Growing up in a poor family (and being currently poor myself), I dream of having a comfy middle class life with a normal apartment and normal car.
That said, there was a time when I was a teenager when my dad was 100% sure he was going to make a ton of money doing some sort of business, and I, along with the rest of my family, believed him in thinking we were going to be extremely rich. That got me interested inluxury houses and later in architecture, because there's nothing more exciting than planning how your perfect multimillionaire life would be once the money comes, right? So I started designing my dream house and I often think about how good would it be if I actually lived in it. Mainly because it has an underground bunker as big as almost the entire house's perimeter and has double-height ceiling, so I can build a smaller 1-story house (with roof and everything) inside of it.
I would keep it a secret to everybody (wife and kids included) and go stay in it whenever I get tired of the surface life. I'm a pretty lonely and introverted guy, so an underground secret retreat would probably increase my quality of life more than anything else.
Blake Davis
i have a dream boat, but that's because i'd like to live by the sea. the dream boat is just a small 15ft fishing boat so i can drop lobster pots and maybe float around catching mackerel and other random fish that come by. maybe a couple of mussel nets too. probably cheaper than a car.
Zachary Scott
>dreams of living in an apartment as a rentcuck As bad as op
Landon Bennett
>his dreams are material objects So you deserve death? Is that what you want me to say?
Lucas Brooks
That doesn't justify wasting money on a car.
Jack Barnes
>Owning a huge illiquid asset. Congrats. You're now tied to the land, like peasants during the Dark Ages.
>paying rent for 30 years because of muh liquidity Ah but i'm sure you're going to make huge gains from compounding the 400/month that you save!
Angel Rodriguez
Being tied to the land means you're not free to look for other jobs. You can be in the job market for as long as you want with your global mobility.
Think about it this way. Would you rather have $100 extra every month or a huge gift after a decade? Houses are a terrible investment for several reasons. You're better off renting and putting that money in the stock market.
I know the home ownership mentality is strong in some Western countries, but that doesn't make it any more sensible.
You own a house, so what? There's barely any difference if you use it for living in it, as you're not selling it. And if you're selling it, you might as well put that money into other assets. Houses tend to be a sizeable part of a person's net worth, which means fucking up your diversification, if you're thinking about it as an investment, which, again you shouldn't.
But yeah, in the end the 'muh home' indoctrination is heavier than any rational or mathematical argument.
Carter Torres
I have no dream home. I would PREFER a traditional or country house with a spacious living room for family and friends, along with a nice backyard and a pool. But I do not dream of owning it. I also have no dream car. I would like a nicer car, but my definition of nicer is a sleek, angular car in a coupe style, of which there are many brands at very affordable prices.
I would certainly love to buy things that are very expensive. But I don't really want them that badly.
Daniel Sanchez
Stoicfag, please stay and stay stay.
We have too many wannabe nouveau riche around here and it's nice to find someone increase the board's overall quality.
