Two tired mice in a pail of milk, They swam around as best they could. But hope began to fade - what should they do? One wanted to drown itself, But its friend said, "No, no, no, For hope only triumphs, maybe, As long as we keep searching for it. Keep searching for it.

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  • They added even more regulation more recently.

    We met all the criteria except the positive net wealth due to student loans and in our budget we would have been net positive within 5 years, but 3 banks didn’t believe that. We only got the loan because we had 15 % in down payment.

    These are the current criteria:

    Down payment - minimum 5% of the purchase price from your own funds

    Debt factor - total debt must not exceed roughly 4–5× household income before tax

    Interest stress test - your budget must handle rates of at least 4.5%

    Positive net wealth - either upfront, or a repayment plan making it positive within max. 5 years

    Minimum disposable income - $750 - $1050/month left after all expenses, and each child adds $400-500 to that amount.


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    My parents bought a house in the 90’s and after they bought it, they realized they couldn’t really afford the mortgage.

    As a comparison, my wife and I tried buying a house 3 years ago. We had around $3,000 left in our budget after ALL our expenses was paid, and we got rejected in 3 banks before we got a loan.

    Our rent was $1,500 / month. Our mortgage is $1,000 / month. We have more money after expenses living in our house compared to the place we lived before.

    They make it really damn difficult to buy a house, even when you have the money.





  • Vi har også fået nogle “Ej, det er ulækkert” fra vores datter, haha. Men vi er ved at få vendt det, og lært hende at man ikke må sige, at mad som andre har lavet er ulækkert.

    Nu er hun af sig selv begyndt at rose maden, når hun kan lide det. Senest var “Det smager sindssygt, sindssygt godt, far! Det vil jeg spise hver dag, for evigt!”

    Men ja, det er med at nyde og huske de her gode tider og stunder, for det vender garanteret igen på et eller andet tidspunkt.

    Vi skriver generelt alle sjove vendinger og søde ting ned som de får sagt. Der er så meget ammunition til deres konfirmationstaler, haha.



  • Man bliver en helt åndssvagt glad og stolt far, når ens 2-årige dreng begynder at sige ting som “Far, tak fordi du har lavet så dejlig mad til mig”, “Far, tak fordi du har lavet den her togbane til mig. Det var lige det jeg trængte til”, osv. Min kone og jeg forsøger at rose hinanden foran børnene, og det varmer når børnene også begynder at gøre det samme. God fredag til jer :-)













  • Without knowing too much about Taylor Swift, I assume she’s much more fit than the average person, and muscle weighs more than fat, so her weight might even be a bit misleading here, compared most people.

    I would say she’s more fit than skinny. She’s definitely been skinny and too skinny, but I think she gained a lot of muscle before and during her Eras Tour, making her look less skinny in that picture there.

    But, it’s problematic to even discuss her weight like this, and it just puts unnecessary pressure on other people, who might see her as skinny.