tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post5056476833599856453..comments2024-02-22T10:59:34.564-05:00Comments on Always Home and Uncool.: The Depreciation of the American DreamKevin McKeeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-82830145433459111302013-01-30T14:22:57.238-05:002013-01-30T14:22:57.238-05:00I like having a home. I just don't like the ne...I like having a home. I just don't like the never-ending battle to prevent it from turning into a money pit slum.Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-91517440328453082712013-01-30T14:21:42.311-05:002013-01-30T14:21:42.311-05:00Sing it, sister!Sing it, sister!Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-86031261177849984182013-01-30T14:21:01.616-05:002013-01-30T14:21:01.616-05:00Nice pimping, Yankey.Nice pimping, Yankey.Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-26093987091894190522013-01-30T14:20:26.310-05:002013-01-30T14:20:26.310-05:00It's actually easy unless you have no where to...It's actually easy unless you have no where to drain it to or your hose connection never quite lines up right. I have the scars to prove it that last point.Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-1749023406180932013-01-30T14:19:03.608-05:002013-01-30T14:19:03.608-05:00After receiving that tax bill, I'm not feeling...After receiving that tax bill, I'm not feeling too well myself.Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-83568494855534351182013-01-30T14:18:21.215-05:002013-01-30T14:18:21.215-05:00Problem: We have MANY years left to pay on our mor...Problem: We have MANY years left to pay on our mortgage despite My Love's best earnings and negotiating skills. Meanwhile, I wish you well on sharing a cardboard box with Kim K.Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-21833701135110614142013-01-30T14:16:28.340-05:002013-01-30T14:16:28.340-05:00If you can pluck down a good chunk o' change n...If you can pluck down a good chunk o' change now as an investment, because surely the market will one day again rise, now is a good time. But for those of us who had to buy at the market peak ...Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-73048079229476974282013-01-27T10:46:07.695-05:002013-01-27T10:46:07.695-05:00(FYI: I can no longer reply to you from my ipad......(FYI: I can no longer reply to you from my ipad....anyone else having this issue?)<br /><br />I've often wept for the days when we had our weekends free, living in an apartment, when going to Lowe's was not a weekly outing.<br /><br />We bought in 1990, when interest rates were sky high. We got almost twice as much as we paid for it, but of course, that doesn't take into account the addition we put on, the new furnace, new a/c, new roof, new driveway, new windows, new appliances, etc., etc. You always lose when it comes to home ownership!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-36835687168338971362013-01-26T15:57:08.923-05:002013-01-26T15:57:08.923-05:00I bought a house because from the age of 17 to the...I bought a house because from the age of 17 to the age of 29, I moved 14 times. I wanted my kids to not have to feel that way... like they were afraid to unpack. I bought this house at 29, and we've been here ever since. We recently thought about moving into a bit of a bigger place, and in the end my joy of home ownership doesn't include a large mortgage.Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-59648576936769491932013-01-26T14:04:25.361-05:002013-01-26T14:04:25.361-05:00I love your blog. Check mine out and let me know i...I love your blog. Check mine out and let me know if you'd like to exchange guest posts http://laughingatlife232.blogspot.com/ Great article too man, I loved it!The Daily Bernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07153898406230064387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-45727480743446745492013-01-25T14:22:29.280-05:002013-01-25T14:22:29.280-05:00Preach Brother. Of course, now I have to figure ou...Preach Brother. Of course, now I have to figure out how to flush and drain my hot water heater immediately. I wanted a condo.Homemaker Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184158557108064422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-84034198730184209432013-01-25T09:39:30.787-05:002013-01-25T09:39:30.787-05:00It's in a pain in the ass. But, if I were pay...It's in a pain in the ass. But, if I were paying rent for a house the size of ours and had nothing to show for the money spent after 20 years, I'd feel ill. Michael from dadcation.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961356620989366475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-26048312586122807942013-01-24T23:30:16.773-05:002013-01-24T23:30:16.773-05:00I actually like owning. It's that "other&...I actually like owning. It's that "other" American Dream that eludes me.... marrying a Kardashian.<br /><br />In all seriousness (well, that ship sailed with Carmine) there are a lot of headaches that come with owning a house, but the security of ownership without the mortgage is wonderful. Maybe it was my childhood which was less than stable, but I wouldn't want to trade in ownership.danielhttp://www.postpostmoderndad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-87308665121512662702013-01-24T21:59:05.238-05:002013-01-24T21:59:05.238-05:00This is why I'm not dying to jump back into ho...This is why I'm not dying to jump back into home ownership. I never did quite understand why people had that way up there on their list of things to do..... own a home. It always seemed like hassle. But, a few years into marriage, my husband was deadset on buying a house, so we did. And then as it always does, we had to move out of state for a job and we were stuck with that darned house that was OURS. Grrr. <br /><br />Now we haven't owned a home in about three years, and I'm back to really liking renting. I don't have to maintain it. I don't have to fix it. All I do is pay rent and clean it. And the idea that you were actually working your way toward making money by buying a home is just not so anymore, not a lot of the time. <br /><br />So, I rent. Happily. Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123349252408029322noreply@blogger.com