Why We Aren't Going to Worldcon
Aug. 31st, 2004 10:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sdelmonteWe really wanted to go to Worldcon. It's fairly close, a lot of our friends will be there, and we figured that such an opportunity wouldn't be likely for some time. (We are not going to Scotland, I can almost guarantee.)
But life has a way of shifting your priorities. Last Tuesday, we looked at an apartment. To buy. We liked it. And all of the sudden, our bank account looked different.
We knew, of course, that someday we would stop putting off the step from being renters to owners. We just didn't think much about it. And had this apartment come in our sights a month later, we would have most likely headed to the con anyway.
Instead, we are now looking into a mortgage, a real estate lawyer, plans for moving, plans for packing, and so on. I think that we really need a con to unwind at, but there's a down payment to think about first.
This is all rather big. I know millions of people do this every year, but I sometimes thought we could just keep renting. This is a good thing, buying our own place. But man is it daunting.
So them's of you out there going to the con, have fun and say hi to each other. And hopefully, in a few months, we can invite at least the locals to our place for a housefilk or for tea.
But life has a way of shifting your priorities. Last Tuesday, we looked at an apartment. To buy. We liked it. And all of the sudden, our bank account looked different.
We knew, of course, that someday we would stop putting off the step from being renters to owners. We just didn't think much about it. And had this apartment come in our sights a month later, we would have most likely headed to the con anyway.
Instead, we are now looking into a mortgage, a real estate lawyer, plans for moving, plans for packing, and so on. I think that we really need a con to unwind at, but there's a down payment to think about first.
This is all rather big. I know millions of people do this every year, but I sometimes thought we could just keep renting. This is a good thing, buying our own place. But man is it daunting.
So them's of you out there going to the con, have fun and say hi to each other. And hopefully, in a few months, we can invite at least the locals to our place for a housefilk or for tea.
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Date: Aug. 31st, 2004 07:23 am (UTC)I am very happy for the both of you, and can't wait for the chance to come over and sleep in your new living room!
Owning is daunting, yes, in ways that rental can never be. But it's rewarding, too; there's something wonderful about knowing that you can so paint your kitchen canary yellow, if you really want to...
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Date: Aug. 31st, 2004 08:19 am (UTC)Mer
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Date: Aug. 31st, 2004 11:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: Aug. 31st, 2004 12:34 pm (UTC)Next up: getting the sellers to make a few repairs (or to lower the price a bit) and getting the mortgage in place.
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Date: Aug. 31st, 2004 10:03 pm (UTC)Will we be seeing you and Batya at OVFF? I hope to be there and this time not to be too sick to sing!
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Date: Sep. 1st, 2004 09:05 am (UTC)(will miss you both this weekend though)
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Date: Sep. 1st, 2004 12:48 pm (UTC)We haven't made the move to houseowning yet, and are sorta torn between that and child-related investments. Either way, a lot of money can suddenly look like very little!
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Date: Sep. 2nd, 2004 11:38 am (UTC)