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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

just saw ad on ef bee for private onsite van and annexe. they wanted $40k. however site fees were over $300/wk which is waht I was paying for onsite van in city 3 years ago lol

buyer beware .. @mrmista

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@TAB

Yeah that's what l've been doing to , just coming and going from here to really, recharge a bit.

But nah mate l don't wanna buy one of those was just talking for others maybe, some do. But crikey so they still have to turn around and pay 300pw even though they've bought the cabin or whatever, God whata rip off greedy so and so's.

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yeah they dudded themselves, trying to pass on the favour @mrmista

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Yeah that'd be right @TAB , lottttaaa that gong on in this country now. When l had this place rented out could've got double what l was charging but man , l didn't wanna do that, the greed around these days is disgusting yet in times like these now, they're still at it.

Anyway, so what you were just having a bit of a travel about in that in that 4yrs or ? Pretty well what l've been doing since l got out of my house. This property here was never to live on we just got it yrs back as hopefully an investment.

Weird, and a bit of mindfk too though but was up the main town here Sat, and once last wk too. Still really like that town and nothing else l can afford is anywhere near the coast but this one, not only just a bloody nice town great size to but with miles of coast and great beaches.

Always starts messing the decisions in that way when l'm back and spend anytime up there again which l've gotta do anyway for decent shopping . But l usually make a day of it, go have lunch with the whales or shop around, wander, damn nice place.

Really, l'd be quite happy just staying put if l was anywhere nearer that place 3x the price though. Mines 55k away and another world from there.

Bloody confusing. There is one big change, at least l'm not getting depressed here these days now. ps, well, not yet anyway.

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

4 year was in same park. was living there not travelling @mrmista 2012-15 and 2022-23

some live 100ks from town or more

is 50 bad ? I have commuted 50 each way, you will work it out

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ah right @TAB .

But yeah for sure, me too. At any rate, see what happens l spose.

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Said all b4 @mrmista options still same guess. I lived on Murray few mths 2011. Near Murray Bridge SA. Cold 🥶 ☃️ as this time of year.

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@TAB

Much colder over that way but up where l go is a lot milder and sunnier than back here.

But yeah, it's just that l've just gotten back now from trying out the new area so.

Anyway yep, round and round l go.

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

Oh well @mrmista

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@TAB

Daresay all the same old shyt about being out here will all start surfacing again once l'm back for awhile anyway.

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