before long you’ll be responsible for fixing your own leaking heating system and sorting out that damp patch on the ceiling of the small bedroom

It might sound odd but I’m actually looking forward to that. Why? Because it’s something I can “just do” and do not need to inform the bloody landlord and hope that some day someone maybe comes around t…[Read more]

@sundancer – great news on the possible house purchase btw.
I know you’ve said in the past it’s quite the aspiration for you – hope it all goes well and who knows… before long you’ll be responsible for fixing your own leaking heating system and sorting out that damp patch on the ceiling of the small bedroom 😉

Honestly though, hope it all…[Read more]

I think buying a house is really anti-climatic. Like getting a new phone. After about five minutes with either, you end up thinking… ok, now what? You’re just like the old one really. Then you start to miss the old one, because the new one is configured differently and nothing quite works in a way you’re familiar with. Then you get used to it…[Read more]

Big purchases are odd.
It only feels real when you need to hand over stacks of real cash.

A lot of thinking and searching is involved when I want to buy something expensive. I really have to be convinced that it is something I actually need and that it really has to cost as much as it says. Usually my research has shown that yes … these things…[Read more]

I’m surprised this kind of thing didn’t happen earlier. There must have been multiple crowd funded things that got a big d*ck slap in the face with tariffs and whatnot.

Kudos to Best Hobby for being open about it and offering options.

That being said, I’m glad I didn’t join that campaign. Best of  luck to all involved.

How do you guys decide on “big purchases”?
Do you weigh up pros and cons and plan properly? Or do you just go “screw it” and take the plunge when a whim hits?

I don’t decide on those things because I can’t afford those things. Biggest purchase in my life so far was my old car back in 2012. It was the newest car I ever owned at that time and was…[Read more]