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[–] bignose@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Buy with what money?

Show me the reputable bank that will loan the entire cost of a house, to someone who obviously can never pay off that loan on their current income. And I'll show you a bank that's going to collapse from unserviced debts.

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's pretty sad that this kind of ridiculous advice is so prevalent that my comment wasn't recognised for the obvious satire that it was.

[–] ShrimpCurler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Definitely Poe's law coming in here. There's too many idiots on the internet so it's generally good to add a /s to be clear.