Comments on: Bought a House You Can’t Afford? Cry Me a River

By: inkthinkerblog.com » What’s Your Biggest Financial Fear As a Freelancer?

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:30:54 +0000

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By: Kristen King

Kristen King — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:54:48 +0000

Adrienne, I’m not talking about people in genuinely bad situations that are outside their control. I’m talking about people who had no business buying houses in the first place and made stupid financial decisions and expect someone else to fix it for them. The scenario you describe is not in this category at all.

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:27:48 +0000

Picture this.
You have a great job and your husband has a great job. You’re doing so well that you decide to buy a house, nothing ridiculous, just something big enough to raise a family in. You move in and get settled and become pregnant. Your pregnancy progresses and your doctor notices some abnormalities. Your put on bed-rest and have to quit your job and follow up with your doc three times a week for tests, expensive ones. Meanwhile, your husband is laid off from work and can only find a job making half of what he had been. Suddenly, your bank accounts are depleted and late fees and bill collectors are waiting around every corner. You just can’t catch a break.
Moral of the story?
Not everyone in these situations knowingly walked into them. Lives can change drastically at anytime. And I’m sure that you are thoroughly enjoying patting yourself on the back because you handled your situation so responsibly but remember there really are people who actually have it worse than you.
Also, the only thing that is more annoying than whining is people whining about other people who whine.

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By: Inkthinker | Freelance Writing Blog » What’s Your Biggest Financial Fear As a Freelancer?

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:14:25 +0000

[...] My husband will lose his job and not have a new one. (Oh, wait, that happened, too!) [...]

By: Kristen King

Kristen King — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:29:57 +0000

Thanks, Colleen, Realist, and Dawn. I wasn’t going for funny so much as snarky, but snark can be hilarious at times.

Realist, I agree completely: “Government involvement should only be to the extent that it prevents a total collapse of the financial markets, not bailing out people who made bad choices.” I think people in my generation in particular (I was born in 1982) are very accustomed to having other people fix their problems for them. I know my brother’s cohorts, just a few years younger thank I am, are even worse than people my age! And don’t get me started on the teen and tween set.

Dawn, thanks for the applause. Bloggers don’t hear it enough. ;)

Colleen, good for you for knowing what you can handle. Realist said it perfectly with “people who had no business buying a house.” Sounds like your friend is probably in that category. I’m glad you can distance yourself from it. Other people’s whining is draining!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:49:47 +0000

Not only do I applaud your sentiments, I applaud your nerve to say it in your blog!

Thanks for giving hubby and I a good laugh this morning at the blog–maybe it wasn’t meant to be funny, but the way you presented your point definitely made us laugh and nod our heads in agreement.

Wishing you all the best with your money issues lately, although you sound like you will land on your feet and be okay (probably better than before!)

By: realist, not heartless

realist, not heartless — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:26:42 +0000

AMEN! I know some people were “conned” into the sub-prime mortgages, I know some were lied to. On the other hand, when the interest rate at signing isn’t what the mortgage broker promised, that should raise a big red flag.

This is going to be painful for a lot of people, people who had no business buying a house. People who didn’t think past the 3 or 5 years fixed interest period to realize that their payment was going to GO UP A LOT.

I’m not heartless, but I hate entitlement and whining, and this whole expectation that they will be bailed out at no cost.

Government involvement should only be to the extent that it prevents a total collapse of the financial markets, not bailing out people who made bad choices.

By: colleen

colleen — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:48:54 +0000

(applause!!!) GO YOU! i have a friend in CA who bought before she was financially able to and is now $70K in debt because of it and whines. I can’t talk to her anymore about it.

I don’t own my own house because I can’t afford it. When I can, we’ll go from there. Until then…