this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2026
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 6 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Is it better to pay mortgage interest to a bank?

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 7 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Generally yes, because you are also building up equity that way. Renting is just money wasted down the drain.

[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 points 6 hours ago

It's not wasted. You get somewhere to live for the month for the rent. It's like saying all food I buy is wasted money because I'll just be hungry again next month.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -2 points 11 hours ago

Generally yes, because you are also building up equity that way.

ok boomer. Houses are not appreciating any more. The Ponzi scheme reached it's limit in 2022.