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And I would. At much much much lower prices
by ticviking 5y ago
And I would. At much much much lower prices
- throwaway_4747 5y agoSoon you will own nothing and be happy! According to the great reset and the WEF.
- Loughla 5y agoI have had my same fridge for 10 years, with no signs of failure. Unless the monthly payment was $3.00 or less, I would be paying more than I should starting in June. The rental/do not own anything model is just awful, in my opinion.
- brobdingnagians 5y agoTotally agree. The more time passes, the more I realize that I want to own what I have. I've grown more selective about what I purchase in general and I've become more minimalistic; but if I want to have it at all, then I want it to be mine free and clear. Especially when it comes to tools, land, and personal items. I want Good Quality and paid for with cash. I tend to use things until they completely wear out, and I get really good life out of them. This makes them very cheap compared to the usage pattern of upgrading all of the time. Renting would be very expensive lifestyle; and my usage pattern is more environmentally friendly to boot.
- spicybright 5y agoCouldn't agree more. Anything you don't own 100% can be put in jeopardy totally at randomly. If it's something important that can be incredibly stressful.
- colonelpopcorn 5y agoI think the trend of soft social credit score via big tech makes this an even dicier proposition.
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- sdenton4 5y agoFor appliances, the vulture capitalists are building things to break sooner to get you to buy more often.
- Loughla 5y agoWhite goods are relatively easy to repair, though, and the parts tend to be relatively easy to find as well.
- zerd 5y agoLeasing usually isn't cheaper than owning long term though. So your total cost will most likely be higher.
- ticviking 5y agoHence my point about the price needing to be much much lower. It's not that I want to own or lease most random stuff I use. I want the use of a particular item. Since owning is cheaper I own a lot of stuff. If my local library or maker space had better tool and book availability I would own fewer tools sitting in the shed used for one project and not with the effort to resell