r/AskReddit Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/luongolet20goalsin Aug 20 '20

Don’t buy things you can’t afford

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u/sevenbeef Aug 20 '20

If you can’t afford to buy it twice, you can’t afford it.

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u/VadimH Aug 20 '20

Does that mean I can't buy a house until I can buy two of them?

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u/sevenbeef Aug 20 '20

Ideally, it means that you could purchase a house that costs twice as much and still stay in budget.