I think I need some words of encouragement. Like when is life going to get better? When will we have more money? And I'm not thinking I need to be like everyone in my ward. I'd like to be in a place where I'm not hyperventilating when I pay the bills every month some day. I'd like to never have to walk into the Medicaid office or Central District Health ever again. And I am getting so tired of all the new families moving into the ward to rent a place, fresh from school, and then a year later building a beautiful new house.
So yes, I'm totally sinning here. But, when is it going to be our turn to be able to take the next step in life? To be able to move on? I'm not saying I want to build a new house, but I'll take an old crappy house. Couldn't an anonymous donor please send me a check in the mail so I can pay off my loans and start saving for a house? I don't need much. Just a few thousand. Maybe a little more than a few.
LOL! I live in a dream world.
I feel your pain! We completely want to and NEED to move onto the next phase of life! I don't think it's bad to want to have those things. Heck, I'm thinking I'll be lucky to have my own house by retirement!
ReplyDeleteAlyson, it took us 10 years before we bought our first home. Be patient - things will work out in the Lord's time! :)
ReplyDeleteLove you,
Wendy
Yeah, we threw the whole settle down with a mortgage thing out the window. Grad school means lots of debt, no school means not enough income. It's just the way it is for us, so we are trying to enjoy life while paying back school debt, and hoping to someday save for missions instead of a house. I feel your pain. Although maybe move to Dubai with me because here, at least the hubby's job gives you free housing.
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how many times I've had the same delusional thoughts about student loans! I wish I had a rich uncle who could take care of some things for both of us! :) If it helps... you make it all seem do-able and I love your honesty. :)
ReplyDeleteDave Ramsey, radio financial guru, always talks about how many people nowadays want the lives their parents took 40 years to build, only right now. And they get it, through the magic of credit. So just cheer yourself up with the knowledge that that couple fresh from school did not build that house because they could afford it. They've got mountains of debt, just like you. Their mountain of debt just looks more attractive to you at the moment...
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