tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606623906786124551.post9159259466061472726..comments2023-10-20T08:02:35.656-07:00Comments on Love Your Layoff: Refinance DeniedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606623906786124551.post-57225479050557191272009-04-15T10:12:00.000-07:002009-04-15T10:12:00.000-07:00Sharon, I'm so glad to hear your Mom's found work!...Sharon, I'm so glad to hear your Mom's found work! And thanks for the kind words regarding the blog. That means a great deal to me. Thinking about you and wishing you well!Katie Kemplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013229962584037288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606623906786124551.post-76423593514790005852009-04-15T05:50:00.000-07:002009-04-15T05:50:00.000-07:00Katie - just wanted to comment to say how much I h...Katie - just wanted to comment to say how much I have been loving this blog. My Mom was laid off in January and was lucky enough to find work - better work - just last month. I was sending her links to help keep her spirits up and I think it worked :-) You have such a great perspective on what is certainly a pretty lousy situation - I know that it isn't all puppies and sunshine, but just reading someone who doesn't regard the situation as The End of The World is so refreshing.<br /><br />Like Willis said - we hear you on property values. All I tell myself is that I love my house and the people in it. The rest will fall back into place in time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606623906786124551.post-51732180664593421432009-04-14T12:38:00.000-07:002009-04-14T12:38:00.000-07:00Willis, looks like we're in this together! Thanks ...Willis, looks like we're in this together! Thanks for sharing. <br /><br />Corey, so right about the "people in it" -- well put. <br /><br />Frances, yikes! We got hit up w/ some nasty taxes this year too. Always seems to arrive at the worst possible moment. My thoughts are w/ you.Katie Kemplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013229962584037288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606623906786124551.post-27897606335029816242009-04-14T11:27:00.000-07:002009-04-14T11:27:00.000-07:00That's really too bad, Katie. I just (finally) di...That's really too bad, Katie. I just (finally) did my taxes and I owe over $2000 back. Not the best time for this!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202305282115256381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606623906786124551.post-66147556756082319072009-04-14T11:05:00.000-07:002009-04-14T11:05:00.000-07:00I'm sorry to hear about the refinance, but you've ...I'm sorry to hear about the refinance, but you've taken the right perspective. It's not the house itself that matters as much as the people in it. It may not seem like it now, but the good things you're putting out into the world will come back to you soon enough. In the meantime, hang in there and know that lots of people are rooting for you, David, and Stella!Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260788143770023228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606623906786124551.post-9233640518030148102009-04-14T10:48:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:48:00.000-07:00I completely understand your plight.
We bought ou...I completely understand your plight.<br /><br />We bought our house just under 2 years ago for $340,000. The tax assessment this year was for $190,000. I nearly passed out.<br /><br />Then again, we bought ours at the absolute peak of the boom. As in, the next week all of the news articles about foreclosures started to come through and the banks practically slammed shut all loan opportunities. If we had closed 1 week later, I am certain that we would not have our house today.<br /><br />And I'm totally with you. I complain about the cost of the place and the market crash and, particularly, about how much better our financial situation would be if we had the mortgage of $190K house, but at the end of the day, we love our house and I'm really glad we have it. And I know how much time and effort you've put in to fixing up your house. I'm sure it is a place worth living in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com