“Forever renting is very much a movement. It’s a lifestyle.
The article emphasizes that renters should squirrel away as much as possible in an index fund or other investments. Millennials and Gen Z need an article like this to tell them that renting is a lifestyle choice, so it’s okay to do.
My sophisticated aunt and uncle never owned a home. I’d like to ask my uncle why. He had a steady job as a teacher and she was an office manager. My uncle liked building things and working on projects, but must have done that all at school. It wasn’t the money. They bought a vacation property in the Poconos and had plenty of investments. The apartment they’d rented for decades was in a good neighborhood, nicely furnished and rather mundane.
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