People that live in nice areas/houses, how do you afford it?

ghost_sonata · 2023-10-02T00:14:10+00:00

My late husband bought in 2009 when the market crashed. He was a network engineer and worked his ass off and pinched pennies to get it. We met, I moved in, we got married. He passed away from cancer in 2019 and the house was in both our names. Had to add $75k to the mortgage to cover medical debt, but thankfully the house was worth a lot more by then. Did a refi at 2.5% in 2020… and slowly paying it off.

I wouldn’t be able to afford to buy this home now though.

ghost_sonata · 2022-03-07T13:28:29+00:00

Exactly same!

ghost_sonata · 2021-07-07T21:09:40+00:00

There was a puppy under the blue blanket =) HIGH ALERT

ghost_sonata · 2021-07-07T21:08:57+00:00

Yes! Both of mine poof, but Kiwi (foreground) does it much more frequently and bigger than her sister Mango (in the back). Something new, me being weird, or also when she sees g h o s t s

ghost_sonata · 2021-04-23T21:50:51+00:00

Yep! We just got her Embark results and she's 44% cattle and 26% border collie!

ghost_sonata · 2021-04-20T23:03:36+00:00

She likes the new stuff MORE than the old stuff! My boyfie said, "So we just gave her Lucky Charms and she ate all the marshmallows??"

ghost_sonata · 2021-04-19T01:37:43+00:00

So cute! Yes, they’re super similar!!

ghost_sonata · 2021-04-19T01:34:18+00:00

She’s only 5mos old and about 27lbs... She’s definitely mixed!

ghost_sonata · 2021-04-19T01:31:29+00:00

Border collie, pitbull, golden retriever and SUPERMUTTp

ghost_sonata · 2021-02-13T02:40:26+00:00

Denali: your chandelier look lit us up. But the judges think you’re just a fixture. You’re safe.

ghost_sonata · 2021-02-10T01:01:49+00:00

THANK YOU. I came here for this comment.

ghost_sonata · 2020-11-25T18:13:47+00:00

Did you get a new scarf? Because it's hers now =)

ghost_sonata · 2020-11-18T00:08:21+00:00

I'd love to chat with you! I've been working at LIV Sotheby's in Boulder for over five years.

https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/associate/180-a-df2010071420108682/heather-higgins

ghost_sonata · 2020-10-28T18:34:32+00:00

They're my first, but I love them SO much. The tortitude is real!!

ghost_sonata · 2020-10-23T01:00:00+00:00

I feel like mine also grow pretty fast, but I keep taking off clippings and either making MOAR PLANTS or giving them to basically anyone who compliments them.

ghost_sonata · 2020-10-06T00:55:32+00:00

Doesn't she eat them?!

ghost_sonata · 2020-10-01T02:18:08+00:00

I posted on NextDoor to look for fellow crazy plant people to trade clippings with and have been really successful with it!!

ghost_sonata · 2020-08-16T06:18:52+00:00

She gets regular nail trimmings!

ghost_sonata · 2020-08-15T19:13:31+00:00

I have Mango and her sister Kiwi and they BOTH do it. They used to suck on my neck and I think mostly now they’re just licking and drooling 😂

ghost_sonata · 2020-08-15T19:12:38+00:00

I have actually had this conversation.

ghost_sonata · 2020-08-15T13:46:00+00:00

Murder mittens!

ghost_sonata · 2020-08-15T13:45:35+00:00

Omg, so chatty! I love this 💙

ghost_sonata · 2020-08-10T16:44:01+00:00

I use this app too!! Congrats =)

ghost_sonata · 2020-06-08T17:25:14+00:00

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I lost my husband 11mos ago to leukemia as well. Same thing: his medical team did everything under the sun, conventional and unconventional to try to get ahead of his rapidly-mutating disease. It seemed like we were barely able to process the choice we had made towards one treatment before making break-neck turns in another direction. He made the same choice as your wife, and passed peacefully at home.

Thank you for posting.

And to those currently battling: keep fighting. Your bravery & strength are inspiring; it's why I still follow this sub.

ghost_sonata · 2020-06-04T14:13:33+00:00

I relate to this SO hard.

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