Ever regret becoming a homeowner?

Not in the least. A house is an investment if you choose wisely and maintain or improve it.

A car is a necessity for most of us but buying an expensive one is usually not smart. They lose thousands, or even more the minute you drive them off the lot.

So put money in your house and buy moderately priced autos and take dare of them.

I get what you are saying thought. Home ownership might not be ideal for a vagabond.

Homes are an investment, cars are not!

I wish I could own my own home. Somewhere safe to live

No. Picked a location and home that was suitable for me and over the years the mortgage payments became more affordable than rent because housing prices grew so much in the area

I got tired of moving every year because they raised the rent.

I only bought when I did some research to know that the city could support me even if I lost a job.

No,not at all,all three houses were a different part of my life,first house was about getting out on my own for the first time,i had a good job making good money,a partying lifestyle,a new truck, motorcycle, money to burn,2nd house good times bad times,marrage,two kids,divorice,i went thru some really dark times during this period,now house #3,a new women,kids are grown,a beautiful ranch with a nice yard and a pond,a nice deck,a great place to chill and relax,and the two car garage is my man cave. lol

You miss wasting money?

No because now every dollar goes to increasing my equity and paying off my own house, instead of paying off something belonging to someone else.

Additionally, as the mortgage is slowly paid off, the finances available to my children after I die increases.

Home ownership is freedom. You can move around and rent it and you'll have a passive income. And you'll know that if you have nowhere to go, you at least have your own place that nobody can kick you out from.

You have to live somewhere. Why not buy your own place?

A car (or truck) is just a tool. It is a vehicle to get around.

No. I've never regretted it. I abhorred apartment life when I first got out of college. I bought my own place as soon as I could.

Sometimes, but I have more freedom to let my place to be dump or fix it up.

Nice thing about not living in the city

If you have no ties, do what you are able and willing to do. It's the ties that hold people back. And rightly so.

I won't be the wayfarer that I once was. From coast to coast and back as well from south to north to south. My ties here just are too deep. It's where I was born and raised, as wide an area as that was. So I limit my wandering to just the Internet. 😊

The world is still my playground.

BTW I didn't settle down until my middle 40s after both my parents had passed away. After they passed I had that final 1200 mile fling.

That's the trap of money and property. You think it bugs you freedom, but what it really buys you is more pressure to conform.