tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post3113020527732500024..comments2023-11-13T21:12:34.165-08:00Comments on One Fixer-Upper: Two Tier PlanningLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-64970278215189943672016-05-11T16:20:21.013-07:002016-05-11T16:20:21.013-07:00Doesn't mean it has to be done today but if yo...Doesn't mean it has to be done today but if your situation should change suddenly it's nice to have a plan.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-34127980505272934582016-05-11T15:57:53.528-07:002016-05-11T15:57:53.528-07:00You have poked at a thought I have been thinking a...You have poked at a thought I have been thinking about and keep thinking I'll do something about it tomorrow. I really do need to think about that next stage. Thanks for the prod. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-14279479433836925672016-05-11T13:14:36.526-07:002016-05-11T13:14:36.526-07:00I make God laugh a lot. Having a goal is the most ...I make God laugh a lot. Having a goal is the most important thing. I often have to change and edit my plans for achieving a goal but I feel I'm still better off than starting from zero.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-30361204481794570662016-05-11T05:11:23.734-07:002016-05-11T05:11:23.734-07:00You wanna make God laugh -- make plans. I do have...You wanna make God laugh -- make plans. I do have plans, although they seem to fall into place in rather willy-nilly manner sometimes.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-60953174825820459952016-05-10T19:09:26.981-07:002016-05-10T19:09:26.981-07:00Planning for the future doesn't mean you have ...Planning for the future doesn't mean you have to change what you're doing today. We're not making any changes anytime soon, that I know of, but when the time does come for a change I won't be starting from zero. I like to have a plan. I like to have some idea what my options are. If I have this on my to-do-list my brain is alert to any information that applies to the subject. Best way to reach a goal. It worked for me in our move from Texas to Oregon and I hope it will serve me well for what my options may be in the future. You own a house. You could conceivably stay there and never have to make a change. I'm an apartment dweller. I know there will be moves in my future. I want them to be good moves.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-12722148674718950872016-05-10T19:01:20.385-07:002016-05-10T19:01:20.385-07:00You are poking me to do something we are not ready...You are poking me to do something we are not ready to do yet. We know that here will come a time when we have to give up our house. We don't know when that will be or what the next situation will be. We are already near our kids and stores and medical facilities, but not without a car. We are soon to be 75 and 72. We think we have a few more years here yet. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-81362338975011806472016-05-10T14:53:32.079-07:002016-05-10T14:53:32.079-07:00Everybody has to make their own plans. What works ...Everybody has to make their own plans. What works for one doesn't work for another.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-91959083021801280742016-05-10T14:51:49.022-07:002016-05-10T14:51:49.022-07:00Sounds like you know what works for you.Sounds like you know what works for you.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-37450117208416270642016-05-10T14:51:36.423-07:002016-05-10T14:51:36.423-07:00Clearly we could never be roommates. LOL I would h...Clearly we could never be roommates. LOL I would hate not owning my own home, not driving and not shopping. I was seriously considering a move last summer but it makes no sense to move away from my current township with their very active senior hall when there is nothing like it in the county closer to my nieces and nephew (no kids). And my house is designed perfectly for aging in place and that's a hard feature to find around here, so I'll stay a few more years.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-29890490565768321762016-05-10T14:46:37.289-07:002016-05-10T14:46:37.289-07:00Our plans are kind of up in the air now. We have a...Our plans are kind of up in the air now. We have already moved into the smaller house, but still have too much stuff. About 9 or 10 years ago, the doctor didn't see me living more than 5 years unless I had a transplant. I opted out of the transplant as I have too many other things wrong with me. Somehow, I am still around. DH says he will sell everything when I'm gone and move somewhere else. I guess that's about as much planning as we have. I don't see us having the problems that most people have. DH still has some years to go before he is retirement age.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-73775212728397807702016-05-10T13:29:51.702-07:002016-05-10T13:29:51.702-07:00The lower the income the more important it is to p...The lower the income the more important it is to plan ahead. Sometimes it takes some creative thinking. I'm thinking today about how much care is going to cost for this family member who went into crisis last night. A small fortune I think. Something I seriously doubt she planned for. I'm always looking to the future. Don't want to be taken by surprise.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-8465617568149515942016-05-10T13:26:26.505-07:002016-05-10T13:26:26.505-07:00Yes you do need a plan. Doesn't mean you have ...Yes you do need a plan. Doesn't mean you have to make a change right now but you would be wise to have in mind what you will do when one of you is left alone. Like Bob and I, you may want very different things. I'm always keeping an eye out to what new buildings are going up, what's going in those buildings, we have so much building going on right now in Oregon it's hard to imagine. I'm watching all these apartment buildings going up and thinking about what's located around them within walking distance, how close are they to public transportation etc. I don't want to have to start from ground zero if I'm the one left alone. I have to have a plan.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-11032411072032292712016-05-10T13:10:44.932-07:002016-05-10T13:10:44.932-07:00You are so right about all of this. I was thinkin...You are so right about all of this. I was thinking about moving to a local where housing and the cost of living was cheaper. At 66 I probably still have a good deal of time. However, if I move away from my daughter who will be my keeper and organizer, then the job will be harder. My mother lived a 2.5 hour drive from my sister and I and she refused to move back here. I know she was happy in place but what her being so far away meant when she needed food, doctor or even friendship was way to difficult. I don't want to be that burden on my children. So I am doing a lot of thinking on how to plan all of this. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-49857448753709272962016-05-10T12:36:04.061-07:002016-05-10T12:36:04.061-07:00Your planning at each stage is impressive. I know ...Your planning at each stage is impressive. I know you didn't write this post to impress, but I'm impressed. Where Ken and I are right now in our lives is ideal. Ken has his hobbies, his workshop, everything he needs to keep himself busy. ( At the moment he's on our deck, installing a new screen/storm door.) I have a vegetable garden, a flower garden,...and my knitting. Yes, this location is ideal for us at the moment, but the minute the health of one of us fails, it will no longer be ideal. I think of this often. We need a plan.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782394068144501251noreply@blogger.com