Haha, been there myself—except swap ramen for frozen pizzas. When I bought my first house, I figured stable income was overrated...until the roof spru...

I tried the visual thing too, but honestly, it just stressed me out more. Every time I walked past the fridge, it felt like my debt was staring me dow...

I've tried both methods and honestly, switching midstream never worked out great for me. Like you said: When we first bought our house, we had a bu...

Yeah, boundary issues can definitely spiral fast. When we moved in, the old fence was actually a foot into our neighbor's property—luckily caught it e...

I went the windows route a few years back and honestly, it's made a noticeable difference. Before upgrading, I could literally feel drafts in the wint...

Couldn't agree more about pre-approval. When we bought our current place, we weren't even seriously looking yet—just casually browsing open houses on ...

Yeah, that's exactly what happened to me. When I refinanced last year, being self-employed turned it into a paperwork nightmare. Felt like every day t...

Haha, that's spot-on. Reminds me of when I bought my first place. Mortgage rates were bouncing around, and I kept hesitating, thinking they'd drop jus...