tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post1514661393423759867..comments2023-10-03T03:41:40.031-05:00Comments on My New 30: Old Fashioned Mortgage BurningMary | Deep South Dishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030573009618096220noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-13932286916030991032010-10-20T14:10:28.621-05:002010-10-20T14:10:28.621-05:00Good job, Mary!! We jsut recently passed on takin...Good job, Mary!! We jsut recently passed on taking a trip over the Thanksgiving Holiday--we have 2 going off to college soon--and my mother-in-law said, "you are being frugal" to which I responded, "frugal I am NOT, but I am fiscally responsible, and know that we have bigger things to pay for (2 colleges) in the nesar future. So good for you for being fiscally responsible over the years there is a lot to be said for that in this day and age<br /><br />anne<br />www.anniebakes.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-36815140881266540352010-10-12T07:41:24.053-05:002010-10-12T07:41:24.053-05:00Oh, congratulations, what an awesome accomplishmen...Oh, congratulations, what an awesome accomplishment! I don't know if my husband and I will be able to do this but I am surely happy for someone who can. We've lived in ours for 20 years and our children are now over 21, but due to some obstacles we had to refinance about 7 years ago. But, we are blessed to be able to pay our note and "keep on keeping on." Now, you & the Cajun treat yourselves to a splurge vacation!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051124692461253474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-9909026440194067662010-10-11T20:00:41.564-05:002010-10-11T20:00:41.564-05:00Congratulations Mary,it's no small feat in thi...Congratulations Mary,it's no small feat in this life to pay anything off but you did it and you should be darn proud of that. I'm separated from my second husband now and will get divorced so no judging here!! Men and they're mid life crisis....I wish I could use that as an excuse , all I get are hot flashes! LOL!!Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311071575728126903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-2739501656162089542010-10-09T20:48:09.796-05:002010-10-09T20:48:09.796-05:00Yay! Congratulations! In this day and age this is ...Yay! Congratulations! In this day and age this is a rare accomplishment. Very proud of and happy for you!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01040440819331738594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-50218524610733951072010-10-01T15:39:56.515-05:002010-10-01T15:39:56.515-05:00Aw, Tammy! So glad to be the one :) but I also kno...Aw, Tammy! So glad to be the one :) but I also know that you are right. Doesn't happen too much anymore.<br /><br />Thanks Patricia and yay for you as well! ::highfive:: You are absolutely right. It is a great feeling. I certainly hope we don't ever have to use the equity in our house for anything - it is nice to be able to know that you are debt free. I do still use a credit card but it is to accumulate the points for cash back and paid off each month. I have been there and done that with the credit card debt and never again.Mary | Deep South Dishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030573009618096220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-87091682882962613272010-10-01T14:44:57.821-05:002010-10-01T14:44:57.821-05:00Congratulations Mary. It's a wonderful feeling...Congratulations Mary. It's a wonderful feeling to not have a mortgage. We are totally debt free,no mortgage or credit card debt.<br />My house is not what I would like also, but it's ours! And, since we're both retired now,(me not by choice. Lost my job, too.) we can manage on a reduced income. It's a shame more people don't live within their incomes. It's a good feeling not to have that mortgage hanging over you. So glad for you.Patricia P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05880219418129776013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-8878263252746740722010-10-01T14:42:23.401-05:002010-10-01T14:42:23.401-05:00I'm so proud to say I actually know someone wh...I'm so proud to say I actually know someone who did this! Congrats to you! I wish we all could do the same! I remember that my grandparents did, but have not known anyone since that has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-90921741983423229262010-10-01T12:03:25.924-05:002010-10-01T12:03:25.924-05:00Hey Tracie! I was thinking about doing the same th...Hey Tracie! I was thinking about doing the same thing. I cook so much that we rarely eat out, but I drug The Cajun out on a road trip to shop recently and we stopped at Longhorn for a late lunch/early dinner and man, it was soooo good I am ready to go back. We had their lobster and shrimp appetizer - YUM, The Cajun had a steak, and I had the steak sandwich, DELISH, and all that to say I am so ready to go back and have a big ole steak!!! Seems a perfect way to celebrate to me.<br /><br />My house is like that too. I would have loved to have had a 3000 square foot house because I like space and can get a bit claustrophobic, but I'm really happy that we didn't buy into that. One gal I used to work with did that and then was constantly stressed about their note because she knew it would literally take both incomes for them to make it. She carried that stress with her and you could see it, especially when our company went through a few different acquisitions and mergers where our jobs were in jeopardy. That is such enslavement, and I'm glad now that I didn't do that to myself.<br /><br />So glad you enjoyed the apple cake and yeah, I like the addition of the whiskey sauce myself! I'm sure Mama would approve. ;)Mary | Deep South Dishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030573009618096220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-52780796688579665612010-10-01T11:26:44.864-05:002010-10-01T11:26:44.864-05:00Hi Mary!
