Grab your drinks again!
This is Part 2 in a two-part Guest Post Series by Lou Lohman. Enjoy!
Tomorrow, the lovely and talented Veronica of Sleepless Nights is moving from her rented house to her newly purchased HOME.
Actually, she’s moving on Saturday, March the 1st, but by the time you and I wake up and smell the coffee tomorrow morning here in the States (Friday, February 29th), it will already be Saturday in Tasmania. So let’s all pretend we understand all of that and just say she’ moving tomorrow. Whatever.
Anyway, what follows is a Thursday Thirteen that outlines why you should own and not rent.
- Mortgage payments are fun. Getting a mortgage is kinda like going to a scary movie. You KNOW you’re gonna pee your pants, but you go anyway.
- Renting wastes money. On the other hand, being homeless has it’s drawbacks, as well. So let’s just call renting the lesser of two evils. But still evil.
- Mortgage payments end. Of course, you will be old and grey and not give a shit by then, but they DO come to an end – which leads us to our next one -
- Renting never stops. And when you’re old and grey and on a fixed income, the landlord will STILL raise your rent.
- Your accountant (if you have one – doesn’t everyone?) will tell you the TCO and ROI and all of that other stuff makes owning CHEAPER than renting.
- Resale Value. If the neighborhood goes to hell in a handbasket, you can dump the place for more than you paid for it to the criminals and drug dealers moving in.
- You can decorate as you want. And no one can tell you no. You want to paint the bathroom a nice, warm shit brown? Go right ahead.
- You can keep what you install. And the landlord can’t make you leave it when you move. Because guess what? There IS NO LANDLORD.
- No evictions. The landlord can’t sell the place out from under you and make you move. Because guess what? There IS NO LANDLORD.
- You can entertain whomever and whenever you want, to the extent that the Department of Children and Family Services doesn’t get involved.
- You can add on if you run short of space. And you don’t have to ask the landlord. Because guess what? There IS NO LANDLORD. However, you may need to check with the bank.
- Owning your own home is better for families. You can add soundproofing to your heart’s content to muffle the screaming, yelling and the sound of dishes and other household paraphernalia bouncing off the walls.
- It’s the American dream. And, apparently, the dream of a lovely young lady and her partner in the land down under called Tasmania.
I propose a toast. A World Wide Toast. To Veronica and her family as they take possession of their new home. May your new home forever be a place of warmth, and comfort and refuge and, most of all, Love. Prost. Salud. Nazdar. Here’s How.
In your comments, leave your toast, tell us what your drinkin’ (beer, wine, whiskey, water, soda pop, fruit juice, any or all of the above) and where you are.
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punk rock mom
As I raise my Malibu rum and pineapple while I sit here in the California desert I say “guspy” ( this is how my 2 year old say cheers.) to your new home. May you make wonderful memories there.
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river
Cheers to your new home, she says, raising her mug of hot milo.
Lotsa luck, happy days, sunny skies, all that kinda stuff.
So, so happy for you.
Lightening
Not drinking right now but feeling like I have been (prescription drugs can do that to you). Just scoffing down Mini Florals lollies.
But I’ll raise a fake glass to the fact that it’s not ME moving tomorrow. It would have to be THE most hideous task in the world.
Of course, it’s more exciting if you’re moving into your own home. But still a pain in the *ss!!!!!
I do hope it goes smoothly for Veronica and co with the big move.
P.S. Whatever day it is here tomorrow, it’ll still be….tomorrow!
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VDog
Cheers!! At least you can deduct the property tax payments!
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zoeyjane
that was so freakin funny, i must raise my swiss mocha instant coffee and say cheers. then i’ll raise it again for the new home! then i’ll lower it, cuz my arm’s kinda tired.
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Jenty
Cheers!! I wish you all the best Veronica! wit love from me in sunny hot SA!
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frogpondsrock
I raise My Beer and Yell Hooray to my daughter Veronica….
I am so proud of you sweetheart!!!!!
xxxx love mum xxxx
ps. thanks to lotus and to lou xxxx
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Veronica
Hehe! Thanks guys and thankyou so much Lou!
Everything is just about under control. It’s a little weird reading this, because it is still Thursday here (7.34pm actually).
We are all set to get our keys and move very very soon!
Veronica’s last blog post..Updates
Nicole
Cheers – especially to the good 13 points
I currently give a prosit with coffee, but I grabbed one of my archive shots for the well wishes from Kuwait to give a decent greeting to Veronica
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witchypoo
I salute you and your new home with a strong black coffee from the frozen tundra that is Canada. Cheers, Veronica!
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carla
MAZEL TOV & MetRx here in the ATX!
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Marylin
*drinks some OJ for Veronica and her family* cheers!
hoping it all goes well!
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Ashleigh
Happy moving! Happy owning. Happy drinking!
Cheers!
Ashleigh’s last blog post..Preshy Presh!!
Sister Honey Bunch
Here’s to a blessed life in your new home.
I raise my cup of coffee (and may add a little somethin’ somethin’ to it in celebrations)
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Ree
Damn. I’m in the office and so must only toast with coffee or orange-flavored water. But,
“here, here. To Veronica and her beautiful family! May your pipes always flow freely!”
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Sandy (Momisodes)
CONGRATULATIONS VERONICA!!!
*holds up 3rd cup of coffee*
May you and your family have many, many happy years in your new home!
