When my husband Nick and I finally bought our modest fixer-upper outside Columbus, it felt like the reward for years of sacrifice. We weren’t chasing a luxury lifestyle—just a warm, welcoming place to raise our daughter, Alice. We had saved for nearly a decade, giving up small pleasures so we could build a home of our own. Every inch of the house carried a memory: long nights painting walls, learning repairs from online tutorials, laughing over tiny mistakes, and celebrating each step that brought our dream closer. When we finished the renovations,…CONTINUE READING IN BELOW
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