As so many people mentioned here this article seems to put cost benefit over personal comfort. Having a car/garden/guest bedroom adds to your quality of life.

As so many people mentioned here this article seems to put cost benefit over personal comfort. Having a car/garden/guest bedroom adds to your quality of life. I had these conversations before when I was in my twenties and almost owned nothing (no car, tiny apartment without a garden). Now that I'm married and more settled I moved my preference a little bit more towards the "paying for things I don't use that much". My wife and I share a car and I have an electric bike (during the week my wife takes the car to work, I work from home). We have a guest bedroom which also acts as my office (when guests are here I work from the kitchen table). We don't have a yard but will definitely make this a priority in our next home. So the question really becomes: "What percentage of idle time are you OK to have". You will always have >0% idle time on anything on you own. And if it's truly about cost effectiveness: What's stopping you from renting out your car/room and to an extend even your yard (saw an app today where you can rent private pools)?