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I have big dreams and small patience. This morning, College Writing II class was canceled, so I thought I’d treat myself to a Chick-fil-A breakfast. On the way to my Christian-prepared meal, I looked at houses in my neighborhood and felt they are too close to each other and too close to the street.
I thought, “I don’t want my front door to be 50 feet from the street. In fact, I don’t want my home to be within 50 yards of my mailbox.“
Big Dream
My dream home is a two-story 4 bedroom/3 bath between 3000 to 3500 sq ft on a 4 acre piece of property at the top of or on the side of a mountain. That might not seem like such a big goal until you consider that this is a dream of someone who has never had a mortgage.
The small dreams that help the bigger dream are buying land and a house.
Renting dilemma
I’m comfortable renting. I’m not comfortable with throwing away money. Renting is not a smart long-term investment.
This is the dilemma I have today: I’m comfortable renting, and I’m uncomfortable losing money