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After six years, one month, and a total of $292,000, I have finished paying alimony, or as Washington state law calls it, maintenance.
How do I feel about being square with my Ex? Mainly, I don't. Might Ex have milked my guilt? Sure, but that has just ended. I've got other concerns, which you have read about or will read about right here.
What am I going to do with all that cash that I'm not sending to Ex anymore? Buy a place to live, mainly. At least, that's the hope. Seattle's housing market could be charitably described as overheated.
I really love my neighborhood, but there's no way in hell I'm going to afford a detached house near where I live without my mother's death handing me a down payment*. Luckily, I'm not attached to detached. But I'm leery of the homeowners' associations in condo buildings: they seem to be full of busybodies and people trying to avoid paying for necessary long-term maintenance, or so I keep hearing from condo residents. My stylist recommended town houses; he lives in one. I'd be OK with that.
Might I travel more or engage in more circumflatulation? Wayell, maybe. Watch this space.
*That's certainly possible, but I shouldn't count on it.
How do I feel about being square with my Ex? Mainly, I don't. Might Ex have milked my guilt? Sure, but that has just ended. I've got other concerns, which you have read about or will read about right here.
What am I going to do with all that cash that I'm not sending to Ex anymore? Buy a place to live, mainly. At least, that's the hope. Seattle's housing market could be charitably described as overheated.
I really love my neighborhood, but there's no way in hell I'm going to afford a detached house near where I live without my mother's death handing me a down payment*. Luckily, I'm not attached to detached. But I'm leery of the homeowners' associations in condo buildings: they seem to be full of busybodies and people trying to avoid paying for necessary long-term maintenance, or so I keep hearing from condo residents. My stylist recommended town houses; he lives in one. I'd be OK with that.
Might I travel more or engage in more circumflatulation? Wayell, maybe. Watch this space.
*That's certainly possible, but I shouldn't count on it.
