aryoung1980
Well-Known Member
Seriously, stop on by if you're around Milwaukee for a beer. We can have whatever is on tap at that time or something store bought.
What prompted this post was my wife and I went in for a mortgage pre-approval this morning and were denied. I wasn't overly shocked by this for a few reasons; mainly we have almost no savings left for a down payment after the birth of our twin daughters back in February. Couple that with the fact that this was the second pregnancy in which my wife did not receive any short term disability pay while on maternity (we also have a two year old daughter) and that we are both public school teachers who have had zero income over summer, I would've been more shocked to have been approved for a mortgage.
Anyways, last night my wife joked about starting a blog to ask people for $1 each to help us purchase our first home. It turns out she was dead serious. She put up a blog today called The House Your Dollar Built and set up a YouCaring Fundraiser
I am a bit hesitant about asking people for money but my wife has reminded me of the pay it forward motto. Whatever we raise will be going towards our down payment. After that we will continue to try and raise money to donate for other people to get a home.
As I read my wife's blog, I noticed that she volunteered me to give out my homebrew for anyone that donates towards the fundraiser. I don't feel like getting myself in trouble with the law because money and homebrew can become a bit of a grey area, if not outright illegal. So I am offering up the chance to have a beer with my HBT community and anybody else regardless of a donation. Currently I have a Rhubarb Blonde and American Lager on tap with a Vienna lager fermenting.
She will be updating the blog on a daily basis so check back often if you're so inclined. Feel free to share our story on any social media sites directly from the YouCaring page or the blog.
Now I am going to go brew a chocolate rye robust porter.
What prompted this post was my wife and I went in for a mortgage pre-approval this morning and were denied. I wasn't overly shocked by this for a few reasons; mainly we have almost no savings left for a down payment after the birth of our twin daughters back in February. Couple that with the fact that this was the second pregnancy in which my wife did not receive any short term disability pay while on maternity (we also have a two year old daughter) and that we are both public school teachers who have had zero income over summer, I would've been more shocked to have been approved for a mortgage.
Anyways, last night my wife joked about starting a blog to ask people for $1 each to help us purchase our first home. It turns out she was dead serious. She put up a blog today called The House Your Dollar Built and set up a YouCaring Fundraiser
I am a bit hesitant about asking people for money but my wife has reminded me of the pay it forward motto. Whatever we raise will be going towards our down payment. After that we will continue to try and raise money to donate for other people to get a home.
As I read my wife's blog, I noticed that she volunteered me to give out my homebrew for anyone that donates towards the fundraiser. I don't feel like getting myself in trouble with the law because money and homebrew can become a bit of a grey area, if not outright illegal. So I am offering up the chance to have a beer with my HBT community and anybody else regardless of a donation. Currently I have a Rhubarb Blonde and American Lager on tap with a Vienna lager fermenting.
She will be updating the blog on a daily basis so check back often if you're so inclined. Feel free to share our story on any social media sites directly from the YouCaring page or the blog.
Now I am going to go brew a chocolate rye robust porter.