Buoyed by a growing UMASS campus and a hip/cultured community it continues to see young professionals flocking here that are forced out of Boston.

Our strongest assets are our people and their cultures.... the number of authentic ethnic establishments.

In your own words thus far in this thread, you describe being debt-free as a celebration (“Yay!”)

Celebrate Life!  

I've come to suspect more and more that a lot of it simply has to do with culture.

Things like travel, first and foremost, because I have not been exposed to many other parts of the world and/or other cultures, and I would like to be.

The changing culture of work and remote workers are an increasingly large demographic which find incredible value in this offer.

It also allows you to put forth your hobbies; your interest in art, different cultures, and furniture.

I think the rest of the comments celebrate the successes here, I just want to add yet another note of appreciation and congratulations!

I started a thread about replacing the bathroom tiles and then someone else started one about their cultured marble installation (unfortunately I was not able to find that thread again.I was quoted $1800 by a company here in Orlando to do the cultured marble (in a shower--no tub).