Usernamenotavailabletryanotheroneplease ·
04/10/2025 20:51
DH and I have sold our house. We have DS(5) and will not be having any more children. We’re fairly happy with the area we live in - DS is settled in his school and it’s about a 20min drive to both our jobs (we work in the same area). We have access to plenty of local amenities. We manage to go on a couple of holidays abroad each year, and have money for luxuries such as gym memberships, swimming lessons and football training for DS, beauty treatment and meals/drinks out with friends, as well as days out with DS. I work part-time in a profession well-known for burnout. I could work full-time, but it would seriously impact family life (I did until DS was born).
Option 1: a lovely house in the same area as ours (about 1 mile away) which has the same number of bedrooms as ours, but more living space. We’d decorate most rooms if we bought it. Financially, it wouldn’t have much of an impact on our lives.
Option 2: a BEAUTIFUL house, much larger in all aspects, including a much larger garden than both our current house and option 1. This would be our dream house. It is in an area about 20 mins from ours (in the ‘wrong’ direction for work), but it is much quieter and considered a ‘better’ area to raise children in. We’d have to drive past our house/DS’ school on our way to work so would keep him at the same school. However, it is far more expensive and would stretch us financially, so that we’d have to cut back on luxuries. I’m very reluctant to return to work full time as I actually spend my two days off doing work. My MH would suffer enormously.
Which house would you choose?