Back To School?

I haven't decided yet whether to get another job, sell something like Avon or go to college to teach again. My husband told me we would find the money to deal with the electrical problems; however, I know the plumbing and roof cost a lot more than I expected. The electrical is a problem because if you turn on to many things at one time the electric goes out. I don't think this house is up to code and think that will be costly to solve. I decided to post and see if there are solutions I haven't considered. I'm positive that my husband would like to retire in the future, so need to solve issues that this house has before the end of 2017. We have talked about traveling overseas and see the places where he was stationed so many years ago. He speaks fluent German.

@LadyDuck I sold Avon years ago and really thought it was hard. I had an area that bought, but orders were hard to deliver. I'm sure that it must be even harder today with both parents working to make it even more challenging to get orders delivered. I know a few people that have an online site to place orders, so orders would be easier that way. I just don't want my husband to put off retirement because of house costs. Several couples we know put off traveling and ended up never being able to travel. Thanks for the help.

@Fishmomma In my opinion teaching (even part time) is a more sure income that selling something like Avon or Tupperware.

I haven't decided the direction to take yet. Its just time to find another way to earn the income for the wiring problem. I'm going to get estimates to see exactly what this problem will cost. All of the others were more than expected; specially, the plumbing problem. The plumbing problem took 3 plumbers and the city showed up, so it was stressful and expensive. Leaking pipes all over the place and each plumper fixed a problem the last one made. I now have a shut off valve and its not leaking. No faucet at the front of the house, but told my husband I can live with water faucet at side of house.

@Fishmomma ol pipes, wirin' 'n ol' water wells can truly run'p a huge bill. seems ya fix one part'n then that puts more stress'n 'nother 'n the cascade jest continues. keepin' ya'n my thoughts ~ big hugs!

I think attending school at night would be a great way to attend school. In my Undergraduate Degree I enjoyed taking a variety of classes and had quite a few television classes, night classes, classes off campus and day classes. A few classes required a lot of travel to visit vineyards and farms.

That is sweet of you to offer help. I can't believe how the people that lived in this house before us decided to save money. We have already solved a roof, plumping and a tree on top of a bush. The tree and bush were placed so close to the house we were relieved to learn the foundation is alright, so that was good news. I sold Avon for quite a few years and my husband was surprised when I decided to earn money online. It worked well a lot of years; however, its time to make a change. I'm not sure yet about teaching or may even take a new direction. I am exploring many ways to earn money and still have time to do other activities.