tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post1859877451886828876..comments2023-10-17T12:09:55.180-04:00Comments on Melmoirs: My pride and shameMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-24631132757384767322008-04-25T14:33:00.001-04:002008-04-25T14:33:00.001-04:00oops, I mean cost (singular). yes, I are a english...oops, I mean cost (singular). yes, I are a english major.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-86370333917219453532008-04-25T14:33:00.000-04:002008-04-25T14:33:00.000-04:00Thanks for the support, gals! Glad it's not just m...Thanks for the support, gals! Glad it's not just me feeling frustration with the system. And yes, Facie, those calculators are pretty darned generous in their suggested figures. Especially since the stupid lending crisis will likely raise everyone's school taxes... and the costs of everything else is going up too, as we all know.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-81015016656710233302008-04-23T11:16:00.000-04:002008-04-23T11:16:00.000-04:00I am all about personal responsibility, and frankl...I am all about personal responsibility, and frankly although I feel bad for people who are stuck with homes they cannot afford, I don't think it is up to the government to baiil them out. <BR/><BR/>According to those silly mortgage calculators, Bri and I could have afforded a home 2x as much (maybe 3x as much) as what we paid for six years ago. Fortunately we did not fall into that trap, and we bought something well beneath our means. We intend to do that next time as well. Though we will buy a more expensive house this time, it won't be nearly what some calculator thinks we can afford.Faciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165861407055831754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-90333776026601332922008-04-23T08:52:00.000-04:002008-04-23T08:52:00.000-04:00I agree whole-heartedly! Mark and I talk about thi...I agree whole-heartedly! Mark and I talk about this all the time. No one wants to take responsibility for their actions anymore. <BR/>You nailed it right on the head.Cari Skusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03867915893000450291noreply@blogger.com