I was watching House Hunters yesterday and it featured a couple that was looking to buy in the greater Seattle area. The couple had recently moved from Texas and their goals was to buy a house within 45 days of arriving. I like House Hunters, but I hated that couple. Multiple times during the episode [...]
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The wifey and I spent our Sunday at church with some friends, followed it up with a nice little lunch at a local sandwich joint, and then spent the next three-ish hours losing our open house virginity to the city of Seattle. Thought I’d share with you today a little bit of my experience, but [...]
No this isn’t the typical ”how much house can you afford” personal finance post. When I ask “How much house should one buy”, I’m not talking about price. I’m talking about space. After spending some time in Germany and Korea, it’s interesting (and kind of depressing) to think about how big American homes are. Don’t get me wrong, [...]
I’ve only really had two financial goals since I graduated college. The first was to pay off my student loans. It took me four years to go in to debt and a little over two years to work my way out. As soon as my debts were paid, it was time to shift my focus [...]
As you are already aware, Girl Ninja and I made the move to Seattle this last summer (We miss all you beautiful peeps in San Diego). We found a great little mother-in-law apartment above a beautiful home in a suburb north of Seattle. It’s the perfect place for us right now; clean, cute, and cheap. [...]
We were out to dinner with some good friends (a married couple) last night and we started talking about life. They will be moving back to Washington this summer, after spending the last three years in Virginia. We naturally discussed where they would live, which then snowballed in to a conversation about housing in general. [...]
Did you know thirty is greater than fifteen? Oh you did? Well, then why do so many people proclaim a 15 year mortgage is better than a 30 year one. I’ll tell you why, because they are wussy faces. Okay, maybe not wussy faces, but they are at minimum narrow-minded. Girl Ninja and I are [...]
