Other than food, gas, taxes and building materials, I have largely dropped out of the normal economy. I repair appliances rather than buy new. I have several antique cars and a 15 year old Tundra. I will never own another new car. The concept of store bought furniture was never on my play card. I have three pieces that were purchased new thirty years ago. During the Housing Brouhaha I sold my McMansion for more than twice what I had in it. Without a mortgage, I was able, over the years to purchase nine low end homes with acreage, fix and rent them out. I am now independent and retired. (Having a house mortgage on the house you live in seems good until you look at the opportunity costs. It is better to buy a mobile home on good property, pay it off, rent it, and move to another to fix up. Therein lies one of the paths to financial independence.)
Just curious...
1) Where you live and
2) Do you have children? (or were they raised in the McMansion?)
Cheers
Good for you! Democrats hate you. You are not in debt up to your eyeballs, consuming crap you don’t need or afford. If by some chance Elizabeth Warren or Bernie get to be president, I could see 10’s of millions of Americans engaging in a black market barter economy. The technology allows for it. Liberals will see tax receipts drop precipitously and more and more of the state will be brought to bear.