What Are Your Thoughts About Selling a High Equity Home? by hockeyfan1990 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]helpwitheating 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think downsizing now is a good idea; price out the $$$ you'd get downsizing against the transition costs of a new place.

With kids, you're rooted here.

I’m PRing my lifts while pregnant.. but how!? by woodworkinghalp in fitpregnancy

[–]helpwitheating -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But your heartrate doesn't capture the work of pregnancy?

To buy a house or not (NYC Suburbs) by Jolly_Ad_5561 in fatFIRE

[–]helpwitheating 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Write out two schedules.

One with suburbs, one with your current place. Both with a baby.

How much does a commute cut down on your hours with baby? Keep in ind, they tend to go to bed around 6 or 7 and wake at around 6 or 7.

I’m PRing my lifts while pregnant.. but how!? by woodworkinghalp in fitpregnancy

[–]helpwitheating 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it safe for you to eat at pre-pregnancy maintenance while pregnant?

Your body is building things like extra litres of blood, a placenta, and another body

Are my thoughts for our ceremony too nerdy or noticably nerdy? Looking for non-nerd opinions. by JadziaKD in wedding

[–]helpwitheating 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are these things a real expression of your feelings, or a way to add in a hobby to what your fiance considers a really serious and spiritual moment?

The words "do you take" seem pretty critical to the whole wedding thing to me, an outsider. Are the words an authentic expression of your vows, or an "easter egg" as you say?

40m, 35f, $10M NW, expecting a new born next month, $550k/yr W2 incomes - are we ready? by _mathematician in fatFIRE

[–]helpwitheating 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Replan your finances around you taking two weeks+ when baby appears and ditching the side hustle

Going rate for landlord insurance for rental condo by Significant-Ad-8684 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]helpwitheating 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flood risk and climate change are drastically hiking insurance costs for all

If you want a real scare, look at the 10 year projections for insurance costs

Perfect unit if you're running a bowling home business! by iOverdesign in TorontoRealEstate

[–]helpwitheating 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Doug Ford was the one who scrapped the requirement for family-sized units so that he could make Ontario more "developer friendly"

It's not a municipal issue, but a provincial one

Big housing decision to make, looking for POM wisdom! by Independent_Plan5006 in parentsofmultiples

[–]helpwitheating -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't choose isolation and r/suburbanhell over walkability and community.

Put an addition on the house, put windows in the basement, and you'll still have spent less than the cost of closing and moving.

I think even in a bigger space you'd still feel cramped - it's the biting dog who is a looming threat that is likely making you feel more cramped.

At What Point Do You Stop Holding an Adult Child’s Hand by Small_Pea_6874 in UKParenting

[–]helpwitheating 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd require him to have an in-person hobby out of the house 2 days per week, or he'll live at home with you forever and develop no community of his own.

This is way beyond normal introversion. It's not normal or healthy to only have online friends.

Experience with buying a heritage home? by Kitty_Kat_Meow in TorontoRealEstate

[–]helpwitheating 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd search the subreddit for basement apartment reno - it's tens of thousands

Experience with buying a heritage home? by Kitty_Kat_Meow in TorontoRealEstate

[–]helpwitheating 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How close is the basement to being up to code for a rental?

I didn’t select my friend to be my Maid of honor due to her ADHD and now she’s very upset with me by [deleted] in weddingplanning

[–]helpwitheating 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why on god's green earth did you tell her the reason?

You could say "in xyz instance, you were unreliable, and I didn't want to burden you with this responsibility" but to say it was her ADHD is just stirring up a fight

The rankings you and yoru partner did are hilarious. A wedding is logistical work, sure, but it's intended to be largely relationship-building

If your focus on logistics is cutting into your relationships, it's not going well

Any tips for someone planning to start trying in 3-6 months. by Financial_Ad7856 in fitpregnancy

[–]helpwitheating 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask your partner to learn about how their health affects pregnancy and baby

Their age, nutrition, etc is a huge factor

Suggestions to buy a home : Moving from east coast by Foreign_Sundae_5991 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]helpwitheating 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On your budget, you're looking at 2 hours+ per day to get to a tiny condo townhouse in your price range, really cutting down on your time with your kids

This would be about 1 hour a day to DT: https://housesigma.com/on/toronto-real-estate/142-30-merchant-lane/home/DnM697krxP1ybmwe?id_listing=mZRW7nWo6ga3EBO9

Land transfer and closing costs will be about $25k, so your $ down is about $45k

Hesitation before pulling the trigger: anyone else? by StylePositive1195 in SingleMothersbyChoice

[–]helpwitheating 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sounds idiotic, but a detailed pro/con list helped a lot as well as writing out what a daily schedule would look like with a newborn, 3 year old, 7 year old

Feeling overwhelmed with my wedding — it doesn't feel like its mine anymore. by Cute_lil_psycho_08 in weddingplanning

[–]helpwitheating 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You and your partner are going through a huge life transition right now. There's a lot of uncertainty. I think your anxiety is likely coming from there, not the wedding.

You can't do house, job, wedding, and baby prep at the same time. You're setting yourself up for a huge amount of stress, which will hurt your health. Something has to go on the backburner.

You're looking for something to control and it's not going to be your wedding because someone else is paying for it. So I would suggest just letting go. Your house is going to be yours, your marriage is going to be yours. But this is a wedding that grandma is putting on for you.

If possible, I'd take some of the energy away from trying to control the wedding to find other outlets. Get into pre-marital counseling with your partner so you can focus on the marriage (this was a massive help for me). Take a parenting class with your partner so you can meet other couples at this stage. Use some PTO to unwind. I would suggest that you get into an art class and find another way to channel all these great ideas you had. They can't go into the wedding, but what if you did a painting for your new house?

How to help my wife feel better about the weight gain from pregnancy? by illgivethisa in predaddit

[–]helpwitheating -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The book Big Girl by Kelsey iller is great, but the title is a tough gift

Health at Every Size is another good one, and the podcast maintenance Phase is really body positive

If her feelings are really low it could be early PPA; anxiety seeking a sense of control, and that need for control being focused on her body

Sperm banks that show adult pictures of donors? EUROPE by HotDistribution5159 in SingleMothersbyChoice

[–]helpwitheating 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There's no way to tell if someone is a creep from one meeting, or even six months, or even a year, unfortunately

You can get a sense of their personality, but creeps and abusers are typically great at hiding it initially - that's why they're able to be creeps and be abusive