Things in our household have not been good, financially. My DH lost his job the day after we had our son, one month ago. He has since got another job, with less hours and about 40% less then what he was making. Before he lost his job, we still weren't in that good of shape, just living paycheck to paycheck, with no savings. Now we are really hurting. I do know that everything happens for a reason and I'm sure this is the case here as well.
Anyways, my DH and I stayed up all night last night just talking about where we want to end up and how we are going to try and accomplish this. My husband is an avid skydiver. It is his passion. The skydiving drop zone is an hour away from our current home, in Longmont. Finances have been a huge obstacle in that he hasn't been able to go for over a year now. He dreams of opening his own drop zone one day.
We are living in an 2 bedroom apartment, I don't like to admit, that is too much for us to take on. Our rent is $1100 a month (I wish we could buy a house instead!). We started looking around last night in Longmont and we will be able to get a 3 bedroom apartment for about $800 a month, $300 less then here!
Now here are the things that we are factoring into our decision. In our current home his parents are a 2 min drive away. My mother is 4 mins away. His work is a 2 min drive away.
If we move to Longmont we will be an hour away from family. He can transfer his position to the store in Longmont and that will be a 5 min drive from the new place. We will be right across the street from the airport and he could walk to the drop zone and eventually make a bit of extra money on the side packing parachutes. I can still go to the local community college to get my CNA and then get my Associates in Nursing. Once we can afford a house they are in our price range here. The schools are also good.
The more I think and research everything the more I think it is a good idea. We have about $8k in debt. With us saving $300 a month on rent we could get that paid off. Then we would be saving around $700 a month once that is paid off. We would then be (FINALLY!) living within our means.
We don't want to live extravagant lives. We just want to be free and secure! I think that ultimately this move would be a wonderful thing for us.
So, I guess I'm posting this to hear what you Wise women think? What other things would you look into before deciding to move? Any advice?
Anyways, my DH and I stayed up all night last night just talking about where we want to end up and how we are going to try and accomplish this. My husband is an avid skydiver. It is his passion. The skydiving drop zone is an hour away from our current home, in Longmont. Finances have been a huge obstacle in that he hasn't been able to go for over a year now. He dreams of opening his own drop zone one day.
We are living in an 2 bedroom apartment, I don't like to admit, that is too much for us to take on. Our rent is $1100 a month (I wish we could buy a house instead!). We started looking around last night in Longmont and we will be able to get a 3 bedroom apartment for about $800 a month, $300 less then here!
Now here are the things that we are factoring into our decision. In our current home his parents are a 2 min drive away. My mother is 4 mins away. His work is a 2 min drive away.
If we move to Longmont we will be an hour away from family. He can transfer his position to the store in Longmont and that will be a 5 min drive from the new place. We will be right across the street from the airport and he could walk to the drop zone and eventually make a bit of extra money on the side packing parachutes. I can still go to the local community college to get my CNA and then get my Associates in Nursing. Once we can afford a house they are in our price range here. The schools are also good.
The more I think and research everything the more I think it is a good idea. We have about $8k in debt. With us saving $300 a month on rent we could get that paid off. Then we would be saving around $700 a month once that is paid off. We would then be (FINALLY!) living within our means.
We don't want to live extravagant lives. We just want to be free and secure! I think that ultimately this move would be a wonderful thing for us.
So, I guess I'm posting this to hear what you Wise women think? What other things would you look into before deciding to move? Any advice?
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