Monday Madness

Today the madness is buying a house. I am, by no means, looking to buy a house. But it seems like everyone else I know is. My sister and her boyfriend, my mom and a few of the girls at work all just bought houses. I understand the draw, with all the tax credits that will be given, and it being a buyers' market, but it just seems like a whole lot of responsibility I'm just not ready for.

I do like the idea of having my own place, in the sense that I don't have to worry about whether or not I can paint a certain color, and I like the idea of having a yard or a deck, but I don't really like the idea that everything becomes my problem. We just got a brand new fridge (after an entire year of dealing with an awful one) and at no cost to us. If there is something we can't fix on our own, we have someone else to take care of it for us. No paying for plumbers, or electricians or anything like that. Granted, at the end of our lease we will have paid a lot of money and be no closer to owning our own home, but it's something we're ok with.

 So why do people assume that a house is in our future? Even at the bank on Saturday when we were opening a new checking account (now that we're engage, we've finally gotten a joint account) they asked if we were saving for a house or looking to buy. Nope. Not at all. And not only that, but I don't want to leave the city! I love living in Boston and you have to be Scrooge McDuck to buy here. Maybe in a few years a house with be part of our game plan, but for right now, we're so happy being renters.