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Originally Posted by metal_geek
Like you I wansn't in a bad situation either, but there were too many variables and things out of my own control. In order to regain control I had to no longer owe any money, and no longer work for anyone else. Now I never have to worry about losing my job, or being able to pay my bills. I never have to worry about being to work on time or leaving early.. Someone asked me what it was like to "give up" everything and do what I did.. I told um this...
"You know that feeling you get at 9:00 on a sunday evening when you start thinking about going back to work for the next week? Every day feels like Friday at 4:55 for me..."
I have no idea what day of the week it is most days. I almost never know what day of the month it is. long weekends don't matter anymore and I have cheques from work I did 3 weeks ago sitting on my desk as I type, i'll put them in the bank sooner or later.. none of thoes things I could say before. "Property values" could implode tomorrow and it would be something I just read about in the paper and not mean anything to me...
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How much did you end up making off the proceeds of your house sale though, and how far did you have to move?
It sounds like a situation where you may have sold off at the peak of the Calgary market which did put a substantial amount of cash in your pocket.
For example if you can sell off your house in Calgary and pay off 40 grand in debts and be left without any assets is it still worth it? Whereas if you were taking in 200 grand, than paying off 40 in debt and having 160 left over to move to Regina as an example might be to someone.
When I read a post like this I think it's worth pointing out the timing and more specifics because what worked 3 years ago....doesn't neccessarily apply to today.