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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is depressing to me how many people in this thread are like "I have a huge house because I can" or "oh well this is too much house for us but it's what they are building now so it's fine."

We can afford way more house than we live in but don't because it is a waste of materials, land, heating and cooling. We only have one child. Anything over 2500 sq ft just feels cavernous to us, and I hate having a bunch of unused rooms. We bought a small house with a ton of character in a great neighborhood, updated the kitchen and baths, and it's gorgeous and comfortable and what we need. We looked at house that were 4500 and 5000 sq ft and they just depressed me.

I feel like a house that size would just encourage us to spend more money on furniture and other crap we don't need. As it is, we can all spend time in different parts of the house on our own and have privacy, and can still do this if we have house guests. What on earth else do we need?

I grew up one of four and the biggest house my family owned (and we were well off) was probably around 5000 sq ft. And my parents moved out when we all left because it was way too much house for two people. Now they have a 3 bedroom that's around 2000 sf but has a big garden and access to walking trails.

I don't understand why people feel like owning a giant empty house is some mark of success. It's sad and wasteful, weirdos. Maybe use some of your money to buy taste and brains.[/quote]

Well aren’t you the big boss who should impose on everyone!  [/quote]

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