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Of course I heard this and did buy a flat with my now ex anyway. I was lucky enough to manage to buy back the remaining half (burning basically all of my savings) but for a few months i was hunted by the idea of having to give up the place i worked so hard for.
Don’t… don’t do it.
No joke: “Don’t buy stuff you can’t afford” - snl https://youtu.be/R3ZJKN_5M44?si=Ahdvgr3FNIOl40Q9 Literally changed my life
to be honest that's why I created my app. just so I have a small "advisor" on if I should or shouldn't buy certain things.
in case you want to give it a look. https://www.producthunt.com/products/innerwallet
That land is more valuable than money. Reminded of this while watching Lakota Nation vs United States. The Oceti Sakowin refuse the just-compensation settlement claim for the Black Hills; a people can live many generations on the land, while money is an intermediary and too easily lost.
Never ever buy a property (a flat in my case) together with someone else. You should rather better offer to pay half the mortgage or have the other party pay you half the mortgage, but never buy together. Of course I heard this and did buy a flat with my now ex anyway. I was lucky enough to manage to buy back the remaining half (burning basically all of my savings) but for a few months i was hunted by the idea of hav…
Invest in skills that pay money and spend less then you make. Skills are key because they’re inflation-proof, and no person or government can ever take them away
You could monetize the skill yourself, of course, though that's just called being an entrepreneur.
Get to $1M without considering your primary residence net worth so you can invest in other mediums unavailable to the general public.