Although this time is incredibly hectic and stressful, it will all be over soon and your new lives will begin. Look around and take it all in…..a first home is so special. You’ll remember it forever. Wishing you and your family all the best as this new chapter begins
Cheers!
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rachel
Congrats to Veronica and Family!
We just completed our first year in our new home and owning rocks.
THis was one of the funniest lists I’ve read today! Kudos!
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WhyMommy
Salud!
And congratulations from Washington, D.C.!
I’m toasting you with a cold diet coke this morning!
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Sarcastic Mom
Braden raises his sippy cup of milk and I raise my anti-sick glass of orange juice to you and your family, Veronica! Congratulations on your own house! We wish for it to be full of happy memories in very little time.
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HappyCampers
I offer a Bahama Mama…and a hearty Congrats!!
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A Lil' Irish Lass
I’m jealous. I was saving to buy an apartment in Manhattan but then realized that I would be living at home with my parents until I was about 40 in order to accomplish this goal. Now I’m renting. I am keeping my fingers crossed for that rich husband plan to come through
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Penelope Anne
Cannot wait to own, I hate renting.
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Autumn
I’m raising my coffee and a big congrats to you and yours! Owning is so freeing, somehow.
And, I really do need to check into that soundproofing thing…..
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Beth from Around The Funny Farm
Big cheers for you and your family!!!
Congratulations on the new home.
CHEERS! **raising coffee mug and toasting**
Beth
Dawn
I’m toasting with chocolate covered pretzels! Happy moving day!
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Dre the Texican
Any excuse to throw one back is A OK with me. Congratulations!
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Gordo
I raise a thermal mug of honey lemon ginseng green tea to something I know so well: Owning your house rocks! Enjoy it, Veronica. It’s the best decision we ever made.
Greetings from the metropolis of Kingston, Ontario, Canada!
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Eve
I will be drinking organic milk in celebration of another new home-owner. Congrats!
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OHmommy
Congrats to Victoria!
Cheers from Ohio.
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LaskiGal
Good luck on the move and to the new place. Enjoy the new home!!!
From Drowning in a Mortgage Payment and Lovin’ It!
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Beck
Owning a house is WONDERFUL. I salute you with my horrible freaking cranberry juice.
Lou Lohman
Boy, I wish I could get this much traffic on MY site. I think I’m jealous. I KNOW I’m jealous. But I’m REALLY HAPPY for Veronica and thankful to LOTUS for letting me do this. Enjoy your ‘day off’ Lotus. I hope you’re feeling better. And I hope everything is going well for you, Veronica. Cheers.
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Secret Agent Mama
CONGRATS to Victoria and family! May you live together in happiness, good health, and prosperity!!
Love the 13!!
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Nancy
::: raises glass :::
“May your home always be too small to hold all of your friends”
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StellaDevine
Ha! I’m in Tasmania too. I raise my Cascade Draught to home ownership in the most beautiful (but shockingly expensive) place on the planet.
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Shilah
I raise my mug of spice tea. (I’ve got the miserable flu bug)
Cheers to you from Northern California. It’s so exciting moving into your own home. We bought ours about a year and a half ago.
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the ff
Huzzah! Great news! Congratulations!!!
Di
I toast to home ownership as we are building our 8th house in 17 years of marriage…8th house owned…1st built. And this is for good!!!
The only good thing about renting is that when something breaks, it’s the landlord’s problem instead of yours!
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Veronica
*wonders why I got called Victoria…*
Thankyou again to everyone.
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lceel
*wonders why I got called Victoria…* Perhaps OHmommy got to toasting a bit early …..
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Angie
Leinenkugel’s Beer (the only thing you drink in this state) – in Wisconsin!
Nothing but happy days in your new home, Veronica!
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zoe
Salute! To the Tasmanian devil for buying her first home!! *throwing back a coke*
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MP
that post should be given to every senior in college..bravo! (home owner since I was 30)
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Angeline
Veronica, cheers to you and your family for the house which you can call YOUR OWN, YOUR HOME (holding up my cup of red wine)….
-well wishes all the way from Singapore
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janethesane
To the lurvely Veronica I humbly raise my glass of caffeine free Coke!
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Tasina
I’m hoping we can buy this year. So happy for Veronica and family.
*raises water*
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Christine
What sucks is we just sold our dream home (for a dollar less than one cool million) because our financial situation tanked and we were flirting with foreclosure. We ended up paying 17k to get out of that house (that I had built from my own vision…I thought my grandchildren would visit me there). Now we’re renting, and today I turned to my husband and said, “We’ll never be able to afford a home in this town again. We’ve been priced out.”
Unless I win the lottery or something. Sigh.
Christine’s last blog post..I am a whore.
Annie
Cheers and congratulations with a lukewarm Lemon Diet Snapple from Alabama!
I love being back in a house and out of an apartment. It’s so peaceful.
But please don’t paint the bathroom shit brown!!!
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'cuz I'm the mommy, that's why
Whoo-Hoo Dance for Veronica and her family! It is sooo exciting to get your own home!
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Jeanette
Here’s my toast with coffee! Cuz I am at work as usual. Thank God its Friday
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Saltgirl
Zivjeli! Congrats on home ownership. (Seattle – so it’s coffee of course)
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dangerkitty
Cheers to Veronica and family! My toast is with Slim Fast and coffee. Sounds gross, I know, but actually not so bad.
Congratulations to them!
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