DH and I both work for the public sector, him FT and me PT. We live in a very nice area of central london - good schools, parks and museums nearby and a very low crime rate. We have virtually no commute so both spend lots of time together and with lovely DD. This is because we are lucky enough to rent a 2 bed flat from a housing association. We have a 10mo DD so money is tight but as we are we just about make ends meet each month.
However, since we had DD I am absolutely obsessed with buying a house. We could never in our wildest dreams afford to buy something near where we live at present. Every day I find myself scouring rightmove.co.uk for post codes we could maybe one day afford to live in, working out how long it would take us to get to work, searching for primary schools in the area, reading the admissions policy and ofstead reports. I constantly put our salaries into mortgage calculators and get so depressed when I realise we could barley afford a garage in the commuter belt, let alone a house. I even read the tory green paper on housing to see where we'd stand if they won the next GE.
I have found myself building up a whole fantasy life for us in a lovely 3 bed semi in the commuter belt AIBU??
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santasmagicnappysack · 30/12/2009 21:16
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