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Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash
We rent too and it doesn't bother me. For one thing we have a seriously good rent for London and as bad as it feels to say it my partner is the only child of parents that properly own their home. So, I don't feel like renting is wasting my money like so many people tell me. Look at the reports in the British news over the past few days that say that the middle class is having a hard time at the moment. I bet most of that is stretching to get finance on homes they can't afford in reality. It is like fantasy credit that allows you to 'own' things that are out of your means is the way that most of the middle class keep up with the other middle class Joneses. I just would rather live in a crapier house and not worry about the debt.
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After owning our house for around 8 years it did cut me up and I was very pissed at all the work and money we put into the house. It was like our baby and we did fight hard to keep it, but I guess the best thing that did come out of it was having all the debt we had accumilated go away. And I think by going through something like this teaches you to respect money a lot more. Even my car I have is paid for, and I did not use credit to pay for it. It might not be a flash car but I owe nothing on it which is so much better. Our rent down here in Portmouth is not to bad either. Hopefully some of the younger people on here will read this thread and not go down the same route as we did because it sucks and really puts a strain on the whole family..so dont buy it unless you can afford it.
