This thread is for practical discussion in 💡 Money & Budgeting. Share your opinion, examples, lessons, and what you think other members would benefit from hearing about this topic.
Still one of the better threads on this topic.
Revisiting this now, I think the most helpful replies are still the ones that explain what changed someone’s thinking after more experience.
This topic has the kind of angle that can bring out very different but very useful answers.
I think threads like this get better when members share the exact situation behind their opinion.
It would be interesting to see how people answer this after more experience, not just at the beginning.
Questions like this usually work best when replies explain the tradeoffs, not just the final choice.
This feels like the sort of discussion that can help both new readers and regular members at the same time.
A thread like this can become really valuable if people add examples instead of broad general advice.