Owners and Renters Both Suckers, Says The Onion
From The Onion… Housing Crisis Vindicates Guy Who Still Lives With Parents OKLAHOMA CITY—In a year that saw a record number of mortgage defaults and home foreclosures, part-time landscaper Ben Foster, 34, was publicly vindicated in his bold decision, made back in the spring of 1996, to continue living with his parents. “It’s like I’ve…
From The Onion…
Housing Crisis Vindicates Guy Who Still Lives With Parents
OKLAHOMA CITY—In a year that saw a record number of mortgage defaults and home foreclosures, part-time landscaper Ben Foster, 34, was publicly vindicated in his bold decision, made back in the spring of 1996, to continue living with his parents. “It’s like I’ve been telling my buddies for eight to 12 years now: ‘Why get in over your head before you’re ready?'” Foster said in praise of the no-risk, meals-included housing agreement he has maintained on and off since birth. “Sometimes it just makes more sense to be fiscally conservative, especially if you can move into the basement and set things up just how you like them.” Leading financial analysts said Foster will likely remain secure in his current situation until skyrocketing medical costs force his aging parents to sell the house.
That sounds too harsh. Bloodless meaning I haven’t seen your human side. Your focus is so strong on housing prices that I feel that is your sole interest in life.
Bloodless, as in you don’t seem to have a heart.
What do you mean by bloodless, wasder?
***Bid half off peak comps***
“Owning your own home and working for a living are both overrated. I want my mommy.”
Bernard Madoff
Funny. Often in the Owner vs Renter debate, owners will raise the argument that a benefit of ownership is that their kids, when launching their careers or returning home from college on summer break, can move in and have a place to live. So … it’s ok for those people?
A buddy of mine is moving back with his folks (with his wife and daughter) because he can’t find work and they can’t live on her teacher’s salary (and she is a full-time teacher with a Masters).
Tough times out there.
“My mother charged me rent during AND after college”
Man BHO, your mom was cold. Could this perhaps explain your somewhat bloodless outlook on life?
The What was a feral child. No parents.
Not a lot of difference in living with your parents versus having to have 3 other families live in your house with you while you squeeze you, your spouse, and kids all onto one floor just to make the mortgage. -while you try to rationalize it by saying you really don’t need that much room. I’m just sayin.
Anyone else think this might be the real story behind The What?