Bought this dress for a wedding but it’s about 6 inches shy of being floor length on me (and I’m really short!)
What would be a way to add length that doesn’t look tacked on or contrived?
Wish I had time to sew something from scratch!
I’ve been working hard toward FIRE, CoastFI, or somewhere in between, for about 15 years. But I’ve always dreamed of owning a home for lifestyle reasons, and it’s starting to really compete with FIRE goals in my head. The stats:
—36F and 37M married
—1.14 million invested total (About 500k in retirement accounts, the rest in taxable brokerage)
—586k in cash
—259k in gross annual W2 income combined
—I can earn another 90k gross annually in freelance income, but it means giving up nights and weekends, which I’ve been doing for several years
—6-7k current monthly spend, which includes 3.2k rent on a “just okay” apartment and “just okay” lifestyle
—Live in high tax VHCOL city (and can’t move due to work)
—Homes we would want to buy are around 1.5 million
—Moving to a better rental would be around 5-6k / month
I know these numbers are very HCOL coded; apologies if it’s annoying to read about.
We’ve been working aggressively toward a $3-4 million portfolio to become work optional (due to corporate burnout and being in very AI and layoff vulnerable industries). But as I get older the more I want to own a home (to make my own, settle in, stop being at the mercy of landlords). But buying a home would mean putting a serious dent in our net worth / FIRE goals as well as a pretty high monthly burden considering our nest egg is relatively large compared to our monthly income.
I know the basic answer is “what do you want more” but I’m genuinely struggling and wanted to ask this community if you all see anything here that nudges in either direction. Will appreciate any and all thoughts.