• @clucose@lemmy.ml
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    923 hours ago

    Splurging won’t make you happy in the longterm. Saving and buying your own home might. That’s why you want to save money, to have options available.

    • @kryptonidas
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      922 hours ago

      That would be great if the prices of houses didn’t rise faster than it is possible to save for the majority of people.

      • @Redfugee@lemmy.world
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        220 hours ago

        That’s true if you were just keeping savings in a non-interest bearing account. Stock market returns, however, have outpaced house prices.

    • @riodoro1@lemmy.world
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      023 hours ago

      But they make them more and more expensive every year. What’s the point of chasing a carrot if it’s attached to your head?