I think one of the good things about Amazon Prime is that you can share it. So my wife and my parents have their own Amazon accounts that tie to my prime account and they get free shipping as well. So it's not just my purchases, it's all of our purchases that save.

There's zero context in your comment, man. I can't tell if you're serious, and if you are, who exactly you're recommending that to.

No arguments there....

Love the articles Tessa! Keep up the great work!!

I remember I gave up eating bacon for a month, but it was ok because I replaced it with sausage.

I was hoping this article would address the question that popped into my mind when I read the headline, which is; why did you give up coffee in the first place?

I wish this had been the actual article. Way more helpful, and way more inspiring.

I appreciate the concept of this article. But it irks me a bit. Let me explain..

good point about the money being illiquid. However, once you've built up equity you can borrow against it to buy another house. Now you've got an investment in the traditional sense.

I will be more bold than Danatlon and say that your opinion is wrong. Dead wrong.

I Disagree a home is not an investment its a utility that you use now if you own rental property that's an investment your own home isn't and if you think it is it is probably one of the worst investments you have made

Please tell me where these $250,000 McMansions are. I can barely find a shoebox in MD that has good schools for less than 300K.

You're both wrong. A house is an asset, but not an investment. It's an asset that has high carrying costs (property taxes, interest on the mortgage, maintenance, etc.)

Personally, I generally go with the idea that the first home is consumption and the subsequent homes are investments.

In the context of finance, by definition, all investments are assets, but not all assets are investments. In general, cash is an asset but not an investment. Generally, assets help me produce income, while an an investment (hopefully) produces income by itself. Think about a car. Not many people buy cars as…

Your logic is flawed. An asset is not an investment. But you're missing the point of this article. For years we've been told to buy a house because it will increase in value. As we have seen from the recent recession, that is not always true. Also a house cost money. 1) The bank owns it for the 1st 30 years. 2)…

Just because it falls in the asset column of your accounting ledger doesn't mean it's an investment.

The details of the article specify that, even though it is something you own that holds value, the returns you get from it are certainly not going to be like other investments in terms of making money. It could, but it probably won't, because it basically keeps pace with inflation and doesn't gain value as much as…

You're the reason why things are expensive...

Grrr....I'm hungry...maybe I can eat my boss and get ahead!