Originally Posted by k0nr4d

Then even a house to live in - I bought mine, paid it off last year. It's now worth about 3-4x more then I paid for it (albiet I added some things like a pool etc). Short of some war or something, I never will have to worry about a roof over our heads. Property taxes here are like $300 a year. I'm happy with the decision. Rent on a similar house would cost alot now.