The Joint Account

The Joint Account

You can't always get what you want

On forever homes and shifting priorities.

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Heather and Douglas Boneparth
Sep 06, 2023
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The other day, I saw this viral Reel of Elmo, deadpanning to a camera zoomed in on his fuzzy red face in front of a house. He looked like he saw a ghost. The caption read something like, “The moment I realized my starter home with a 2% interest rate wasn’t a starter home at all.”

I would’ve laughed, but also, that’s me. I am Elmo, stuck in my home foreve…

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