The Plan

Our original plan was to stay in our house until my husband retired, then sell the house, and move to Florida. We would rent for six months while we found and bought a boat, then store our furniture and set sail. I starting checking home sale prices, and Frisco was hot. I proposed we sell now, pay everything off, rent here for a year saving our money (no house repairs), then move to Florida after retirement. My husband wasn’t to keen on the idea at first, until I started pointing out the money we would need, and the money we would lose in house repairs over the next year. I also pointed out that if we got the money I expected we could get, we would be able to take another trip to charter a boat on our own in the Bahamas to show the kids just how fun this all could be (without Captain Asshat). We decided to price the house high (since we didn't really HAVE to sell), and if it didn't sell we could try again in the Spring. But if it did manage to sell, we would be that much better off. So, just like that, we put the house on the market. The damn thing sold in 7 hours for 5k over our already high asking price with guaranteed funds despite appraisal value. We couldn’t pass it up. Three weeks later we were moved into an apartment, all debt gone, simply waiting for time to pass. That is where we are now. The kids spend their days doing school work, going to guitar lessons and gymnastics, and hanging with friends. We’re saving money for the move to Florida in 14-16 months. We’ve booked another boat trip for March in the Bahamas. Jeff spends his spare time looking at boats, maps, and useful articles. Time will fly fast. Before we know it, another move day will be here.