re: #398 Escaped Hillbilly

I think we’ve talked about this before. My son and I bought a 1958 house because its fine for us and, we hope, an investment. Lots of work to be done but we are eboth able bodied (more or less) and enjoy DIY. Hope I still feel that way after a few years of it. At least you were smart enough to not borrow yourself into bankrupcy trying to buy more house than you could afford like so many others.

We got very lucky and bought in 2000 before the market crested.

I’m about 17 years from retirement, but it’s totally freaked me out. I see what happens to families, my own and others. I’m a bit of a penny pincher and although we started out as DIY fans, now I’m of the belief, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.