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Originally posted by tabs
Sounds like someone is jealous of the McMansion type of lifstyle.
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Nope...I have a buddy who went that route. Built a dream home in a gated community near Lake Tahoe...6,000 square feet, guest cottage, etc. During the winter, his monthly heating bill was nearly $2,000. Once retirement loomed, and after a lengthy conversation with Cindy & I, he wised up. He sold that puppy, used the gains to buy a smaller 1,700 sq. ft. house in a retirement community. After all, he and his wife didn't need 6,000 square feet to rattle around in. So, he now plays with his two airplanes, his boat, etc. Right now I'm getting weekly email updates from the world cruise they are on. He and his wife are much happier with a smaller place to live. Cindy & I are quite happy in our 2400 sq. foot ranch house, thank you...a bigger house would just mean more to vacuum, dust, and clean. I've thought of adding a game room with a 9' Brunswick, but I just don't like it when the contractors & workers are running around. Cindy wants to redo the kitchen...I told her fine, but she'd better add my stay in Reno to the budget because I'd be pulling out the day the project started, she could call me when it's over.
At this stage in my life, I prefer to avoid hassles...just like to keep things simple and easy.
Tabby, you're a little more than a decade younger than I...you may understand, given time. (edit) And if you don't? Screw you...
