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Tonight, I have opened a bottle of wine in celebration of the fa
ct...
By: dinkleburg Date: November 7, 2017, 6:22 pm
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...that for the first time in my life since I left my parents
home, I am no longer paying rent or a mortgage. :)
It only took me 20 years, too. ;D
To pay for it, that is. I got started a little late in the house
buying thing. :P
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Re: Tonight, I have opened a bottle of wine in celebration of th
e fact...
By: Bucky Date: November 7, 2017, 6:51 pm
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Congrats Dink!!!
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Re: Tonight, I have opened a bottle of wine in celebration of th
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By: dinkleburg Date: November 7, 2017, 7:07 pm
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Thanks, Bucky. :)
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Re: Tonight, I have opened a bottle of wine in celebration of th
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By: AJ Date: November 7, 2017, 9:12 pm
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Congrats Dinks! I crossed that threshold last year and man it
is a liberating feeling! O0
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Re: Tonight, I have opened a bottle of wine in celebration of th
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By: indigo_dave Date: November 8, 2017, 5:59 am
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Great newz, and great to hear.
Now that you have a bit more breathing room, I recommend
thinking about putting some (or all) of that monthly payment in
a retirement fund. One that you can't easily raid for that $5K
man toy that may occur to you later down the line.
Just a thought. Congratulations.
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Re: Tonight, I have opened a bottle of wine in celebration of th
e fact...
By: AJ Date: November 8, 2017, 8:15 pm
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Do Canadians pay property taxes Dan? School taxes? Taxes and
insurance were a big chunk of my mortgage payments every month.
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Re: Tonight, I have opened a bottle of wine in celebration of th
e fact...
By: dinkleburg Date: November 10, 2017, 5:27 pm
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[quote author=AJ link=topic=138.msg1507#msg1507 date=1510110744]
Congrats Dinks! I crossed that threshold last year and man it
is a liberating feeling! O0
[/quote]
Thanks, AJ. It really hasn't sunk in yet. I've been paying rent
or a mortgage since 1984. Maybe in a month or two...
[quote author=indigo_dave link=topic=138.msg1508#msg1508
date=1510142395]
Great newz, and great to hear.
Now that you have a bit more breathing room, I recommend
thinking about putting some (or all) of that monthly payment in
a retirement fund. One that you can't easily raid for that $5K
man toy that may occur to you later down the line.
Just a thought. Congratulations.
[/quote]
Thanks, Dave.
Good advice regarding the retirement fund. I've been on a modest
disability pension since 1999. There hasn't been much money put
back in the house because of this, so I have some things to
fix/attend to before I'll be able to save much, I'm afraid. :(
My current furnace is 20 years old, my bathroom is slowly
disintegrating, etc... :D
I love my house, but it does have its own burden that comes with
it, I suppose.
On the bright side, I have a pension due to me from my old job
once I do retire. It's going to pay me more than what I get now.
It's still not much, but I have gotten not too bad at living
modestly.
[quote author=AJ link=topic=138.msg1509#msg1509 date=1510193742]
Do Canadians pay property taxes Dan? School taxes? Taxes and
insurance were a big chunk of my mortgage payments every month.
[/quote]
Yeah, we pay all of those taxes and insurance fees and whatnot
here in The Great White North, too. >:(
I still have those expenses - I don't think it's humanly
possible to avoid them, short of dying, that is. :D
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Re: Tonight, I have opened a bottle of wine in celebration of th
e fact...
By: The Dudley Lama Date: November 12, 2017, 8:09 pm
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good on you, dinks! :))
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