Watson Inc: My Big, Fat Trashy Home: The Fall of the McMansion

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Watson Inc: My Big, Fat Trashy Home: The Fall of the McMansion

Posted by gresham 639 days ago, popular 638 days ago (http://www.roshawnwatson.com)
Category: Real Estate

Your house is about 6,000 square feet, almost triple the size of the national average. It has all the bells and whistles. With a crib like this, how could anyone not be impressed? Well, many aren't.

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JoeTaxpayer 638 days ago

Shawn - nice article. It really makes you think. There's a point where enough is enough. People talk about what they'd do if they won the lottery, a bigger house often on the list. Me? I'd downsize. Finding the perfect house is tough, the 3 bedrooms upstairs are perfect, but the living room and dining room on first floor aren't needed or used often. We are at 3400 and thinking 2400 is ideal for us.

gresham 638 days ago

Thanks Joe! Wow, downsize if you won the lottery? That's counter intuitive as to what I would expect, which I guess is your point. However, I can follow the rationale if the space is being improperly utilized.

Happy house-hunting when you do win (or get tired of the excess space). Overall, I think house-hunting is a very fun experience :)

MMarquit 638 days ago

Just for fun, we went and looked at some 5,000 to 6,000 foreclosures. We think they'd be waaaaay too big for our needs, but we were to surprised to see that they cost the same as 3,000 to 4,000 square foot homes in our area, since they are so heavily discounted. Like Joe, we're thinking smaller, though -- 2,300 to 2,500 range. Why? We want adequate space to be comfortable (we have people over a lot), but we also want to have the money to do other things. I don't want a house payment eating into my discretionary income.

gresham 638 days ago

I totally get not wanting a house payment eating into your discretionary income. There is no conflict in my mind (or your either) between choosing financial independence, solvency, and comfort over trinkets, doodads, and luxuries.

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