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		ternaryoperator 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What trick of the trade took you too long ... This doesn't take into account that you need to live somewhere. If you spend $2K on rent (which gets no return) and put $1K into the SPY500 every month or put all $3K into your house, you will be far, far ahead with real estate.

hintklb 5 months ago [–]

I don't know why you think this is not taken into account by those calculator. They obviously include the cost of rent for a similar place...

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