• FlashZordon@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    My parents once asked me why I didn’t have enough savings to buy a house yet.

    I almost lost my shit.

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      3 years ago

      LOL when my father asked me how much savings I had, I immediately knew that our life experiences were vastly different.

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      3 years ago

      I’m 35, and if you squint a bit at the mortgage, I “own” home. With my partner. And we’ll be paying it off for another 27 years. And we’re the lucky ones of this generation.

      Buying a home with saving, fucking lol

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          3 years ago

          I do like that theory. Unfortunately my wallet disagrees with it. Thankfully we’ve locked it in for 2.2% for 20 year, and semi-realistically we should be able to pay it off before that runs out. But the official period is 30 years, since that’s the legal maximum.