There are two things I want out of life in the next five years.
Unfortunately, in order to achieve these two things, I'd have to give up one of the biggest parts of my life:
travel.
I don't think I can do it.
What are these two things?
I'd like to have a dog and buy a house.
Unfortunately, the houses in the area I'd like to live in are either old and disgusting or new and too expensive. I like the area I live in. I wouldn't mind buying a house here. I live out of the lahar that would take place if Mount Rainier erupted. It's a small town. There isn't too much crime.
I don't mind it. (My neighbors right now. Meh. One has two yappy dogs and the other smokes, which comes into my doors during the lovely summer nights.)
Anyway. I'd also like a dog.... most likely a pug. (One I could name Jeff. Long story.) But traveling with a dog is expensive on a plane. And boarding it is expensive. I'd have to be home with it more often.
Also. How I'd get enough money to buy a house and maintain a pet. I'd have to stop traveling to save money. And meh. I like traveling. I don't mind renting.
Buying a house just seems like such a commitment. I wouldn't be able to move back to California easily. I wouldn't be able to move north to be closer to Seattle like I want to do. Eh. Plus all the things out there are like, "Buyers and agents and banks just want to screw you over!"
I'm over it. But I still like looking at available houses. And available pets. sigh. I'm a masochist, but we already knew that.
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Mr. T goes to daycare. It is expensive. He is spoiled. But we do loving having a dog.
Also, if you named your pug Jeff, you should only spell it with one "F" so he could be on the Bachelorette and be pretentious.
There are A LOT of benefits to renting. Because we move so often with the military, we rent. And honestly, I like it. The AC breaks? It's not me paying $2000 to fix it. Hot water heater goes out? All I do is make a phone call and it's fixed and I don't pay a dime.
Some people say you're throwing your money away renting--a house is an investment. While I agree that a house is an investment (depending on the market, I don't see that renting is throwing money away. I see it as paying for a service. And unless the landlord is a douchewagon, they're usually OK with you making minor cosmetic change. Save up so you can buy a house you really, really want when you know you want to stay someplace for years and years.
As for the dog...meh. So much work. How do you feel about cats? We can leave ours for days at a time. And if we're going to be gone longer, we pay someone $50 to come in and feed them and change the litter. Easy.
I want to hear the long story about a dog named Jeff.
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