How do you guys balance the future and fun?
When you've got one half that wants to save, and one half that wants to spend, you have to find a middle ground.
They both agreed it was about finding room for both.
"When we move into what I call frittering, then we have that conversation," Lynne says.
"I just see the bigger picture, and I just don't like spending money that is not going anywhere".
"On the other side, Darren's more the spender", she says.
"And so we get to do some cool things that I probably wouldn't do if he didn't put his foot down.
“So it's about balance and us both giving in a little bit and coming to some middle ground".
Darren agrees: "We both compromise with each other.
"And we end up living a really good life. And we're gonna live a really good retirement life.
How much money have you made?
After the initial two properties, Darren and Lynne decided to invest in a third.
At that point there was only 1 unit left in the development they were looking at.
"So we just thought: 'No, it's gotta be good'. So we purchased that one. And to me that's a really good buy".
Between all three properties, the values have gone up somewhere to the tune of $660,000.
Property #1 – bought for $550k now worth $800k
Property #2 – bought for $575, now worth $850k
Property #3 – bought for $600k, now worth $740k
"It's not money for jam either," Darren says.
"It's us looking at the right property to buy, which is going to be in a good area and increase value.
"It was with direction from Opes, the right advice at the right time, and we acted on it".
Could they have saved that same $660k?
Lynne jokes that she could have saved that kind of money. But she wouldn't have had nearly as much fun.
