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Sunday, May 28, 2023

From the Archives: Our Journey to a Mortgage Free Home

With the dream of home ownership becoming more difficult to realize, I thought I would bring back the series I did on our journey to a mortgage free home.

Here are the links to the first 5 entries, if you like what you see, I'll include the link to the whole series for your reading pleasure.

May you be inspired by what you read ...

Our Journey to a Mortgage Free Home ...

part 1

part 2

part 3

part 4

part 5

Here's the link to the whole series ...

Our Journey to a Mortgage Free Home

Until next time,
She looketh well to the ways of her household … Proverbs 31:27 

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13 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for reposting. I remember bits and pieces but just read through the entire adventure! I remember when you posted the photo of the burned out shell, yikes! What a testament to hard work and grit! And the results are proof that it was worth it. Thank you again posting the link to the whole series. I am facing some renovations and it made me smile that my to do list is 10% of your project so I need to get over myself ;). Hilogene in Az

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  2. Hilogene, your welcome! With the economy the way it is, I thought it might help others to think outside the box on home ownership. Good luck with your renovations, I hope all goes well and quickly!

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  3. Your journey to a mortgage-free home is so interesting and inspiring! Well done!

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  4. I just mentioned on your post on Annabelle's blog about this series! So glad that you've linked the post in one of your more current ones.

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    1. Terri, thank you, maybe it will help someone else think outside the box when it comes to home ownership.

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  5. I still love your story and tell others about it often. My grandfather dug and blasted a garage out of the mountain side where their house sat up above. Then by bit he poured a concrete roof over the top. I have a piece of the rock that came out of that mountain side on my deck. It is testimony to the American spirit behind his story and yours. Thanks for reposting!

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  6. Wow, what an amazing journey! You were able to turn that broken shell into a lovely home. I think you have more grit and fortitude and muscles than I do though. We have done some remodeling and building ourselves, but nothing on the scale of your house. Great job! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  7. Patsy, thank you for sharing your life and work with all of us. Your post on Bluebirds was so inspiring. I have reread your posts on your journey to a mortgage home and I think you and your husband are quite the working team. Can I please change directions and ask where you get your red buckets for planting and the soil for filling them. Thank you in advance. Dee

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    1. Dee, thank you. We get the red buckets at a local feed store. They are empty mineral tubs that farmers return for credit. The store then sells them to anyone who wants them. They make excellent containers for container gardening.

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  8. This was very interesting to read. Thank you for sharing. If you sold your place today, what do you think it would sell for?

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