A Bathroom for Everyone...

DH and I own a 4 bedroom 2.5 bath 2400SF home that we had built in 2002.

That is all fine I guess except that it is just my DH and I, along with 3 very spoiled pets.

I know from living in this house that I would like to dosnsize to a ranch and generally have less space.

When we decided to go with the bigger house versus a slightly smaller one we were looking to build we went with the bigger one because we live in the 'burbs and knew we'd be selling it to a family.

Well in the meantime I swear I ask myself what I was thinking each and every time I have to clean it. :)
 
Ah, what would we ever do without the over-inflated American ego?
As someone previously stated, if some of these people ever actually had to "rough it" they would be off the island pretty damn quick. I see absolutely nothing wrong with wanting a little more, but some people make an absolute sport out of it. There is something to be said for occassionally having a little less. It is kind of sad, however, and is a physical demonstration of how so many have their priorities so backward. It shouldn't be about the size of the house, or the make of the car/SUV, but rather the character of the people contained within. You make you, not your possessions.
 
I agree with Sparrow. I see nothing evil with people owning a large home with 26 1/2 baths or spending 60k for a golf club membership (plus the annual fees. I do think 60k would buy a hell of a lot of vaccinations for third world countries, stock up a food pantry here in the U.S. etc. Maybe if we could all use a little less, take a little less, there would be some for someone else who really needs it. Then again maybe if I had Britney Spear's money (but not her life) maybe I'd be tempted to sell out and buy some gaudy mansion in Palm Beach.
 
Hey ... have as many bathrooms as you feel you need, but my rule is if you soil it, YOU clean it!! :) :) :)

If I had the kind of income that could casually buy a home with 4 bathrooms and so much room I'd probably get lost in it, I would probably fuss over such things as everyone not having their own bathroom as well. I guess it all depends on where you are in your life.


Carol
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>Who in the heck wants to clean 4 bathrooms???? I have 2 and I
>hate cleaning bathrooms.

I agree... I hate cleaning bathrooms. We have 5 in our house and there are only 4 people living here.

It's true that you just become accustomed to a certain amount (or lack of) space. Our home is certainly not in the 1.5 million dollar range, at least not where it's located, but we have 4000+ square feet. We use every bit of it though... in home business (office), etc.
 
DH and I live in a modest 3 BR, 2 bath 1800 sq ft home with 3 cats. We actually don't feel like it's enough room, only because we don't have the luxury of a basement! People seem to forget that the basement is extra space that's not counted in the total area of the home. As a result, one of the BR has to be used up for storage! We like our home, but I really miss basements!!!

DH is also disabled, so the home modifications take up extra room as well.

Now, I am not saying that we are't without our clutter, that's what happens when you combine 2 seperate complete households into 1, but it's all in what you're used to and what you are willing to pay for/take care of. I guess what I find hard to stomach are those that feel they are 'entitled' to extras just because. No reason, just because. I also have a problem with those that feel they are owed and want everything for nothing!
 
Very interesting thread . . .

I had semi-large: 5 bdrm, 3 bath, 2500 sq ft when my 3 children were small and limited to the house.

After the big "D" I have ended up with a 3 bdrm, 2 bath and share with DH and 2 teens. Wish I had an extra room for workout/office, but that will come.

I didn't work when I had the 2500 sq ft so had time to clean.

Now with 1550 I hate cleaning it!

Then I think that it will be perfectly the right size with no kids in the near future. And though I could afford the 2500 again, don't want it - would rather spend the $ elsewhere. (Course living in CA isn't cheap so a change would cost me probably at least $1,000 - $1500 per month if not more !)

Then there are many who love large homes - my kids enjoy their friends homes and it is wonderful since bunches of them stay at one house and have group parties. Then I don't have to clean or anything}(
 
Some of these comments were about if people can afford it, why not? And I agree, however, I know of many people who get these large houses and cannot afford it. And that is crazy! We have a friend who lives in a huge house(he DOES have 4 kids), and is constantly hounding us to buy a lot out where he lives. The lots cost more than our house, and we are sitting pretty with a low mortgage, money in the bank, which right now with job uncertaintity is worth a whole lot more than 5 bathrooms.
 
I keep saying in my next house, I want my own bathroom and I don't want to share with anyone. :D. When I was growing up we had the standard 3beds/2 1/2 baths,except when we live downtown we had 1 1/2 baths. But we were a family of four. Now that I have a family of my own, I share the bathroom with my 2 children. Dave pratically has the master bath to himself. Sooo,next house I want a space of my own!!! There is something to said about having one's own space that it is inimate. Like a bathroom. To me is mediative. :D, Annette
 
Here are a few of my random musings on the topic.:p

My DH always refers to the huge new house on the tiny postage stamp lot as conspicuous consumption.

We have known many people who have spent beyond their means to buy these massive homes and ended up in foreclosure.

I couldn't care less how people choose to spend their money, but I'm irked by those who incur debt in order to support a lifestyle because that does affect me--it affects all of us.

I am one of 4 children. Until I was 12 or 13, we lived in a small, 3 bedroom home with one bathroom. My sister and I shared a bedroom and a full size bed, as did my brothers and my parents. Our only bathroom didn't have a shower, just one of those old, claw footed tubs, and my mom used to throw all four of us in there together when we were toddlers--lol! I remember this as a very happy time in our lives.

This was a different time. We lived in a neighborhood where we knew everybody on our street and the next street over by name. We had been in their homes and sat on their porches, played ball in their yards, and jumped rope on their sidewalks. I don't think there are many neighborhoods like this today. People don't sit on their front porch anymore. Now we all have backyard patios and privacy fences. We live in houses with a formal living room, a family room, and a finished basement for the kids. Most kids today have their own cell phones, a TV, and computer in their very own bedroom that they share with no one. It has been my experience that homes like this are a great way for families to avoid spending time together. They are designed for everyone to have their very own space.

I realize that not everyone who lives in a huge home with bedrooms and bathrooms for everyone is neglecting their family, but I happen to know many who are. I don't even think people realize it. I think they believe in their hearts that they're just trying to give their kids something that they never had.
 
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