I am very proud: I worked hard and earned my money. I bought my first house, that I could afford, with conventional financing (thank you HLS). I am proud that I gutted that house and remodeled (did most of the work ourselves) and sold that house, made money, moved to a neighborhood we like better. I am proud that I found a foreclosure, was able to afford it, again conventional financing. I have proceeded to gut the place and remodel (again most of the work has been done by me and my husband).
I have a house we love, in a neighborhood we love, on a great big lot, lots of privacy, we installed a pool, I have a 3 car garage (which we park our cars in every night), live next to open space, I have savings/retirement accounts, and my neighbors are awesome. I married my best friend, recycled 2 children and 3 dogs. I did have a mid-life crisis last year and bought a Mercedes, but otherwise I tend towards good decisions.
What is there not to be proud of? I am definitely house proud.
