How to become poor without really trying
Posted on September 10th, 2006 by Brian Corbino
Buy a house.
I’m in the process of doing that now. Got one under contract. Nice little ranch. Needs a bit of work, but otherwise looks ok.
It’s that “needs a bit of work” that gets you. Because what looks like a simple “put a rug in the living room” becomes a multi-thousand dollar excursion into Home Improvement.
And since I’m expected to have things like curtains, I’m going to have to borrow a woman. I’m an engineer, I don’t accessorize. If there’s a shade on the window to keep light out at night, I’m good.
But, the adventure begins. We’ll see where it ends.