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Maintaining beautiful, intricate old buildings costs money and I categorize it as an expensive hobby. There are people with the means and desire to do so (mysel

Maintaining beautiful, intricate old buildings costs money and I categorize it as an expensive hobby. There are people with the means and desire to do so (myself included) but it’s not for everyone. There are people who can fix anything but it comes at a price. I will say I wake up every day in aesthetically pleasing beauty and that, to me, is priceless. Or at least that’s what I tell myself when the latest 5 figure repair comes in.

Aeolun 4y ago
Ultimately not much you can do with money except spend it on things you enjoy. Spending it on the place you spend 50% of your time in sounds like a pretty good idea.
- badpun 4y ago
  You can also work less, so that you never had that money in the first place.
  - monero-xmr 4y ago
    I’d rather work more and get all the benefits than work less and live in modest accommodations. To each their own
- FinnKuhn 4y ago
  I don't really care about if the house I live in is a very detailed old house or a modern sleek one, because the time I spend there I am inside and not outside looking at it.
  - modo_mario 4y ago
    Typically the detail is also present on the inside and hell I do spend a lot of time outside in the garden. (Tho mostly looking at my vegetables and the like.)
  - olau 4y ago
    The same is true for your own appearance. I think the original motivation for much of the intricate housing as well as intricate body sculpturing/make up/clothes is status assertion. But as I grow older, and especially for houses where the old owners have long gone, I begin to appreciate the aesthetics and dedication put into it. In some sense, motivations aside, it's a gift to the world.
  - monero-xmr 4y ago
    I get a lot of pleasure out of the building, it is an estate built before the city around it sprung up in this area, and we have a lot of foot-traffic. Many people take pictures, both because of the unique architecture and because I have a cat that sleeps on a dangerous-looking ledge (his favorite place, no idea why) which makes for a very interesting scene. Sure, you don't look at the outside when you are inside. But I love walking up to it, I love playing with my kids out front, and something about owning and living in what is an extremely beautiful home has a positive effect on my mood and attitude. Over the last decade we have spent probably $150,000 on various maintenance, but when we do them we don't cheap-out, and we try our best to ensure the improvements will last a very long time. Definitely not for everyone, but I hope people continue to maintain the beautiful old buildings, it makes cities so nice to live in. We are not the only old estate around here and most of them are also lovingly maintained, so there is still interest.
- pg314 4y ago
  > Ultimately not much you can do with money except spend it on things you enjoy You could spend it to help other people, if you’re out of ideas.

Aeolun 4y ago

Ultimately not much you can do with money except spend it on things you enjoy. Spending it on the place you spend 50% of your time in sounds like a pretty good idea.

badpun 4y ago
You can also work less, so that you never had that money in the first place.
- monero-xmr 4y ago
  I’d rather work more and get all the benefits than work less and live in modest accommodations. To each their own
FinnKuhn 4y ago
I don't really care about if the house I live in is a very detailed old house or a modern sleek one, because the time I spend there I am inside and not outside looking at it.
- modo_mario 4y ago
  Typically the detail is also present on the inside and hell I do spend a lot of time outside in the garden. (Tho mostly looking at my vegetables and the like.)
- olau 4y ago
  The same is true for your own appearance. I think the original motivation for much of the intricate housing as well as intricate body sculpturing/make up/clothes is status assertion. But as I grow older, and especially for houses where the old owners have long gone, I begin to appreciate the aesthetics and dedication put into it. In some sense, motivations aside, it's a gift to the world.
- monero-xmr 4y ago
  I get a lot of pleasure out of the building, it is an estate built before the city around it sprung up in this area, and we have a lot of foot-traffic. Many people take pictures, both because of the unique architecture and because I have a cat that sleeps on a dangerous-looking ledge (his favorite place, no idea why) which makes for a very interesting scene. Sure, you don't look at the outside when you are inside. But I love walking up to it, I love playing with my kids out front, and something about owning and living in what is an extremely beautiful home has a positive effect on my mood and attitude. Over the last decade we have spent probably $150,000 on various maintenance, but when we do them we don't cheap-out, and we try our best to ensure the improvements will last a very long time. Definitely not for everyone, but I hope people continue to maintain the beautiful old buildings, it makes cities so nice to live in. We are not the only old estate around here and most of them are also lovingly maintained, so there is still interest.
pg314 4y ago
> Ultimately not much you can do with money except spend it on things you enjoy You could spend it to help other people, if you’re out of ideas.