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Originally Posted by DuffMan
You should've let jwslam in to practice some renos.
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*Demos.
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Originally Posted by ToewsFan
I wish i had played my cards right in life. I've always felt that I have let my loved ones down, and before my folks die I want them to see that I finally made it in life. Maybe there is still time to save up for a condo and rise out of the depression that i currently find myself in. Thank God for calgarypuck. I enjoy interacting with people.
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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
I get that buying and owning real estate is a status symbol and that does have some value in itself. After twenty years of owning I sometimes feel a little wonky for renting. But owning isn't always the smartest thing you can do. Unless the market is going up you're better off renting. You're also somewhat tied down when owning property. There's a lot of freedom in keeping your expenses low and not having a potential expensive burden hanging over your head. You can judge success differently if you want to.
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This. Being able to own a place doesn't mean you're necessarily successful. So what if you own a million dollar house but can only afford to eat Michelina's 3 times a day for the next 30 years... is that success? I'm pretty sure your parents would not be proud of that.
What I see for you is to find somewhere to call home that's comfortable, and be successful in that you are able to provide this for yourself. Regardless of whether you're living by yourself, or with other roommates, you need to be somewhere where you're respected by your roommates and landlord. That's what you need now to be "successful" as an outcome of the stories in this thread. This whole diabolical of bat####crazy landlady and roommates is something to sweep under the rug and move on from.