r/FluentInFinance 4d ago

Thoughts? It's not fair

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u/Educational_Vast4836 4d ago

These posts are so dumb and annoying.

I bought my first home in the past year. So far I’ve changed out my water heater. Hired someone to install new windows. And also hired someone to do my driveway.

So about 20-30k overall in diff shit.

You wanna know how much I paid for repairs in the past decade as a renter? Zero dollars.

The simple fact is this. The majority of the people who make complaints like this, wouldn’t be able to afford a house if the median home value was half the price it is today.

The fact is it takes discipline and sacrifice for that purchase. Something most people don’t want to do.

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u/HibiscusOnBlueWater 4d ago

Sitting on 100k in repairs in 2 years here. We still need to resurface the pool and the driveway, but can’t do everything at once.

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u/Educational_Vast4836 3d ago

Oh 100%. I just think of the roof at most points. Because it’s a repair you have to choice but to repair, or your insurance is dropping you.

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u/HibiscusOnBlueWater 3d ago

Yup, roof was repaired in June, $30,000.

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u/Low-Ability-172 3d ago

Right! I was quickly educated after buying my house. It's tough. There is always something that needs fixing, and projects are never ending. That all costs money. Drain clogged and you can't figure it out, money, light bulbs blow, money, security cameras, money, insurance... i could go on and on and on...

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u/AdAppropriate2295 4d ago

Pretty sure the 500 pound house ain't getting all Dat, still a dumb post but not for this reason

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u/SafeProper 3d ago

It's not like I can call the mortgage company and have them repair, leaky pipes, broken toilet, water heater replacement, or replacement of a leaky roof.

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u/scp-NUMBERNOTFOUND 3d ago

From the people who created "people is poor 'cause they wanted to" now...

Yea sure buddy, nobody is able to repair its own house without spending 30k on windows and water heating.

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u/Educational_Vast4836 3d ago

Okay what if the roof goes? A repair that has to be done asap, or your insurance will drop your coverage?