In the last post, we looked at how we arrived at the decision to see if we could find a house that fit us. In this post, we’ll follow up on that and look at how we went about the search and what we found.
Mrs. Wallet Lost Her Job
Last week, Mrs. Wallet lost her job. Enter full panic mode! All plans for early retirement have come to a screeching halt! We must desperately search for a new corporate taskmaster!
Just kidding.
House Dreams
Mrs. Wallet and I recently bought a house. We live busy lives as I’ve described previously. The property is going to require quite a bit of work on our part and is going to divert funds that we would otherwise invest to accelerate our path to financial independence.
How did this happen? Having once thought we would be renters for life, why would we take on this huge commitment? Let’s take a look at what convinced us to make the leap to buying our home.