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"will only get me a bunch of things I don't care for" - you genuinely wouldn't want a (extra) house by the sea or make a trip to space or launch some physical p

• Swizec 12y ago
  I wouldn't even know what to do with the first house, let alone a second one. I mean sure, I could always do with more stuff, but it doesn't bring me deep joy. I only enjoy it for the novelty ... and then I might as well just borrow it for the first two or three times until I get bored, then move on to the next borrowed thing. Ownership is meh. Too much hassle. Not enough novelty/excitement. Really the only reason to own things is so the taxman takes less and you "keep" more. Even if you keep it in a form you don't particularly need.
  • extra88 12y ago
    My previous response was about finding meaning from interpersonal dependence, I totally get not wanting to develop a dependence on "things." However renting a home means you're paying someone else's "taxman" for them and paying for the privilege for doing so. If you've done really well financially, you get to the point where you pay off the bank and it's only the taxman you owe to keep a roof over your head. You're already saving, that's good, for the time many years in the future when you can no longer work. Also think about saving for a time when you'll feel differently about owning things and/or having kids.