Captain Dave Poulin
Imaginary Cat
It's one of the reasons that I would love to downsize. I found several properties in an area we would find pleasant to live in that are slightly smaller than our current home, on large wooded parcels, and are listed at 1/2 to 1/3 of what we paid for ours that have been sitting on the market - so no real risk of a bidding war. If we just got back what we paid, we'd be fairly well ahead after paying off the mortgage and taking a mortgage with a total payment - including taxes and insurance - of about what I am currently paying for my car. But, as I mentioned before, the job market is completely different. While we wouldn't need to make nearly as much, there just seems to be a general lack of non-minimum wage work to be had. Even so, I'm wondering if it can work.
I have zero idea what I am going to do with myself, aside from trying to go back to Thailand once I'm vaccinated. Just no clue whatsoever.