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ending up in a slightly smaller place in a similar location might not seem worth it
yeah, this is pretty much the conclusion i'm coming to.
the houses that I like are only slightly smaller than our current home, and the financials of moving to one of those are at best marginal.
we could go to a significantly smaller place and the financial side of it would be good, but then when I start thinking
"where do my floor standing speakers go?"
"where do our bikes go?"
"where will we have a desk to wfh?"
"where will my 2m x 2m weeping fig go?"
"what is it going to be like when both teenagers are back from uni or otherwise at home and one wants to have friends stay over?" (as is the case currently)
etc.then the reality of what it would be like to live in a much smaller place start to hit home, and how spoilt for space we are in our current place becomes apparent.
all very golf club / 1st world problems, i know.
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Thinking about moving and looking at houses on Rightmove is great and I love it, but actually moving is a right stressful pain in the arse.
Same with renovation, thinking about it is good fun, the end product is (hopefully) really rewarding and satisfying, but there's a huge heap of a shit bit in between.
My concern would be that doing all that but ending up in a slightly smaller place in a similar location might not seem worth it unless there's a real, tangible difference in lifestyle or mindset that the move facilitates.