Achieved the American dream

[ponyo]

Took me many more years than I had originally planned but I just wrote another large check to pay off my mortgage. Finally after 10 yrs and 3 months. My original plan was 2 years but I kept pushing it out because I didn't want to lose the opportunity cost of investing in the market. Oh how foolish I was. Surviving the dot com bubble can change your perspective.

I'm now debt free except for my '07 Corvette. That has 2 years left at 0% from GMAC so I'm going to stick with the regular payment plan. My plan now is to enjoy being mortgage free for at least a year before I start looking for a vacation beach condo in the Florida gulf coast.

I'm so excited right now. I'm actually shaking as I type this. Sorry for the brag but I'm super happy now.

 

[Pabster]

Congratulations. :thumbsup:

 

[rivan]

Congrats - it's really something to be proud of :thumbsup:

I was close to paid for on my first house, after 8 years, I had about $10k left to go. Then I got married and it all went to hell (MUCH larger house in a better 'hood)...

 

[amdskip]

Congrats, I hope to have my house paid off in 5 more years, it will feel great!

 

[Special K]

Nice work.:thumbsup:

 

[SSSnail]

Nice! :thumbsup:

Are you married?

... Wait, you're a dood!


We can swap nameless stories and in the morning, I'm making waffles

 

[NanoStuff]

The American dream is to get away with bank robbery and move away from America to a sunny island. Not bad though.

 

[PrinceofWands]

SWEET!!! Congrats, seriously. There is no feeling like being totally debt free.

 

[FreshCrabLegs]

Congrats!

That's a great accomplishment!

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
SWEET!!! Congrats, seriously. There is no feeling like being totally debt free.

pfft.. leverage you debt in appreciating assets. bonus points for being tax deductible.

but congrats Op on paying a premium to follow your dream. (i would too, if complete debt free was my priority)

 

[Old Hippie]

Nice! :thumbsup:

 

[maddogchen]

wow original plan was 2 years? thats crazy!

Congrats, 10 years is amazing

 

[Daishiki]

Sweet. The only taste I've had of that was clearing out my credit card debt. I can't imagine how much greater paying off a house will be.

 

[kranky]

Congrats! I got there in October but it took me a lot longer. It's a great feeling for sure.

 

[jagec]

0% financing on a Vette? Nice!

 

[OdiN]

*clickety* *clickety*

You are now at 127.32% on your Corvette.


<- BOFH for GM

 

[IAteYourMother]

the american dream is unachievable.

 

[destrekor]

Congrats.

If I have my way, I probably won't get to have that dream truly, until I'm close to 50 or so. If I stay in the Army for 20 years, I really won't have the opportunity to own a home that's fully paid off until I have a permanent residence.

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
the american dream is unachievable.

bullshit

 

[MisterJackson]

I know what you mean. When I paid off the Biltmore house and paid cash for my 200 car collection I felt SOOOO relieved! My 12" penis is shaking as I type this post with it

I kid man.....congrats.

 

[IronWing]

Congratulations!

 

[DangerAardvark]

Now get married, have your 2.5 kids and wait for death. Umm, I mean congrats.

 

[XZeroII]

congrats!

 

[TXHokie]

3 kids kinda put a dent in my plan...so 10 more years.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: jagec
0% financing on a Vette? Nice!

You can say that again. How the heck did you do it OP?

The op simply must be single.

 

[coldmeat]

I thought the american dream was to do 2 chicks at once?