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What I’d Do Differently If We Bought Our House Again

What I’d Do Differently If We Bought Our House Again

by Desirae Odjick | May 2, 2018 | Housing, Spending

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You Can Buy a House Even If It’s Not a “Good Investment”

You Can Buy a House Even If It’s Not a “Good Investment”

by Desirae Odjick | Oct 11, 2017 | Budgeting, Housing, Saving

One of my most “controversial” opinions is that you should treat your house as a place you live, not an investment… because it’s not. That doesn’t mean you can’t buy a house if you want one, though. You just need to do these things first.

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Everything That Was and Was Not Worth Buying For Our New House

Everything That Was and Was Not Worth Buying For Our New House

by Desirae Odjick | Jul 19, 2017 | Budgeting, Housing, Spending

We bought a lot of things when we moved into our new house. Like… a LOT of things. Here’s everything that was definitely worth it, and that we’d buy again, and what we’d skip if we had a do-over.

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How to Budget for a New House (Without Giving Up Everything You Like)

How to Budget for a New House (Without Giving Up Everything You Like)

by Desirae Odjick | Jun 8, 2017 | Budgeting, Housing, Insurance

Listen, planning to give up all the stuff you like, FOREVER, just to afford a house is a bad plan. You will cave eventually, and you will be miserable in the meantime. Here is how to balance your budget for both—your house and the stuff you love.

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6 Key Things You Need to Know About CMHC And Closing Costs

6 Key Things You Need to Know About CMHC And Closing Costs

by Desirae Odjick | Jun 1, 2017 | Budgeting, Housing, Insurance

If you’re buying a home (in Canada), you’ll need to be really careful about planning for CMHC and other closing costs. I mean, you’ll have closing costs anywhere, sure, but these ones are what you need to watch out for here!

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You Don’t Need to Buy a House

You Don’t Need to Buy a House

by Desirae Odjick | May 30, 2017 | Housing, Lessons Learned, Lifestyle

There’s a lot of pressure out there to omg-buy-a-house-ASAP… but it turns out, you can be a successful human who will retire just fine even if you never own property. Here’s a few of the ways people will convince you to buy, and how to reply if you’re just not ready yet (or ever).

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