME. We saved between 7k and 11k (depending on the bid) by doing it ourselves. Thank goodness for vitamin I... everything hurt badly at the end of each day. Today, DH is going to run the plate compactor to vibrate in the joint sand - and I can park my car in the garage tonight. Whoo hoo.
Monday:
Wed evening:
Last Night - all done except a few cut pieces and the sand. DH just left to rent the plate compactor.
I wish W2R had been here - we moved and placed so many tons of pavers it's not funny. 13 yo son was a great worker. 11 year old quickly started whining. (We were paying them both $15/hour.) 11 year old was shocked we (DH and I weren't getting paid.) Um... hello? Who would pay us. 13 year old made enough money to buy the parts for his super-gaming PC. 11 year has enough to buy an xbox 360 and 2 games. We saved serious dollars by doing it ourselves, even with paying the kids well above minimum wage.
......my lungs hurt. At least that's what it feels like, to the point that I had to dial it back some a couple of times. I just chalked it up to the "ebbs and flows" of exercising - some days are easy, other days the same exercise is grueling, most days somewhere in between.
Yesterday afternoon when I mowed the "back 40" (actually it takes about 30 minutes) I was breathing hard which is not unusual because it is a steep hill, but I had to stop a couple of times. That was a first.
Called the doc's office and they had a AM appointment for me. That's good, but it concerned me too because usually it takes at least a few days to get in there.