So I bought a house a week ago

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And I kept meaning to throw up some giveaways to celebrate. So... here:
Garhasp The Monster Slayer (x5) ($0.01 CV)
Mafia II ($31.00 CV)
Spec Ops: The Line ($31.00 CV)

Out of curiosity how many of your own a home, how many rent, and how many get free room and board either from parents / relatives / school / whatever?

P.S. The best part of owning your own place is that pants are optional 100% of the time

1 decade ago*

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jatan11t

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You can have pants off 100% of the time renting too!

1 decade ago

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viaI

1 decade ago

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Incog

I am the one that goes bump in the night

1 decade ago

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Nikot

pants r optionals. weed all day long.

1 decade ago

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whispersystems

I travel a lot so there is no point in having a home for me, i just rent places where i go.

I do use my mother's place as a bit of a warehouse for some of my stuff thought, sending some stuff there until one day i stop travelling around the world.

Pants are still optional.

1 decade ago

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RobotDeathParty

Anyone else here think that owning an apartment would be financially better unless you had a family? I mean, houses cost a lot.

Assuming OP has a family, of course.

1 decade ago

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Incog

I don't have a family, but I'm currently paying less on my principle + interest payment than I did for rent by about $25. There's other stuff (home insurance vs. renters insurance, home warranty, utilities), but it honestly isn't that much more than just renting when you put it all together. Plus this way I build equity, instead of just flushing my money down the toilet on rent. Loans are cheap as hell right now, and I managed to save a nice chunk of cash to put down, which helps a LOT.

1 decade ago

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RobotDeathParty

Huh, well I just assumed houses would be more expensive in the long-run. I mean, around my area houses seem to be going for a couple hundred thousand dollars. Well, in the city areas. I live in a country-ish area outside of a city.

1 decade ago

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Incog

Well they are, but you get 30 years to pay it off. So it breaks down to not too bad of a monthly payment

1 decade ago

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Koshara

So I bought a boat... Damn, man! Couldn't you do 30$ CV? Now i don't care about your house and do not celebrate :/

1 decade ago

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Aserith

That's the funny thing about 30.01CV.

1 decade ago

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Hattiswatti

Couldn't you do a non-bundle giveaway? pls

1 decade ago

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Aserith

I've been living on my own house with my girlfriend for 6 years until we broke up last January, just moved back to my parents house 2 months ago because i'm currently unemployed due to health problems, had to rent my house so it pay itself :(

Living alone is the best.

1 decade ago

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MeMasumi

Congrats on your house :)

My husband and I bought the house where we live 25 years ago.

1 decade ago

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KaiserTroll

I have my own lair in my parent's house.