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Not everything in life is about buying a house and investing money. Life is for living and enjoying it while you still can. You never know what’s going to happe

• ghaff 4y ago
  People can obviously do what they want but... You can live in one place you enjoy (don't need to buy a house) and both enjoy what the local area has to offer and travel to other places that interest you. He mentions maybe doing this for 3 years; there are few guarantees he'll be able to unload the rest of his $300K lease. Living in a 237 sq. ft. room and being able to make presumably brief stops at cruise ship destinations hardly sounds amazing. And, as someone else mentioned, it's something like a $40K/year fee on top of the lease. So about $5K/month for room, board, and utilities. Which is in the range that upper middle-class people may pay anyway but certainly isn't a bargain and opens up many other options.
  • layer8 4y ago
    The unique selling point is that he can see a lot of places without having to move, and without having to travel away from his home, and without having to do much (or any) travel planning. I can see the attraction.
    • ghaff 4y ago
      A very superficial see on someone else's schedule. Sounds pretty uninteresting to me but one's mileage may differ.