#91 Do never buy a house

Because they, like, eat your money

Shadi Mirza
Jul 30, 2017 · 1 min read

Tree roots growing into sewer lines. Water seeping through French doors. Leaky roofs. Broken sprinklers. It never ends. The next time someone tells you that you’re throwing your money away by renting, imagine yourself slapping that person. And then just walk away because violence isn’t the answer, man. You have to find your chill.

I mean, whatever. Blah, blah, blah, equity. Blah, blah, blah, not having any housing payments once your mortgage is paid off. Those are some cool perks. But the road to freedom is littered with repair costs.

I think if we get termites, I might just burn the house to the ground. It would save us money in the long run.

Shadi Mirza

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