If yes, then I add that to my list of good purchases. If I want something, and it is cheap I will buy it once and then evaluate whether it improved my life proportional to the cost. I try to be intentional with my spending. I still have rules for myself to make sure that I'm using my money wisely. I was underweight, started having blood pressure issues, had to buy new clothes, and my work performance took a hit. Then I was unexpectedly going 16 hours a day without food several days a week.

That was all well and good until I started regularly having to work doubles. Whether that was fast food or fine dining. I had a rule that I was not allowed to eat out. I let my fear of spending money affect my health. Duplexes are more expensive, but I would have some cash flow to help me cover the bills. Condos are definitely not going to appreciate as much as a home, but I would still be building equity, and would be slightly more shielded from unexpected expenses than if I owned a single family home, since a good condo HOA will be building reserves over time for major repairs and I would only have the interior to worry about. For buying a home, I'm looking at duplexes with an existing tenant, and condos. I also have trouble spending money on things that aren't necessities. Low-mid income, saving for retirement, healthy emergency fund, want to buy a house.

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