rented for the first 10 years…
then built a small 1350 sq foot house on a nice hilltop - superb radio location. $42,000
Had to sell 6 years later (at $52,000) but new company paid all expenses including transaction costs to buy nice townhouse in Arlington VA for $127,000.
Got transferred and company paid to sell townhouse for $227,000. Made $100,000 on that.
Built nice 2400 sq foot house, with pool, in excellent school system in Plano TX. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths.
My parents stayed with me for several months a year. Later dad died but mom now spent six months a year at my house. That lasted 11 years till mom passed. Have occasional guests but not all that many.
Nice to have own pool. For 5+ months a year, just take off clothes, open pool door and get in pool. No traipsing to community pool, full of sunbathers, drinkers, smokers, and who knows what else. (esp with the crud going around).
Been here 31 years.
Yeah, it’s more than renting but a 2 bedroom or 3 bedroom place and finding one that allows antennas not easy.
I still managed to save 30-40% of my paycheck each month. Retired at 52.5
Intercst has so many millions now, spends penuriously and will be one of those that die with 100 million in the bank…(or stock market). Haven’t heard too many stories of his plane episodes…likely not too many new ones since most folks with planes , after zipping around locally for five or 7 years, have run out of ideas to hop in the plane and go somewhere interesting. (Happened with my friends in central VA). Most of the problem is you get somewhere, don’t have a car, and finding a rental car at all these days is tough and many are $300/day for whatever they might scrounge up. Or you spend a fortune on Uber. Then you get stuck with weather on the return trip and spend an extra day waiting for it to clear.
Golf is a lot less expensive if that’s your thing. Not me - allergic to fresh cut grass and it bores the heck out of me whacking little balls around. I guess if you want to be VP you better play a decent game of golf. Good way for the execs to escape the office for a ‘meeting’ on the golf course.
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