I am so happy for you! Whenever Dave an...Hi Mary!<br /><br />I am so happy for you! Whenever Dave and I pay off a bill (our student loans, a car...) we have a big dinner and celebrate. What an awesome feeling!<br /><br />Now we still have some years on our mortgage but I hold true to living in our means. My hubby and kids can hear me no matter where we are in the house bc of the size. And that is okay with me! Not to mention small house means less to clean!<br /><br />Happy Day!<br />Tracie<br /><br />PS. I made the apple cake the other day - and wonderful! The whiskey sauce was so very good!Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17114523451388594628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-12344445799096180032010-10-01T09:25:30.448-05:002010-10-01T09:25:30.448-05:00Thanks so much Cyndy! You are so right - sometimes...Thanks so much Cyndy! You are so right - sometimes it isn't easy to be content, especially when you see others who had all the goodies to enjoy and now need and are seeking help to get out from being upside down. I have that kitchen envy no doubt there, but I have bathroom envy too!! I love taking soaks in the tub and would love one of those HUGE garden jacuzzi tubs and a bathroom that's as big as my master bedroom is now! Ain't happenin...Mary | Deep South Dishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030573009618096220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-28899623047505499062010-10-01T09:15:22.458-05:002010-10-01T09:15:22.458-05:00Congrats Mary. we only have a few more years too....Congrats Mary. we only have a few more years too. Being content isn't always easy. we too have a small home. I have kitchen envy baaad. <br /><br />We've been blessed that I can make the house payment & bills with my income since Hubby tends to get layed off quite a bit (construction). No biggie, we just adjust and move forward. You get back out of life what you put into it. You've given us so much and now you can reap a partial reward. You can expect more to come. I love your blogs and hope you keep on blogging forever.<br /><br />Celebrate and enjoy.Cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117624228006351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-59380336131167052462010-10-01T08:43:52.792-05:002010-10-01T08:43:52.792-05:00Exactly Faith! When Katrina blew away my job, befo...Exactly Faith! When Katrina blew away my job, before this whole national unemployment and economic mess and I couldn't find work then much less after all that, no way would we have been able to afford a bigger mortgage. We surely would have lost our home, but by the Grace of God and our good sense to be happy with what we had, we made it through that challenge. God sure knows what He is doing.Mary | Deep South Dishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030573009618096220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-26248009263892010532010-10-01T08:30:18.552-05:002010-10-01T08:30:18.552-05:00Contratulation Miss Mary & Cajun...this is a w...Contratulation Miss Mary & Cajun...this is a wonderful thing to be sure...FREE & CLEAR.....I have also like you "wished" for more. We bought this soon after our son was born 15 years ago..and I have wanted to move so many times..couldn't swing hubby into yet $ $ $ the same old story. And now..we still have a roof over our<br />head (with unemployment) we are sacrificing more than ever before to keep the place I thought to small to this and that. It isn't ours yet. But I am learning to be <br />grateful for this moment in time..becuause there is no future<br />and no past only right now. Very<br />enlightening post. While everybody else was living high off the hog and buying bigger and upgrading we were still struggling. I always told my husband, we won't have as big a fall as they will when this all hits the fan.Sure enough..we are still struggling but we have retained until this moment our little bungalow...It is all good<br />in the neighborhood.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808242476123222488noreply@blogger.com