Twofer!
I know, I know, I never post twice in a year, let alone one season. But I have amazing news.
We bought the house! *squee*
We did not, as I said earlier, put 20% down; only about 10%. But even with the PMI, we still have a payment we can more than afford, and money left over to paint/move/whatever. Not to mention, the mortgage covers the cost of major repairs, like a new roof, plumbing, etc.
Our lease is up at the end of April, which gives us plenty of time to get the house ready to move and start hauling our crap over. Our first mortgage payment is due February 1st, which means if we can't break our lease we'll be making double payments for a couple of months. But we've already done the math, and we will survive. As soon as we have running water (the first repair), we can move in anytime we want, but the plan is to get walls painted and stuff like that first so I'm not moving furniture to do that.
Just wanted to check in, and check it off my list. =) Now the real work begins...
1. Take some wild vacation to Europe.
2. Finish repairs, etc. on the house and move in
3. Start a family.
4. Explore options to further art education.
5. Build up my online inventory.
Buy a house.
Pay off car loan, and save enough to buy a new car for Brad.
Land a job in Graphic & Web Design.
Finish my 10-month program.
Marry the love of my life.
Secure an entire apartment's worth of (somewhat matched) furniture.
Visit someplace outside of the the U.S. other than Canada.
Pay off my student loan by May 9th, 2009 - and still have $1k left in savings and $400 in checking.
Purchase 2004 Toyota Corolla LE (or similar).
Learn to be financially trustworthy.
Pay off all my credit card debt.
Purchase a new computer.
Find a job that pays the bills.
Update my wardrobe.
We bought the house! *squee*
We did not, as I said earlier, put 20% down; only about 10%. But even with the PMI, we still have a payment we can more than afford, and money left over to paint/move/whatever. Not to mention, the mortgage covers the cost of major repairs, like a new roof, plumbing, etc.
Our lease is up at the end of April, which gives us plenty of time to get the house ready to move and start hauling our crap over. Our first mortgage payment is due February 1st, which means if we can't break our lease we'll be making double payments for a couple of months. But we've already done the math, and we will survive. As soon as we have running water (the first repair), we can move in anytime we want, but the plan is to get walls painted and stuff like that first so I'm not moving furniture to do that.
Just wanted to check in, and check it off my list. =) Now the real work begins...
1. Take some wild vacation to Europe.
2. Finish repairs, etc. on the house and move in
3. Start a family.
4. Explore options to further art education.
5. Build up my online inventory.
Buy a house.
Pay off car loan, and save enough to buy a new car for Brad.
Land a job in Graphic & Web Design.
Finish my 10-month program.
Marry the love of my life.
Secure an entire apartment's worth of (somewhat matched) furniture.
Visit someplace outside of the the U.S. other than Canada.
Pay off my student loan by May 9th, 2009 - and still have $1k left in savings and $400 in checking.
Purchase 2004 Toyota Corolla LE (or similar).
Learn to be financially trustworthy.
Pay off all my credit card debt.
Purchase a new computer.
Find a job that pays the bills.
Update my wardrobe.