I suggest we all, and I've always considered FReepers to among the educated and intelligent, re-align ourselves with our life and lives as we are meant to live them, as creations of God and that we have allowed the God consciousness to be removed from our everyday thought processes.
Too many older folks get to the point where they realize what they (we) need is a place to sleep, eat and relax. To provide a base for what we may need or want for entertainment.
We two (my wife and I) have an older mobile home, 2 acres with a garden and a 15 year old, very well maintained Honda Pilot . . . all paid for. We're not off the grid, but we are out of the rat race.
The mistake too many people make in their early years and/or marriage is a debt load they take forever to be rid of.
The old adage of giving a woman food and she'll make a meal, a house and she'll make a home . . . etc., should be the basis for buying or building that home . . . .that life.
Well said.
“Every one here is talking about a house and very little mention of home.”
“We two (my wife and I) have an older mobile home, 2 acres with a garden and a 15 year old, very well maintained Honda Pilot . . . all paid for. We’re not off the grid, but we are out of the rat race.”
In 1991 Mrs BBB333 & I moved to our town in Montana. We tried to find a rental but we had two cats so we purchased a 14 x 70 older mobile home. We made it into our home and we’re very comfortable there with the exception of some of the neighbors. We purchased not quite two acres and began planning upon building a small < 1,100 sq. ft. house which we did in ‘95.
We realized $10,000 in equity after the sale of said mobile home and have been very happy - this Thanksgiving marks our 30th year of living in our home.
Prices have sky-rocketed in our area and we have massive equity but it’s been a long-term investment.
If we were renting we would have very little and rent would be very expensive these days.
Our neighbors - a mid 30’s couple with two small children - have been renting their house for at least five years (it’s owned by our friends who hope to move back here someday and property managed by Mrs. BBB333) have on average for the five years have paid more than $40,000 after tax dollars in rent. What do they have?
Nice furniture and a nice home (they have made it a nice home) but no equity...
I’m sure happy we had those two cats and purchased that mobile home.
Best, FRiend