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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are also non-renovators. It basically comes down to…do I hate my outdated kitchen enough to live through a major renovation and pay through the nose to do it? And the answer is no, I do not.[/quote]

This. We are almost done with a kitchen renovation (see my "kitchen angst" post from earlier this morning), and it's been hellish and $$$$ and we only finally did it because of a plumbing leak that damaged our kitchen floor and cabinets and left us with no choice. And we still dragged our feet for six months.

Plus, we have been saving more for our three kids' college than most of our neighbors probably do (most state school attendees among our neighbors than private universities like the one where we have a full-pay freshman), and are we have been socking away money for retirement like crazy. I don't love my house and don't want to keep living here after the kids are all in college, so why would I spent an arm and a leg to update it?

Other people who don't renovate may be supporting extended family members, or have huge student debt, or whatever. It's their business. Frankly, I think the extensive renovations many neighbors have done are overkill for our neighborhood of 1940s, modest houses. To each his own, but I am probably judgier about those who do renovate than those who don't. [/quote]

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