I don’t understand something. Why the hell do we go through years of college, spend thousands of dollars and countless nights studying, if they don’t plan to give us any insight into the real world? It makes no effing sense. Never once in college was I told, “Hey, if you’re a business owner of an LLC, you’ll have to pay quarterlies.” Thank the lawd I figured that out early because of my mother. Never once in college was I told, “Hey, credit is bullish*t. You need to pay all of your balances in full, on time, perfectly, and you’ll still be doing something wrong.” Never once in college was I told, “Buying a house is the most stressful thing ever. Understanding all the paperwork will be close to impossible. So good luck!” College taught me the USDA guildelines to diet (which is obviously all bullsh*t), it taught me how to calculate BMI (which is obviously all bullsh*t) and I had a teacher who taught me to never cry at work. I think that one is a good idea, but I work from home so I cry at my work all the time. So her tip was obviously all bullsh*t.
I also had a class that we talked about rotting food. Then we had to smell different kinds of rotting food. Yeah. That course was paid for. Ridiculous.
It’s so frustrating that none of the really important sh*t that we need to understand is ever taught to us. Right now, I’m in the process of closing on my first home. OMGI’MSOFREAKINGEXCITED!!! But being a small business owner, there are about a million hoops to jump through first. I’m continuously getting calls from different people asking for different paperwork with different words I’ve never even used before. I just wish I would have had classes on how to create a website, or be a business owner, or all about credit, or about a mortgage, or how to manage money, or all the damn insurance I need. All these things would have been helpful the day I graduated. Thankfully, most of this I have figured out on my own…because I hire people to help me figure it out. But fuuuuu, I’m still annoyed about my whole college experience.
Except for the partying. That all was awesome.
But let’s get back to the news. We are buying our first house!! I’ve been looking for houses since summer, pretty much all around Denver, but I always had one neighborhood in mind that I REALLY hoped we could find a house in. After months and months and months of looking, I found a house on Redfin that barely had any pictures of it because it was in the process of fixing-and-flipping. But since the house was in the neighborhood we loved so much, I went over there right away. It was hard to visualize the final product because it was being painted and no appliances or anything had been put it yet. But I loved it. So I forced Brian to come see the house with me. He had a harder time visualizing the place. BUT the house was under our budget, it fit all the requirements we had, AND if our offer was accepted early enough, we would be able to pick all of our finishes for the kitchen. Pretty much the house became our blank slate. Never once did I think I would be able to create my own kitchen with my own vision and it was finally possible. So we put down an offer still questioning if it was the right house and it was accepted the next day!! I about died. It all happened so fast. Before we knew it, we were signing paperwork after paperwork, picking out granite, choosing our cabinets, thinking about backsplash. It’s all pretty amazing.
And pretty effing stressful.
After going through this process, I firmly believe they should institute a college course entitled, “How to not have a complete panic attack on the floor of your bathroom while in the process of purchasing your first home”.
30 Minute Shrimp Asian Stir Fry
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter, ghee or coconut oil (divided)
- 1 pound shrimp, deveined and peeled
- 1 cup coconut aminos
- 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 cup sliced button mushrooms
- 12–15 asparagus spears (ends removed), cut into 1 inch pieces
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Place a large pan over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter to melt. Once pan is hot, add shrimp to the pan (making sure not to overcrowd) along with a pinch of salt, and cook on both sides for just a couple minutes, until the shrimp turn pink and begin to curl up. Remove from pan and set aside.
- In the same pan over medium heat, add coconut aminos, fish sauce and red pepper flakes. Bring to a low boil then reduce heat to thicken the sauce. This will take about 10+ minutes. By the end, the sauce should coat the back of a spoon.
- While the sauce is simmering, place another medium-large pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms to pan, making sure not to overcrowd them. Cook on both sides for about 5 minutes, until a nice brown appears.
- Lastly, add the asparagus spears to the pan and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Once sauce has thickened, pour it on top of the veggies and toss with shrimp and sesame seeds.
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Congratulations! That is such amazing news, and how great to be able to customise the kitchen as well! I love quick meals like this, and this one will definitely be made soon!
Im in my fifth year of business school, and only now am I learning (very vaguely I might add), about credit and mortgages. And thats because I chose to take that class! I totally feel ya.
ridiculous!
I totally agree about a course or something to cope with buying a house. We just went from our first place to our current place last summer, it was one hell of a roller coaster! It was worse than the first time around…SIGH! Lots of crying, arguing, and alcohol! LOL
that’s totally how i feel! i don’t even really like alcohol and i just want to go have a drink…with cake of course
Congrats!! That is so freaking exciting!! Renting sucks and is such a waste of money, but I don’t think the bf and I are close to buying a house. This year is turning out to be amazing for you!!
Agree to the college thing as well. How the hell are you supposed to decide what you want to do when you are 18. I feel like I wasted $100k of my parents money. I still don’t know what I want to do for my career. Such is life..
right?? i feel the same exact way. and really didn’t use much of that education. we pretty much paid for an experience lol
This made me laugh…I’m guessing you were some sort of Dietetics/Nutrition/Exercise Science Major? I was too and now think everything I learned was absolute BS!!! And ironically, I always questioned why most of my professors were overweight. The only good thing that came of it, was learning the science behind it and how to research. Helped me figure out all my digestive issues and find Paleo!
and WHY is college so expensive? with our economy, students will just graduate with a bunch of debt ( because they can take out limitless amounts) and not find a job after that pays much. WOMP
congrats on your home!! We bought a home two years ago. It’s so expensive!! Every project, yard work, etc just adds up. Hopefully your husband to be doesn’t insist that you needs 3 acres. 🙂
I so feel you on the home buying front. My husband and I are small business owners, and we just bought a house, but it was a hell of a struggle and I just could not even comprehend the amount of paperwork involved. I swear, it never ended! Then my dad told me it only gets worse every time you buy a house… Great, I’m never selling mine!
So excited for your house! And, I hear ya on the stress of buying. UGGGG. Especially when it’s so hard to find something you like…why are there so many ugly interiors everywhere?! But when you do, wham bam, it happens so fast and feels freaky! So happy you found the right place. YAY. And amen about college. Seriously, who comes up with the curriculum and when do they overhaul it? I think college helped me develop awareness and practice deep thinking, but as far as actually applying what I learned in real life? Eh, not so much. YIPES. Now I learn more from podcasts. Thanks Juli! Love a good stir fry, and trying to convert the hubs to it. : )
Looking back (I’m now 40), I’ve always thought that replacing home ec in (where we learned to make tote bags and peanut brittle- very useful, ha) would have been time better spent learning about credit and finances. Btw- congrats on the house! I’m a realtor in Boston- feel free to ask any questions you’re too afraid to ask your agent;)
CONGRATS!!! You’re not alone being stressed out. When I was buying my first house I called my honey every hour bawling my eyes out thinking we weren’t going to get it.