Everything in this world has an intrinsic value. That value, however, is dictated by needs and wants. If no one needs or wants what I have, then all I have is an empire of dirt. Everything starts as dirt and everything ends as dirt.
My House
The total cost, through a contractor, of building my house was 2.4 million pesos. That came out to something like $48,000 in US dollars. It only included the house and the driveway (and the garage-like storage area below it).
We have spent several thousand dollars on other items, such as our fence (including the fence gate) and "Americanizing" the kitchen and bedrooms as much as possible. The latest expenses have involved the "add on" rooms — the laundry room and dirty kitchen being added to the rear of the house. They're now in a skeletal state and will be for another six months — the money we saved for it is depleted.
For me, the house is worth at least $100,000 in US dollars. That's probably pretty close to the current real estate value of it. By the time everything is finished, it'll probably be worth $150K. What difference does it make? None. I seriously doubt we could sell it for $50K unless the economy here improves in leaps and bounds. So… the value of my house is really whatever someone would be willing to pay for it. If no one is willing to buy it, it's an empire of dirt.
My Blog
Out of curiosity, I checked four websites that give estimates of blog worth:
- estibot: $11,000
- dnScoop: $20,928
- Website Outlook: $32952.20
- Business Opportunities Weblog: $81,293.76
As you can see, the values range from a somewhat normal amount to a ridiculous amount. Regardless, if no one is willing to buy it, it's an empire of dirt.
I'm Not Selling Anything
Regardless of the value of my house or the value of my blog, I'm not selling either one of them. I probably never will. There's just way too much of me in both of them.
And since I'm not planning to sell either one of them, all I really have is an empire of dirt.
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