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It baffles me how people are willing to forego a life just so they can own a big house. Tho two-body problem I can understand, but wasting so much of your life
by lutorm 17y ago
It baffles me how people are willing to forego a life just so they can own a big house. Tho two-body problem I can understand, but wasting so much of your life so you can own a house you can't enjoy seems so senseless.
- pavel_lishin 17y agoRight, this is why a lot of people's desire to own a house as soon as possible baffled me. It's a lot cheaper to move apartments than it is to move houses. A friend of mine actually moved about 45 minutes away to be closer to his job... and then his job moved, and he's got an hour and a half commute, each way. I'd pay the fee to break the lease in that case. I cannot imagine spending that much time commuting.
- pw0ncakes 17y agoHow easy do you think it is to find a nice, small house that's affordable? People buy the McMansions because that's what's being built in nice neighborhoods.
- bluesmoon 17y agoThey aren't foregoing life to own a bigger house. Many of them are foregoing their own lives just so that they can feed, clothe and educate their kids.
- vinhboy 17y agoI commute 4 hours a day. I do it because what baffles me is how people can live in a city. I grew up in SF, and moved out ever since college. The thought of living in the city horrifies me. The people, the crowdedness, the lack of open space, etc... I sooner quit my job and take a pay cut than move back to SF. Personally I enjoy my 4 hour commute, 2 of which I spend on the ferry taking a nap or working, and I prefer it over living in the city. Not a lot of people understands or agrees with me, but that's fine.