We contemplated it.. But I have never felt that attached to this house.. Yes, it is our own home, but not my ideal home. It was our step into the market in Australia.

There were weeks where we paid our mortgage and childcare (i only worked part time as well), and had nothing left over.. On a good week, if DH had overtime, we would stock the freezer or cupboards of the basics, so we were only buying fresh fruit/veges on the really really lean weeks on the credit card..

For us, it was only going to be 6-12 months due to a career change for DH and paycut while training.. Any longer and it would have been our most sensible option to sell up.