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Depressed with my situation, later 50s

Depressed with my situation, later 50s

Hi there people thx for having me. 1st post so l this is an ok place for depression as l couldn't find a depression section.

lt seems to me crazy especially at this stage but l'm just so damn stuck about my situation and just can not seem to be able to come up with a decision on what to do with it.

l didn't do well getting rid of my house but l did still also have a block of land in a small town. My ex and l bought it yrs back it was just suppose to be an investment but now because of the way things went with my house, it's looking like the best solution from here would be to just build something on the block. There's no debt on the block at all now and l do have small savings left that l could build a simple house with so financially it'd be ideal as l'd have no debt or mortgage.

Problem is a few things.

1stly, although l moved to regional area awhile back now, l grew up in the city but the town here at the block is tiny, no shops just a pub. Nearest decent town is 45k away.

The block does have a small cabin on it and l;ve been staying 6mths now supposedly figuring out whether l wanna build on it of not.

lt is a pretty block and spot and l'd have no debt if l just stayed here, where as not only don't l feel up to moving any more but l can't afford to now or to take on a new mortgage either after the house loss but somewhere better would be much much dearer and there'd be no way without one.

Trouble is, the town depresses the hell out of me especially at night every night l just sink again even if the day hasn't been too bad, sometimes even quite nice. Night comes round and down l go.

lt's just so damn small and away and at night there's just nothing except house lights on, that's it.

l mean if l had a choice l wouldn't choice to settle here never bought it back when for that at all, it's just the best solution though all round for sure. All round except that l just get so damn depressed out here.

So 6mths and l'm still absolutely nowhere about building something so l'm still just in the little cabin. Trouble with just doing it is, that if this went on and l just hated it here, l might not even be able to sell it and get my money back anyway and it still leaves the same problems above, with going somewhere better anyway.

lt's mad but l don't think l've ever been so stuck in my life.

Best to all.

mr

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

Argh.. life is life. Just gotta put up with the hard parts, eh?

Sure sounds like you've got a bit going on.

I'll be ready for bed soon lol. I need a gooood sleep I reckon.

Do you have anything planned for tomorrow? @mrmista

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

@tyme

Yeaaappa , l spose so eh.

Haaaa , hope you get a nice sleep , nothing like that that's for sure hey. Need one myself 😔

A movie or two helps me , not that l hava choice nothin else to do ha ha but eh, love a movie so.

Taking it easy tomorrow here, big last wk and more next wk sooo, need to rest up.

Any plans yourself or ?

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

I got that after seeing yr post @mrmista

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

I've got some visitors coming over tomorrow so I have to prepare for that @mrmista

To be honest, I don't like visitors, but these have come from interstate so I can't really say no.

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

@tyme

The things we do right.

Hope it turns out a nice one anyway hey.

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

precisely mate @mrmista

Geez... the things we do for others lol.

Makes me sound so selfish!

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

@tyme

nah.

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

Tbh, l don't want to sell it, l don't want to be starting again somewhere else and going through all the bs involved in finding and setting up maybe even building there instead.

l've moved a lot in my life, too much, big moves.

But ldk what else l can do.

The driving alone here , that's the main thing actually, its just too much. l drove around 450k last wk, same will be next and same most wks. That's just how it is.

lt's not only about some shopping, that's the easy part actually. But there's just life things too, never stops l'm often driving 450 even 600k a wk. lt's not nice driving from here either.

As much as l love driving, "having to drive" these kinda ks wk in and out from an area like this just bc your forced to, is a whole nother animal.

l didn't expect a buyer so fast ha though tell you what, l wasn't even sure it'd even sell. Putting it on market was more just putting out the feelers really, help me figure out where l'd be at with the place.

But anyway sooo, l'm gonna go ahead with the sale providing buyer doesn't back out for some reason.

Find out next wk for sure as it's deposit time.

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

WOW @mrmista that happened FAST!

Are you going to get good money for your place?

WOW I still can’t believe how quickly this happened.

Does your life always move this quickly?

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

yeah I was doing over 500ks 2024 when studying in Adelaide ok one day a week @mrmista

dont have to convince me, sounds like selling is best idea , at least next place will be for you, not for outdated reasons

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