That is fucked up.

I loved the casual way i found. I was just walking through the kitchen when my mom just quickly mentions it. Oh yeah, no big deal. I am still somewhat skeptical that this is an elaborate joke but i guess i will find out eventually.

It will be weirder when people around you get divorced.

What?

better him than me.


They say a man isn't complete until he married,
and then he's finished!

I don't think the big problem is marriage, although it is a problem, i think the big problem is having kids. That is what puts a strain on a lot of people. That is what forces people to take safe but unexciting and soul sucking careers. Having kids is what eats up all of your free time and put things on hold for you for at least 18 years. I think people can survive just fine with marriage, i think having kids is what kills people.

I have two things that i promise i will stand firm on.

1. I will never buy a house.
2. I will never have kids.

how old are you again?
you sound younger than I thought you were.
so you're going to rent for the rest of your life?

are you going to get a vasectomy? kids have a habit of showing up when you least expect it, so stay careful. Just because you don't want them, doesn't mean you won't get them.

I'm 43. No, actually i am 11. Now you don't know where i am coming from.

Buy the house Jack, better yet, a nice piece of land with a small house.

Eventually the house will be paid for, and you OWN the equity from day one.
Rent is nothing but lost money. You're helping to pay someone elses mortgage.

But it will always be less than owning. Plus there are hidden costs like maintenance and property taxes. In the end, are you really ever making money by owning a house? Besides, if you own your own house, you are pretty much stuck there. If the neighborhood sucks or you want to take a job in a different part of the country, oh well. It really seems like one of those things that you are "supposed to do", just like having kids. It is all part of this bullshit "American Dream" that is meant to get all of your money. When is a person more free, when they rent an apartment and have no kids or when they have a mortgage with a bunch of little pissers running around? I'll try to hold onto my money and my freedom by avoiding the whole suburban family life style, although i do like living in the suburbs.

you could always rent your house...

Indeed. I'm not against houses. I just don't want to own a house. I don't think there is any point in actually buying a home. I would rent one, my goal is to never buy one.

no, I meant rent out the house you own, and have someone pay your mortgage for you while you gallivant around the globe...

If you have an investment account, there are also hidden costs, and taxes.
Buy the house. Long term you won't regret it.


Would you honestly consider not owning a car, and instead renting one month to month?
And a car almost never builds equity. Plus, there is always the possibility that you could actually pay for it before you die. At your age I might even consider that very likely.


Home ownership, even better, land ownership is most likely one of this worlds most secure investments.