• AquaTofana@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Bruh, lmao, my husband and I have been paying off new siding and new plumbing since October 2022. It’s costing us $2600/mon to live in a 3 bed/2 ba 1500 sqft home in a neighborhood that does not rate that much.

      (To be clear, we had planned on the siding, the plumbing happened to be a surprise in the same month we were getting the siding done).

      We also replaced all the windows & traded out the sliding back door for a French door in 2022 (pre plumbing fiasco. Also planned.)

      In 2022 we spent $60K alone between those 3 projects. Over the years we’ve also done the roof/HVAC/Water Heater/Foundation, new flooring and new counter tops.

      And now? We’ve just secured a rental and we’re selling this bitch. I’m so over home ownership. I’m over the saving and saving and saving and saving and saving for months only to have some $20K cost crop up out of nowhere and just wipe it all out. I’ll gladly pay someone more than the mortgage/property taxes to handle that shit, so I can put my savings away in a HYSA or something and not need it until worst-case scenario: our cars break.

      HUGE PRIVILEGED DISCLAIMER: Were both active duty military, so we don’t have to worry about Healthcare costs wiping us out. YES, I wish that was available to everyone. YES, I vote for socialized medicine. Just wanted to throw it out there that I’m aware that others have concerns that I don’t have.