As I’ve mentioned, I’m wrestling with life right now. My heart is wandering all over the map, literally. I dream about who our next child will be. Where will he or she come from and what is his name?
My friend, Cathy, posted this article on her blog. I sat down, read it and don’t know what to do with it right now.
I’m selfish. I like my padded, comfortable life. I’d rather not move and I like not working outside the home. I like what I have. BUT maybe selling the house, downsizing…maybe that is something that needs to be thought about longer than the 5 minutes it took to read the article.
Go here, read the piece and then stop and think it over.
I was born in Jos, Nigeria many years ago. I spent the next nineteen years living in Liberia, Kenya and Ethiopia.
i have the book waiting for me at the library. i’ll let you know what i think about the whole deal. in this housing market, though, i don’t know that downsizing would “save” you any money or allow you to donate any extra. you’d probably sell you house for a loss, which wouldn’t be helping anyone. i think your response to all of this “no spending” challenge is most interesting to me because you did not live your entire life in America like most of us. it’s interesting to get your perspective.