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Re:The Cost of Being Poor: Why It Costs So Much to Be Poor i... by wil421 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @02:48AM (#34077820)
Not if you believe /personal finance or the like. Renting would mean you have loads of money to invest because you don’t have to repair your home.
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Re:The Cost of Being Poor: Why It Costs So Much to Be Poor i... by waynesonfire on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @03:25AM (#34078082)
Yeah keep believing that. You sound like a poor person. You are paying to repair the house via your monthly rent payment that has it priced in.
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Re:The Cost of Being Poor: Why It Costs So Much to Be Poor i... by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @06:41AM (#34079365)
That's you who think like a poor person. For many people on this specific forum, house is not the main source of their wealth. It's their professional services and/or investments. The former benefits greatly from flexibility provided by renting.
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