We are praying, and praying hard for God's will, but DH says to pack up and lets go.
Due to a lot of circumstances we can not control, we have really been struggling as to whether to keep our house or not. Well since we have been struggling with this for several months, we decided to check on mobile homes.
I found several I liked really affordable, but under the circumstances, we weren't sure if that would work either, til today.
I was contacted by a nice lady who works for a mobile home broker and after a lot of prayer I contacted her back today.
What I found out amazed me. Since so many people in Michigan are losing their homes due to circumstances that they can not control (we have taken 4 paycuts since we bought 3 years ago, and properties are not even selling at prices more than 20k less than we owe due to declining values) they have a program with in house financing which could get us a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom mobile home that is about the same size as our house, right across from a playground (a good thing when you have a 5, almost 6 year old) for only $579 a month...almost $200 less than our mortgage.
We will be looking at its outsides on Sunday, since we will be almost there then anyhow. If we like it we will probably head back out there on Wednesday to look at the inside. It is 4 miles north of the in laws, which would be a really good thing to be that close to them, its close but not too close.
That may be where our Stimulus check goes, lol. As for now, I am being obedient to my husband and tomorrow I start to sort and pack. The thrift store may be getting LOTS of stuff during this move since they are on the way.
I am really grateful that we have the opportunity to do this, it will help our family a lot especially once I can go back to work part time, something we were planning on me doing while I went back to school...Maybe DH will become the stay at home parent?
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This Blog is so I can share and save the frugal information I have come across and actually use.
Living Within the Means God has Provided for you.
I have been a stay at home mom since 2003, although living on one fairly small income has been challenging, God has always provided for our family. With a Gross income of aproximately $20,000 we own our own home, actually have two running vehicles and want for very little. Lots of people complain about not having enough money to pay their bills. I have a hard time understanding why. On a monthly basis, we make a mere $1, 356, I had no clue til recently how low that really was. Its funny, but being Poor is more of a mentality than an actuality for most of us.
update
Our finances have changed a little, we still own a home, but now its a mobile home. We have gone down to one car since the old one was on its last leg and two just aren't nescessary.
We will not net $20k this year, but God still provides graciously over and over again.
I am returning to school so we can switch stay at home parents. I am very excited to be going back to work and having DH stay home and homeschool our darling daughter.
Do not criticize our decision, much prayer went into it first and We truly feel that its God's will for us to switch roles for a while, he will work part time but I have a better shot at quality work in this economic environment.
We will not net $20k this year, but God still provides graciously over and over again.
I am returning to school so we can switch stay at home parents. I am very excited to be going back to work and having DH stay home and homeschool our darling daughter.
Do not criticize our decision, much prayer went into it first and We truly feel that its God's will for us to switch roles for a while, he will work part time but I have a better shot at quality work in this economic environment.
About Me
- Charlotte
- My life has been thrown off kilter by a combination of Pseudotumor Cerebri and Chiari Malformation Type 1. While this was originally a blog to journey my daughters homeschool experience, its become more of a journal to help me get through the complications that came with this recurrence of the PTC and diagnosis of Chiari. The PTC was diagnosed 9/1998, the Chiari was diagnosed in May of 2008 but when the neurosurgeon reviewed a CT from 2001 it is likely it was already beginning.
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