As you may or may not know, I've had a goal since coming back here to Seattle which has been dubbed (in my head) as HH30: Husband or House by the age of 30. I've put all of my savings in CDs and I've been putting 25% of every paycheck to a savings account which I named "House" to help with the process of making this goal a reality.
I initially wanted a two-story house, but quickly changed my mind to a rambler instead. There's only one me and I don't want to scrub two toilets every month. That's how logical I am when it comes to decision-making. HaHa!
Last month, the house across the street from one of my kuyas went up for sale. When I saw the flyer, I almost fainted at the price: I didn't realize that's how much houses are going for these days. But even then, I do know that if I want to buy a house, it should be done within this year...while the market is down.
Today, I went online to check out houses for sale in the neighborhood and found some nice ones below $300,000. This is actually do-able. Well, I'll be a slave for 30 years until the mortgage gets paid off, but hey, anything to display my City Mugs prominently is all worth it. ;P
So while people my age are getting married and having babies, I'll settle for the white picket fence for now. Saka na yung 2.5 kids...kapag ready na si Piolo. ;P