Building Groovy Ranch: Update 32

Sep 5, 2018

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Hey, groovy freedomist. Ain’t gonna mince words, here. This is one lame update. Mrs. Groovy and I had too little time this week—what with the demands of my opus and our house—to write a proper post. So all I have to report is this:

One: We paid Terry another $50,000 this past Friday. This brings the cost of Groovy Ranch up to $137,993.90. That’s fairly close to the halfway mark. I figure we have about $150,000 to go.

Two: The exterior siding is complete and the primer has been applied. We’re going with a classic white farmhouse. Painting should be done by Friday.

Okay, groovy freedomist, that’s all I got. Did I tell you this was one lame update? Hope all is well on your end. Peace.

Groovy Ranch

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31 responses to “Building Groovy Ranch: Update 32”

Jeffrey
September 6, 2018
Please post the Location and Blueprints of the Groovy”Barn” that will go with the “Farmhouse”!
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  Haha! I wish I could. We just told our builder we wanted a 24×28 garage and he put the plans together on a napkin. In fact, he built before he got a permit for it. No worries, though. He just got a permit for last week. I guess it pays to have a decades-long relationship with the building department. But I see your point. I’ll do an update devoted solely to the garage as soon as the garage is complete. Have a great weekend, my friend.
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Amy @ LifeZemplified
September 6, 2018
Looking good!
– Looks like 2 eyes and a nose on the fireplace side – needs a smile 🙂
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  Haha! I was looking at it the other day and came to the same revelation.
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Gentleman’s Family Finances
September 6, 2018
looking good.
have you ever seen the UK tv show Grand Designs?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Designs
it’s a bit of car crash TV with everyone messing up in one way or the other – I hope it works out better for you!
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  Yes, I love that show. I think my favorite episode was the lad who built a container home in Ireland.
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Dads Dollars Debts
September 6, 2018
You guys are moving right along! Nice work. We recently kabashed our plans and now are selling the lot. Consider it a simplifying life sort of move.
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  Yes, Mrs. G told me about your new plans. I’m all for it, especially if you relocate to Nashville. We need more honorary southerners of your caliber.
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  1. Fritz @ TheRetirementManifesto
    September 7, 2018
    Honorary Southerns Unite!
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    1. Dads Dollars Debts
      September 7, 2018
      Ha ha…and maybe I can join you both in retirement! Yeah the lot is for sale. I have put in like $50k up to this point in design and permitting, but it will be worth every dollar to move with this chapter closed.
      See you guys soon!
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Luna @ HikerTrack
September 6, 2018
Nice work 🙂
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  Thank you.
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Olivia
September 5, 2018
You are in the true DIY spirit.
Have you ever tried to make this into one page with like a table of contents? I feel like I have missed the middle parts haha. Off to give you pageviews for those right now^.^
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  Thanks for reminding me, Olivia. We have a page dedicated to our Groovy Ranch updates, but I haven’t updated it in a while. I’m taking care of that oversight now.
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Brian Brandow
September 5, 2018
You guys are making this look easy, that’s all I got.
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  I know. We really lucked out with our builder. Terry and his team just do solid work. Mrs. G and I haven’t had a fight in months.
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Joe
September 5, 2018
It’s really coming together. Nice.
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  Thanks, Joe. Floors will be going in this Saturday. As Mrs. G would say, “This sh%t is getting real.”
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Young and the Invested
September 5, 2018
Progress comes at many paces. Prioritizing the ranch’s construction over a full blog post might be prudent. Good luck on continuing your construction!
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  Agreed. There’s only so many hours in a day. Right now the house takes precedence over the blog.
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Susan @ FI Ideas
September 5, 2018
Short, but better than me. We travel a lot in August and September and I haven’t got anything posted at all. I do love reading my favorites blogs though, even if they are short. Cheers!
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  More traveling, less blogging. Sounds good to me.
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Mrs.Wow
September 5, 2018
Looking good! A short comment for a short post. ;o)
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  Thank you, Mrs. WoW. I wear brevity well.
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Brian @ The Graying Saver
September 5, 2018
Your house is looking great. I predict a lot of time spent on the screen porch.
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  Mrs. Groovy really pushed for the screen porch. She has tremendous instincts.
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The Crusher
September 5, 2018
Lame. Just kidding. The house looks great. Enjoy the process!!!
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  LOL! Agreed. Lame post, great house.
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Jaime @ Keep Thrifty
September 5, 2018
Looking awesome!!
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1. Mr. Groovy
  September 7, 2018
  We were a little scared about the all-white farmhouse. We thought it looked great in pictures, but were a little concerned about how it would look in real life. Not anymore.
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  1. Mrs. Groovy
    September 7, 2018
    Well, we only doubted it because Terry questioned it. And his wife gave him hell for it. THEY have an all white house!
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