tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post7231262108382766036..comments2024-03-29T00:10:51.155-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: Retirement Remedies: Fighting Back From the Home Frontterricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-73244612855054722092014-11-19T10:18:55.323-05:002014-11-19T10:18:55.323-05:00Great list! Thank you!
Feeling discouraged today ...Great list! Thank you!<br />Feeling discouraged today though...dishwasher broke last week...it was 9 years old, so almost as expensive to repair as to replace. Last night the washing machine isn't pumping the water out; it is only 3 years old or so. Doesn't anyone make good appliances anymore?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710629007170091862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-48817350178995576752014-11-19T08:35:38.853-05:002014-11-19T08:35:38.853-05:00I really like your list... especially #12! Need t...I really like your list... especially #12! Need to always remember that. Paying off our mortgage before retirement was the smartest thing that we ever did as well...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120446690878795217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-26776333857060465072014-11-18T20:34:51.690-05:002014-11-18T20:34:51.690-05:00Great list.Great list.Grammy Goodwillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692427011915245206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-55024933811068726342014-11-18T12:35:59.231-05:002014-11-18T12:35:59.231-05:00Terri I loved your list!. I copied it to use as a ...Terri I loved your list!. I copied it to use as a reminder. Our home & car are apid for & it makes our retirement so much easier but your list is a great way to continue to save & more important to me to use what we have first. Thanks & have a great day ColleenColleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-79439334806413504322014-11-18T12:29:07.214-05:002014-11-18T12:29:07.214-05:00Terri,
This is how we survive being retired also. ...Terri,<br />This is how we survive being retired also. Although we paid down every month on our mortgage too, it wasn't until he received some extra money for retiring did we pay off our home. Not sure how we would make it with paying our mortgage...no traveling maybe! Have a great day!Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-23537529164944144032014-11-17T23:26:34.084-05:002014-11-17T23:26:34.084-05:00I agree. We are glad we paid off the house too. ...I agree. We are glad we paid off the house too. Also we did not buy a larger one when this one seemed small. Now with the two of us it is fine! :) I like what Brenda of coffeeteabooks and me does. She and her husband each keep a list of the things they need/really want and when they get a bonus or can manage to save up for they go to their lists to see what they can buy. A list of big things like a porch fix or a smaller one like a new small appliance or tool. They can check off the one they need/want the most.<br /> Number 12 is something I have to think about too. I buy most things used but still... I love the thought of being Susie Homemaker and look at cook books and things I really do not need. Oh I love the recipes but I have enough. And after cooking for almost 45 years I already have a lot of good recipes! I also have enough pretty linens and things for the house. It will be fine if I don't buy another thing! I do not have to have the cutest home ever. Even doing it on the cheap is doing it too much! Too much stuff of anything is too much. Also I am now not able to do some of the things I used to be able to do. Age does that to us. :) I need to forget what I cannot do and embrace fully what I still can do I love. God is so good. I made a list yesterday similar to yours. I also made a list of people or places my family can donate the things I do have to when they have to. In the mean time I am working on making less they will someday have to get rid of!! SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-3726617528722118912014-11-17T15:59:16.875-05:002014-11-17T15:59:16.875-05:00once the line of credit on our home is paid, we w...once the line of credit on our home is paid, we will be debt free too, and our goal is have it done by Dec 2015 or close to that. It might be a bit longer <br /><br />John could also use Veteran discounts for companies that offer them. Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-36963276585209662452014-11-17T12:25:16.715-05:002014-11-17T12:25:16.715-05:00What a great list, Terri. You have been thinking! ...What a great list, Terri. You have been thinking! Thanks for sharing it. Good things for me to think about too.<br /><br />I'm so glad we own our home too. We would never have made it with a house payment!!! My hubby was a hard worker and saver before we ever married, so he had enough in the bank to buy a used car and our home. We bought a home that his money would pay for. It isn't fancy or big but has been perfect for us to raise our family and enjoy now. We've slowly been making improvements over the past year as money has become available. God has been so good to us. We have one more set of improvements slated for April, and then we'll be done with all we want to do.<br /><br />I've been on a declutter kick lately and am now enjoying a much lighter, cleaner house. I've let my daughter sell or give away all I cleaned out. I like letting her have the proceeds so she can make improvements to her home too. Helps both of us. PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com