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Is the American Dream Just a 30-Year Money Pit?
Grab your emotional support blanket, because we are here to reveal what buying a home actually costs over 30 years — and spoiler alert, the number is so jaw-dropping you'll want to lie down on a floor you definitely don't own.
In this debut episode, our hosts drag you through the haunted house of 2026 homeownership — from HOA fees that triple overnight like a horror villain, to a 28-year-old who ditched his half-million-dollar home for a $25k van and somehow won.
Whether you're doom-scrolling Zillow at 2am or smugly renting while your family gives you pity eyes at Thanksgiving, this episode…
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