We have a plan to completely fix up the house and pay it off in a shorter time frame than what the loan is. We started with a 20 year loan, and last spring since the rates were soooo good, we refinanced and got a few bucks back to advance the time table on the fixin' and on the paying off, We are paying at least $150 each month extra on the principle and a few months we kick in more, depending on what's left over at the end of the months' bills. Oh, and this loan is 15 years - which means even if we are only paying the extra $150 we are on track to pay off in 11 odd years.
So I am very grateful Jerry and I are in such a very good spot financially. We are lucky to have such good jobs, and Jerry's especially is very secure.
One of the top ticket items on the Must do list was updating the electricity on the house. Since our house started in 1913 ( and kept growing with additions) the wiring needed a thorough check and overhaul.
In addition, we needed more light in places.
So now we have updated, up to code wiring and new lights where we wanted them. Finally - the studio has enough light for a studio, over 40,000 lumens!
The pic is the new light sets in the kitchen, featuring handmade glass shades which I think are yum!
I also now have a dedicated circuit for my studio! So i can run the kiln, power tools and keep the lights on, without anything going poof!
No more power outages cause we ran the microwave and the air fryer at the same time! Heck, no more power outages cause we want to turn all the lights on in the living-room at the same time as running the microwave and my computer!
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