Dec
29
Ben in Wonderland
Filed Under Old Diary |
THEY’RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY!
Got a phone call this morning from a real estate agent. Apparently the owner wants to put the property (that I live in) on the market. Apparently I have been told about this. After she explained to me what would happen and who would do it, I was fine. I think I might have to start thinking about buying a house (probably this one). Righto, into damage control mode.
Surfing the Internet with a quest in mind, is SO much more rewarding. Aimless clicking just don’t cut it any more.
Visited a few bank sites to find out about home loans. Did you know that you almost always end up paying double what you borrowed if you run the full term of the loan. That SUCKS! And also, the banks (currently) are giving savings account about 0.10% (that’s ten cents per hundred dollars) interest, while they charge 5-6% for loans and 20-30% for credit cards! Do the banks think they are doing us a favour, or what?
Ok, so it looks like i might have to do some thinking about all this. So I have created a budget! Yes, Ben’s First “Working” Serious Budget has been released and you know what? I seem to be doing ok! Well, as long as I don’t have to buy a house or anything. Sigh. But there is the unknown contracts of next year to consider, so I played around with some numbers and suddenly I might be able to buy a house and a (flash) car and (aluminium) boat and some other stuff as well. If the numbers I guessed are anywhere near right <grin>.
I think parents should be required to buy houses for their children, one each, so there is no fighting. That might make them think twice about having lots of kids then. Hey! I just solved the world’s over population problem! Yay for me.
Went to Mum’s for dinner. Roast chicken and vegies and gravy and coke and tea and NO COOKING or CLEANING UP. It was great! Even talked to Mum about chaining myself to a large financial institution for a bunch of rooms connected by a hallway (that would be a house, if you’re still thinking about it).
Came home and rolled into bed. Woke up. Rolled (slightly easier this time) into the front room with air-conditioner on. Now, what was it they were saying about the greenhouse effect? I feel like I’m in a tropical zone, where it doesn’t rain, the rain just lurks.