Woo-hoo, I put an offer in on a house last night (Tuesday) and it was accpted! So within a month I'll have somewhere to keep Lola the Corolla (currently she's kept at a mate's place). This means I'll actually be able to spend quality time with her (read: me fixing her) whenever I want!

 

And I have a second interview for a job with Coles tomorrow night. If I get that I'll be making over three times what I make now (crappy apprentice rates) so I should be able to actually pay the place off AND spend a bit of money on Lola (not a lot, but a bit anyway). Of course there's the wedding & honeymoon to pay for first...

Hey that's good news dude! Well done!

Just don't get too carried away with the idea.. TRUST me, it can come back and bite you on the ass at any given time.

Cool, welcome to the world of house ownership (or maybe that should be put as mortgage ownership) :P

Bank owns my arse for the next 35 years! $220,000 house loan equals about $300,000 in interest repayments. Bugger. Oh well, it's worth it.

ancullen: It's really nice not paying rent though. Bank owes my arse for the next 29.5 years. Woo hoo...

I'm meant to be paying a minimum $250/week off the place, but as I just got a new job (about an hour and a half ago) I should be able to pay $500/week off, so instead of taking 35 years it should only be about 15 according to my Microsoft Excel spreadsheet calculations.

Wow, that's excellent! I'm struggling on $250/week. Maybe I need a new job too.

Of course the other half will be contributing as well. My income will mostly be used for paying the place off and we'll use her's for living costs.

Ah of course, another half :P I don't have one of those...

You only have one half???? :P

Is it so hard to believe?