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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.

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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?

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

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

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ah but slightly nicer groceries would

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