Alchemausterity

Watty1

ERE made me laugh when I looked at it. Some great points and freely admit if I had followed the advice there some 20 years back I would be very nicely off now. On the otherhand I wouldnt have 2 horses a large dog or a moneypit of an old cottage with fields for the horses.

Mr Watty and I would have remained in my little terrace house that I had when we met (he sold his as was in negative equity after an expensive divorce). That house was within walking distance of the town, I would have changed jobs so I could walk to work and not bothered with a car, he would have kept his and his job. It would have been a very different life. We would have been VERY well off. Happier? I am not sure of that. Retired by now? Yes for sure. Love where we live? No.

Fun to think on. There has to be a balance. I wouldn't swap what we have now for what we could have had.

Alchemilla

That is a very thoughtful post. I would only WANT to move for a place with fields right by us, or a farm.
I guess it is important to know why we make these choices rather than sleepwalking along with them.

edinburgher

No specific objections other than the author's smug Americanitude Alchemilla

ERE is great - the guy has all the charm of a plank - but you can't argue with his maths.

I find it much easier to absorb messages when someone has actually walked the walk (even though he did end up going back to work as a quant on $$$$$$)!

Alchemilla

I also tried reading the one with Suffolk in the title.
Its weird i can ignore Dave Ramsey's rightwingness, but Suffolk? OMG.

Alchemilla

Ponyplops has a new rug.
3 hours of physical work plus walking done.

Alchemilla

An hour of tidying DD2's clothes cupboard of doom while she is out and i am exhausted.
DH has been sent to round up firewood.
NSD.

edinburgher

Its weird i can ignore Dave Ramsey's rightwingness, but Suffolk? OMG.

I had made a funny comment, but decided to remove it as he's active on MSE forums.

Alchemilla

You can pm it to me.

Alchemilla

I have made flapuacks and a vegetable madras.

On a roll today.

kansaskitty

Hi Alchemilla, glad to find your diary. I read pages 1-4 then skipped to page 51, it appears that your children must all be a year older now and that you did indeed at some point get a pony! Subscribed and will follow with interest, good going on the baking/cooking.

Love the idea of posting what you are grateful for, I keep a paper gratefulness diary and one of my 2014 goals is positive thinking so it can't hurt to post things on here too, I might nick that idea. KK xx