. $2,400 rent isn’t just math; it’s lifestyle, schools, and safety.

Rearrange your lifestyle and use cash. 

They were started by religious, community and educational leaders who recognized that the public school system was short changing their community, and a private school system could provide a much better learning environment.  

Lifestyle investing? 

It’s about accomplishing the lifestyle you want, with as few or as many as are needed.

If not, you might find another strategy that gets you there faster or with less risk.The “right” first deal is the one that aligns with both your financial objectives and your lifestyle.

It’s definitely a conversation we need to normalize—equity doesn’t pay the grocery bills.Curious to see how others are seeing this play out too. to me its finance 101 anyone having to use a heloc or CC debt to live is living far above their means and needs to look at their lifestyle and cut back there..

Not sure I was better than anyone but the "war zone " property that everyone tells you to stay from served me well for 40 years, put two kids through through college and gave me a comfortable lifestyle.   

Neighborhoods like these that feature modern open air malls like Pike & Rose, good proximity with easy transportation access to many different major employment hubs, options for a suburban / urban lifestyle mix with proximity to essential services and entertainment / experience focused retailers while offering tight knit community aspects and the ability to buy at a lower price per square foot, and much of their total infrastructure and development pipeline in the future that will keep in mind current preferences of residents, are the types of neighborhoods that are setup perfectly to appease to what the vast majority of people are looking for in a rapidly changing, post pandemic, hybrid work environment.

Ask him for proof of his success by being transparent with his car titles, deeds and tax returns and his default is to insult you while touting his amazing lifestyle.