My brother seemed like the happiest guy alive when he finally bought his own home.
All of us other siblings have been homeowners for about a decade.
Well, he is the younger sibling, so everybody will supply him a break of course. Anyway, I know I was the only one to tell him that he needed to do something about his ancient dial thermostat. That thing had to have been in this home from the day it was built with no updatement ever. That’s how old it seemed as well as his home was built in the 50s. The only things that seemed to be newer were the roof as well as the HVAC system. I mean, the HVAC wasn’t brand new, however it wasn’t over 7 years old. I told my brother to compliment his HVAC system, why not install a modern smart thermostat. My brother laughed as well as told me there was no way he was spending anymore cash. He basically said he was broke. I argued that he could save on his energy bills with a smart thermostat but he still insisted it was something he could not afford. He just wanted to focus on paying his mortgage as well as covering his bills. I finally ended up buying him a smart thermostat as well as helped him install the thing. He was very grateful as well as then he was telling me about how much his energy bills have gone down. After a year, he paid me back for the thermostat as well as said he saved so much cash, he felt bad if he didn’t pay me back. I told him it was a gift, but he insisted I take the cash.