Confessions of one sahm

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Registered: 01-09-2009
Confessions of one sahm
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Fri, 04-03-2009 - 1:58pm

I've been thinking about this *debate* lately, and I think that many of my

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iVillage Member
Registered: 01-08-2009
Sun, 07-05-2009 - 7:00pm
We all saw Amilla's post, and you are the only one who took it that way and the only one who wonders.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2009
Sun, 07-05-2009 - 7:02pm

Then why not rent?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2009
Sun, 07-05-2009 - 7:02pm
In this day and age, unfortunately, they will probably not be.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2009
Sun, 07-05-2009 - 7:03pm

See Amilla's post.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2009
Sun, 07-05-2009 - 7:07pm
I guess it all depends how much your house is worth. Do you know how much your house is worth right now?
iVillage Member
Registered: 02-07-2009
Sun, 07-05-2009 - 7:09pm
The only reason that we chose buying over renting was the stability. With renting you generally only have a year to year least so in theory you could have to move every year. After spending 17 years moving around the military (sometimes every year) we wanted to put down roots and not have to worry about moving.
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-08-2009
Sun, 07-05-2009 - 7:10pm
There are a lot of reasons why it makes sense for most people to own a home. Tax breaks, emotional reasons, a kind of stability that might not be possible when renting.
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Registered: 03-26-2009
Sun, 07-05-2009 - 7:11pm

Of COURSE the savings would be more than the house in THOSE scenario's, most of the time.


Again, it all depends on how much your house is worth. Since your mortgage is paid off and you wouldn't have to worry about what you owe, do you know how much your house is worth?


Still at school? It sounds like you missed a family dinner tonight together, no?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2009
Sun, 07-05-2009 - 7:12pm
Yep, and I am the ONLY one again, gotcha.....
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2009
Sun, 07-05-2009 - 7:13pm
Having nothing to show for was not a another reason?

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