Ginger, I have also been renting the past year. And it really took quite a chunk out of my salary. My downpayment wiped out my retirement savings. My heart lurched when I saw the pitiful amount left.
(((Ginger))) I am rooting for you to score both a Mr Ginger and the lottery. And I bet that to Mr Ginger, you will be the lottery!
Pole dancing will be exercising, provided I manage to stay on the pole long enough!
You can call me Dory/ Grl.
As a wise fish once sang,"Just keep swimming!"
It's no use to go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
Yes I've been a renter for a while too and the costs do mount up. I'm lucky enough to be buying a place now - but I just wondered whether there are buying options that might be viable.
In the UK, there's an emphasis on affordable housing with schemes to encourage people to buy - shared ownership for example. These can really help in more expensive areas I think.
Just thought I'd mention in case there's anything similar where you are.
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I am sharing ownership with my kid, and that gets me some housing grants.
The only thing that I can do now is to wait out the market and then swop to a cheaper and more surburban flat in a few years' time. Kid's commute to school was what made me decide to bite the bullet and go for the new flat.
And save. Boy, I really need to be more disciplined and aggressive in my savings and investment.
You can call me Dory/ Grl.
As a wise fish once sang,"Just keep swimming!"
It's no use to go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.
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