House shopping, you decide.

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by cuttle

likes to waste money on utility bills

so what do you consider exp?

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by RACER X

well if he's considering it then he's thought about buying it as well.

and smaller always isn't better also.

how'd you have a 4bdrm 1000sq ft house?

2000 isn't small to most people, unless you have a thousand indoor hobbies to house.

And cheap houses built in the 70's with really small rooms.

My parents sold the house not to long ago, but I guess they took down the listing. I was gonna post it up so you didn't think I was lying.

[cuttle]

Originally Posted by RACER X

so what do you consider exp?

Anything over $300 month for power/water/gas













easy for me to say - I have spring water

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by RACER X

you can raise a family in an outhouse, doesn't mean you or the family will like it.

and babies take up alot more room then older kids.

I understand that, but people only take up as much room as you allow them. I raised my son in 800 sq ft house. He had his room, I had mine. One TV, one bathroom, one kitchen. I was the adult in the house that decided things. My kid didn't run the house, I did. Sure, it was small, but I had a good sized yard which I grew flowers and he played. It was also what I could afford and pay bills in.

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by cuttle

Anything over $300 month for power/water/gas


easy for me to say - I have spring water

We rent here in KC. The gas bills runs me $300 bucks a month in the winter. The duplex is 500 sq feet and the thermostat never goes over 67 degrees. Air cond. is costing 150 a month, at 80 degrees. All depends on where you live, I guess.

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Fleck750

I understand that, but people only take up as much room as you allow them. I raised my son in 800 sq ft house. He had his room, I had mine. One TV, one bathroom, one kitchen. I was the adult in the house that decided things. My kid didn't run the house, I did. Sure, it was small, but I had a good sized yard which I grew flowers and he played. It was also what I could afford and pay bills in.

ok, if you could have afforded more, would you have moved to a bigger nicer neighborhood?

i think we pay $300-325/mos for all our bills gas/elec/water, adn this was last month, w/ 100+ deg temps everyday, and Z at home w/ the AC cranked. thats for cuttle.........and we have a 3400+ sq ft house. so we prolly pay alot less then fleck in bills throughout the yr........so who's wasting?

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by RACER X

ok, if you could have afforded more, would you moved to a bigger nicer neighborhood?

Probably not. I'm not much into neighborhoods, just a nice sized yard. I like living in town, but hate neighbors. Doesn't matter how nice the houses are, there are always poopheads that inhabit them, regardless of how much money they make.

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Fleck750

Probably not. I'm not much into neighborhoods, just a nice sized yard. I like living in town, but hate neighbors. Doesn't matter how nice the houses are, there are always poopheads that inhabit them, regardless of how much money they make.

ok, same neighborhood, same everything, what would you want for your family, 800sq ft or 2500?

[cuttle]

Originally Posted by RACER X

ok, if you could have afforded more, would you have moved to a bigger nicer neighborhood?

i think we pay $300-325/mos for all our bills gas/elec/water, adn this was last month, w/ 100+ deg temps everyday, and Z at home w/ the AC cranked. thats for cuttle.........and we have a 3400+ sq ft house. so we prolly pay alot less then fleck in bills throughout the yr........so who's wasting?

Now imagine the money you could save by having a smaller house....

Originally Posted by RACER X

ok, same neighborhood, same everything, what would you want for your family, 800sq ft or 2500?

There is a difference between 2000 and 3500..... (a whole house for the average person)

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by RACER X

ok, same neighborhood, same everything, what would you want for your family, 800sq ft or 2500?

800. I hate cleaning. No, really.

The whole point of raising children is getting them out of the house. If it's a small house, they'll move out sooner.