Comments on: Imagining Downsizing http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2009/10/13/imagining-downsizing/ Living Less Large in Central MA Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:28:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: childfreelife http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2009/10/13/imagining-downsizing/comment-page-1/#comment-4089 childfreelife Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:36:52 +0000 http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/?p=410#comment-4089 We didn't have to get rid of very much stuff, just junk we didn't need anymore anyways. I am not suggesting this route for everyone else--but I am sharing it for anyone else who had/has to go through this route. We didn’t have to get rid of very much stuff, just junk we didn’t need anymore anyways. I am not suggesting this route for everyone else–but I am sharing it for anyone else who had/has to go through this route.

]]> By: childfreelife http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2009/10/13/imagining-downsizing/comment-page-1/#comment-4088 childfreelife Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:34:44 +0000 http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/?p=410#comment-4088 I just wrote a post about it, but unfortunately there is no hope in our are of selling our home, no houses have sold in our neighborhood for years, and many have been foreclosed. We are having to walk away from it, but there is an option to sign the deed over in lieu of foreclosure. I think that is the most ethical thing to do, and it saves any court costs that foreclosure would cause. After nearly three years of trying to save our house since my husband was laid off, it is actually a huge load off and a relief to have moved into a much cheaper rental. I just wrote a post about it, but unfortunately there is no hope in our are of selling our home, no houses have sold in our neighborhood for years, and many have been foreclosed. We are having to walk away from it, but there is an option to sign the deed over in lieu of foreclosure. I think that is the most ethical thing to do, and it saves any court costs that foreclosure would cause.

After nearly three years of trying to save our house since my husband was laid off, it is actually a huge load off and a relief to have moved into a much cheaper rental.

]]> By: Lise http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2009/10/13/imagining-downsizing/comment-page-1/#comment-4087 Lise Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:07:37 +0000 http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/?p=410#comment-4087 How did that work out for you? Did you have to get rid of a lot of stuff? Were you able to sell your house all right? That's one big concern I have about downsizing (besides the other objections I mention in my post?) How did that work out for you? Did you have to get rid of a lot of stuff? Were you able to sell your house all right? That’s one big concern I have about downsizing (besides the other objections I mention in my post?)

]]> By: childfreelife http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2009/10/13/imagining-downsizing/comment-page-1/#comment-4086 childfreelife Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:38:40 +0000 http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/?p=410#comment-4086 Wow, I recently downsized. We couldn't afford our mortgage anymore, so moved out and into a cheaper rental, about $700 for the three of us (my husband and a roommate) it is closer to the bus routes, though I still will likely have to drive to work, but it is really neat to realize how cheaply one can live. Wow, I recently downsized. We couldn’t afford our mortgage anymore, so moved out and into a cheaper rental, about $700 for the three of us (my husband and a roommate) it is closer to the bus routes, though I still will likely have to drive to work, but it is really neat to realize how cheaply one can live.

]]> By: Amy Reads Good Books http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2009/10/13/imagining-downsizing/comment-page-1/#comment-4001 Amy Reads Good Books Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:46:33 +0000 http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/?p=410#comment-4001 That is an interesting experiment! Sometimes, seeing what is really out there reminds us to appreciate what we have. I get house envy from time to time on my daily walk. Now, I pretend to look at my house as if I didn't live there to remind myself that it's a pretty great place too! That is an interesting experiment! Sometimes, seeing what is really out there reminds us to appreciate what we have. I get house envy from time to time on my daily walk. Now, I pretend to look at my house as if I didn’t live there to remind myself that it’s a pretty great place too!

]]> By: » Day 1: Finding a place to live Early Retirement Extreme: —a philosophical response to runaway consumerism http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2009/10/13/imagining-downsizing/comment-page-1/#comment-4000 » Day 1: Finding a place to live Early Retirement Extreme: —a philosophical response to runaway consumerism Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:13:29 +0000 http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/?p=410#comment-4000 [...] In that case use google maps to look for bus stops instead. Even if you are not going to move, try going through the craigslist/google maps exercise anyway just to realize that it is possible. Don’t worry. There are other ways to self-actualize than [...] [...] In that case use google maps to look for bus stops instead. Even if you are not going to move, try going through the craigslist/google maps exercise anyway just to realize that it is possible. Don’t worry. There are other ways to self-actualize than [...]

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