more real estate

it’s a pity we signed the contract
i’ve just found the perfect place

we’re not in west footscray anymore, toto

we put in an offer on a place in werribee on thursday night, which has been verbally accepted by the vendors.
we just need their signature on the dotted line and we’re the owners of our first home.
quite a surreal experience.
i still don’t feel like an adult, though. what does it take?

wednesday’s wish

i wish the baby would go to sleep

old fart on interwebs

 independent australian news analysis website
fuckin’ great song i had heard once on the radio in the late 90s and could never track down

money-makers

we had a meeting with the mortgage people last night.
we can borrow some money most probably.
actually, we could borrow a whole lot more than we could comfortably manage to pay-back.
this would be how people end up living in their own house and eating baked beans six out of the seven days of the week, i […]

reality meet fantasy

i imagine a reality where i saved money every week from my first job onwards instead of investing in cds and …  actually i’m not sure what else i bought but i remember not cooking much … this place is so beautiful it makes me want to … i don’t know … rob a bank?
by […]

why don’t you calm down

after last night’s phone call from the landlords and then a million different options to consider we made our decision and we’re going to move.
i guess, looking at it from a more positive angle than i could manage last night after the phone call, it’s probably come at a good time for us. we had […]

choose your own adventure

1. pay another significant rent increase as on-flow effect of interest rate rises. this wipes out any chance to continue making savings to our home-loan saver account. this is kind of like working to pay rent.
2. take the 90 days it takes the landlords to sell the house and settle to find a cheaper house […]

you’ve got a new favourite (photo)

9 months is a nice place to be.

(much much better than 0-3 months.)
9 months is where it’s at.