we spent months looking for a house. we made offers on three homes and went under contract on one, but it wasn't meant to be. we had to face the reality that a home just isn't in the financial cards for us right now. zach is still in graduate school. i am still a public school teacher with a bachelor degree. we will have a home one day, but today isn't the day. tomorrow probably isn't, either! so, for now, home sweet home is a big-box apartment complex, but we are content, for the time being, with our 2/1. it's carpeted for clain's little knees (although now that he's walking, i should say it's carpeted for his tumbles!), safe and well-lit. it's also our little family's third home since welcoming mcclain in july 2012!
in the meantime, we've been locking down our finances (read: i've spent a good bit of time researching other bloggers' budgeting systems and adapting them to suit our family's needs). it feels good to have a plan. zach is not a planner, and truthfully, i am not so much a planner as a planning-enthusiast. but we have a plan, and i'm enthusiastic to see it play out!
we are maintaining our finance's via Kath Eats Real Food's The KERF Budget. it is a lot: there are three tiers and each tier has it's own format, but it is a lot of goodness and it is doing a lot of good for our family!
while we are three-tier-tracking our expense, i am still trolling real estate websites on a near daily basis, hoping and dreaming and planning for the day when we have enough money saved up and enough financial stability to buy a home!
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