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While buying a house is not a luxury everyone can afford, buying one instead of renting provides several key benefits that pay off in the long term.

What does everyone else think about buying when compared to renting?

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[–] liv@beehaw.org 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm in the 40% that can't afford it and am not going to be able to in my lifetime.

The absolute insanity of me!

[–] rgb3x3@beehaw.org 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you tried not being poor? Just let your financial advisor invest the $500k your parents left you in your trust fund so that you can make money on it. It's so easy.

[–] liv@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Silly me, I see now what I'm doing wrong. I should have picked richer parents to be born to!

Instead I tried to stop being poor through hard work, only I picked the wrong body to be born into.