when I think about the money I spent on rent in my 20s, money that's just gone forever, it makes me want to fucking kill someone

@deprecated_ii it's money you spent so that you could have a place to stay and be your own person. of course you don't get to keep the physical place(s) you stayed at which does really suck, but you do get to keep the experience and wisdom gained in that time, which someone who was just living at their parents house wouldn't have had. so don't feel too bitter about it (although being a little bit bitter is still part of the experience lol).

@beardalaxy I could've bought a house right out of the army with guaranteed mortgage payments for 4 years and every older adult I knew told me it was a bad idea because "you're not at that point in your life yet"

in retrospect, considering how my life played out a few years later, not buying the house was the most idiotic decision I've made in my entire life and I doubt I'll be able to top it