Comments on: The Curse of a Jack-of-All-Trades http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2008/03/05/the-curse-of-a-jack-of-all-trades/ Business and Personal Finance for Millennials Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:35:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sharon J http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2008/03/05/the-curse-of-a-jack-of-all-trades/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Sharon J Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:56:56 +0000 http://youngandfrugal.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-31 I've always been the type of person who likes to have a go at something new but when I know I'm really not up for a job I outsource. I see it as helping keep somebody else in work while freeing up some of my time to do the things I can and enjoy doing. I’ve always been the type of person who likes to have a go at something new but when I know I’m really not up for a job I outsource. I see it as helping keep somebody else in work while freeing up some of my time to do the things I can and enjoy doing.

]]> By: Weekend Roundup - The I’m Sick Edition « Remodeling This Life http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2008/03/05/the-curse-of-a-jack-of-all-trades/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Weekend Roundup - The I’m Sick Edition « Remodeling This Life Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:07:35 +0000 http://youngandfrugal.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-32 [...] an excellent article from over at Young and Frugal about The Curse of a Jack-of-All-Trades. I had to check and make sure my hubby didn’t go starting a blog it sounded so much like him [...] [...] an excellent article from over at Young and Frugal about The Curse of a Jack-of-All-Trades. I had to check and make sure my hubby didn’t go starting a blog it sounded so much like him [...]

]]> By: Emily http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2008/03/05/the-curse-of-a-jack-of-all-trades/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Emily Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:44:15 +0000 http://youngandfrugal.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-35 THAT I totally get. For us, starting out living in one was the only way we could do it financially. We've finally gotten to a place that we are going to be able to move to a home that isn't full of projects and hubby intends to buy one in the historic area as his project that we don't live in. I think your plan is a good one. Living in the middle of a project is hard. And it's almost impossible to relax. I have to take hubby physically away from the house and go visit family on the weekends because if he's here, he can't sit still while seeing stuff that needs to be taken care of. THAT I totally get. For us, starting out living in one was the only way we could do it financially. We’ve finally gotten to a place that we are going to be able to move to a home that isn’t full of projects and hubby intends to buy one in the historic area as his project that we don’t live in.

I think your plan is a good one. Living in the middle of a project is hard. And it’s almost impossible to relax. I have to take hubby physically away from the house and go visit family on the weekends because if he’s here, he can’t sit still while seeing stuff that needs to be taken care of.

]]> By: danielb http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2008/03/05/the-curse-of-a-jack-of-all-trades/comment-page-1/#comment-34 danielb Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:27:38 +0000 http://youngandfrugal.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-34 Mary and I seriously considered, and put bids in on, houses in a historic neighborhood. While I'm still somewhat torn that we won't be living in a cool craftsman bungalow, I feel the same way as you stated. I'd much rather be filling my afternoon with little projects and hobbies I can tuck away instead of things that need to be done and have a direct effect on our lives. I'm sure your husband and I would get along just fine. I still want a project house, but I want it to be just that, a project house, not my main residence. Mary and I seriously considered, and put bids in on, houses in a historic neighborhood. While I’m still somewhat torn that we won’t be living in a cool craftsman bungalow, I feel the same way as you stated. I’d much rather be filling my afternoon with little projects and hobbies I can tuck away instead of things that need to be done and have a direct effect on our lives.

I’m sure your husband and I would get along just fine. I still want a project house, but I want it to be just that, a project house, not my main residence.

]]> By: Emily http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2008/03/05/the-curse-of-a-jack-of-all-trades/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Emily Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:49:42 +0000 http://youngandfrugal.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-33 wow, you are so much like my hubby. Only difference is that we went with the ultimate fixer upper and there is very little he doesn't attempt to do himself. The way I see it is that nobody is perfect, whether a builder builds your house or you fix it yourself with a few mistakes. Embracing imperfection, is, I think a huge favor a person can do for themselves. I do appreciate what you are saying though. We're expecting to move sometime soon and either rent out or sell our fixer and we hope to move somewhere that huge projects aren't part of daily life. There is something to be said for just filling afternoons with hobbies instead of things that NEED to be done to live comfortably. wow, you are so much like my hubby. Only difference is that we went with the ultimate fixer upper and there is very little he doesn’t attempt to do himself. The way I see it is that nobody is perfect, whether a builder builds your house or you fix it yourself with a few mistakes. Embracing imperfection, is, I think a huge favor a person can do for themselves. I do appreciate what you are saying though. We’re expecting to move sometime soon and either rent out or sell our fixer and we hope to move somewhere that huge projects aren’t part of daily life. There is something to be said for just filling afternoons with hobbies instead of things that NEED to be done to live comfortably.

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