re: Paid off my student loan and credit card yesterday

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My builder friend said that dining rooms are on the way out. His and Her totally separate bathrooms are in.

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We do this. Hers is connected to the master BR. Mine is downstairs, down the hall, and to the right. I share it with the kids.

Well done.

We did likewise in 2015, student loans on two of our children and satisfied mortgage two years early.....were in our mid to late 50s, though.

Enjoy your accomplishments

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careful not get yourself in debt up to your eyeballs with pool tables, poker tables, multiple TV’s, and toys unless you can afford it.

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I already own most of these already including a speed boat and a fishing boat and my truck is paid off as well. My GF is moving in with me and splitting the bills as well. I needed a house with more room with her wanting to move in and take the next step and still have room for my stuff plus hers. Combined I think we have like 6 TVs to put somewhere. Had to get a storage unit until I can close on the house

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My builder friend said that dining rooms are on the way out. His and Her totally separate bathrooms are in.

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This house has both actually. It’s actually a duplex which is why it’s so large. But looks like a normal house, one side is larger than the other. Built in 1940. But I’ve got plans to tear down the wall between the sides and connect it with a locking door. One side is modern while the other is a bit dated (smaller side). I’m using the dated side for a weight room, gaming/movie room and the bar. And has it’s own kitchen. So that side will be for activities and groups of friends and be able to keep the nicer side of the house clean and people out of it. Nicer side has the fireplace and updated kitchen/floors and is much larger.

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Catfish business is picking up is it?

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Yes. Prices are up and sales are good. Costs of production holding steady. Imports are way down currently. Industry experienced growth the past 2 years in acreage for first time since 2003. And processed the most pounds since 2010.

It is pretty cool being able to buy all the shite you wanted to when you were younger but poorer

Congrats. I purchased my first home in 1980. Mortgage financing was hovering around 17%. It was a bad time to buy, and even worse for sellers. The Owner was trying to get out of the house and owner financed it at a rate of 8%. $43,000 purchase. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Carport had been turned into a bedroom and they had added a great room on the back with a decent patio and cedar fenced yard. Even had a wood framed storage building on concrete. The house was worth a lot more but the market was terrible. I can't imagine mortgage rates getting that high ever again. Rates got as high as 21%.

MAGA Beatch!! Congradulations! Now KAG!!

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Yes. Most people are able to pay off 40-50K in student loans as well as save up 50K downpayment on a 250K house within 2 years, because most people graduate college making 300K/yr. Yup, that's exactly right

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Nobody said you had to buy a 250k house. But I looked up the student loan statistics and I admit I didn't know how big those numbers are, so I can see that being an issue. Most of the people I went to school with had co-op jobs or their parents paid for school so big student loans weren't a thing. Granted it was much more affordable then for the parents, but that's what happens when you flood a market with money.

Congrats!
Paid off my CC debt last month after being in debt for the past 5 years. Over-leveraged myself furnishing a house, paying for a wedding/honeymoon, engagement ring, among other things. Very liberating, as I felt pretty hopeless at times.