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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Business, Finance, and Careers > Hoarding Treasure like a Dragon: How to Avoid Lifestyle-Creep
 
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GoGoGadgetChris
Mar 18, 2010

i powder a
granite monument
in a soundless flash

showering the grass
with molten drops of
its gold inlay

sending smoking
chips of stone
skipping into the fog
It's pretty important to confirm a few lifestyle details before we delve in too deep here.

1. Can I get confirmation of how many cats?
2. How much you spending on these cats per month?
3. Post the cat room

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GoGoGadgetChris
Mar 18, 2010

i powder a
granite monument
in a soundless flash

showering the grass
with molten drops of
its gold inlay

sending smoking
chips of stone
skipping into the fog

moana posted:


Also my goodness, your HOA is almost 40% of your mortgage. And you're not budgeting for home repair.

Does your HOA cover repairs? You should still budget a little for things like "dishwasher broke" that your HOA would never repair.

Also c'mon man, there is no way your budget for Fun is $0. You just omitted expenses until you didn't have a negative budget!

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GoGoGadgetChris
Mar 18, 2010

i powder a
granite monument
in a soundless flash

showering the grass
with molten drops of
its gold inlay

sending smoking
chips of stone
skipping into the fog
You used to have 12 :(

I have 2 and I spend like $100/month on food and litter. How are you doing 11 at $150! Do any of them go to the vet??

You make it sound like you spend a lot of money on Stuff, like gadgets or fun nonsense items. But I don't really see any budget line items that reflect that. Are your historicals a little misleading here?

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GoGoGadgetChris
Mar 18, 2010

i powder a
granite monument
in a soundless flash

showering the grass
with molten drops of
its gold inlay

sending smoking
chips of stone
skipping into the fog
House looks clean and cats sound loved. Ain't no problems I can see

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GoGoGadgetChris
Mar 18, 2010

i powder a
granite monument
in a soundless flash

showering the grass
with molten drops of
its gold inlay

sending smoking
chips of stone
skipping into the fog
That's a pretty typical HOA expense, in my opinion.

HOAs cover some big expenses (exterior maintenance/roof replacements, landscaping, most of the insurance) so it's not like he's paying that money just as a Living There Tax.

I'm guessing your community also has something like a clubhouse or pool that is driving up the cost a bit?

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GoGoGadgetChris
Mar 18, 2010

i powder a
granite monument
in a soundless flash

showering the grass
with molten drops of
its gold inlay

sending smoking
chips of stone
skipping into the fog
You don't really have Separate Finances if you're planning on using your wife's inheritance to wipe out your personal debt...

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