Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoWhy Americans feel gloomy about the economy despite falling inflation and low unemploymentapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1304arrow-down17
arrow-up1297arrow-down1external-linkWhy Americans feel gloomy about the economy despite falling inflation and low unemploymentapnews.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down8·10 months agoI wasn’t able to afford to buy a house until I was over 50 years old, it took a global pandemic, a complete shutdown of the economy, and working from home for multiple years to bank the cash to make it happen. People don’t rent because they CHOOSE to.
minus-squareinterceder270@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down19·10 months agoHow much was your house?
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·10 months agoListed for $374,000, but I had to bid up to $390,000 to get it.
minus-squareinterceder270@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down46·10 months agoYeah, you didn’t have to spend anywhere near that much. But you wanted to, so you did.
I wasn’t able to afford to buy a house until I was over 50 years old, it took a global pandemic, a complete shutdown of the economy, and working from home for multiple years to bank the cash to make it happen.
People don’t rent because they CHOOSE to.
How much was your house?
Listed for $374,000, but I had to bid up to $390,000 to get it.
Yeah, you didn’t have to spend anywhere near that much.
But you wanted to, so you did.