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I’ll be honest - if I had nothing but time and a paid off house, I’d be sorely tempted to just tinker for a while. The bay is no place to do that though - it’s
by taurath 7y ago
I’ll be honest - if I had nothing but time and a paid off house, I’d be sorely tempted to just tinker for a while. The bay is no place to do that though - it’s too expensive.
- shortoncash 7y agoSo true. The rent forces you to be on the hamster wheel.
- taurath 7y agoIt USED to be the place to experiment. Now it’s the place to try to make money before the landlords get you.
- worldsayshi 7y agoThis is likely severely limiting the innovation output of that area. You need breathing space to do groundbreaking stuff.
- madengr 7y agoI live in flyover country, with a paid off house, and good income. If you don’t have a mortgage, then it will be medical insurance (which costs just a much). If not that, the college savings, which is also equivalent.