Is it wrong to own things

[JoyIsLikeRain]

I’ve posted on this before.

One is a little coupe car that was bought cheaply ($1000) to learn about cars, learn manual transmission, and restore in 2011.I still have it. It’s been needed. It always starts in all weather. It’s survived (with only a dent) a rear-ending that demolished the other car. When a family member was in need of a car, I always gave them my main car and I used the coupe, despite the fact it doesn’t have AC

The main car was bought in 2015 for $2500 but currently has starting issues.

Then, I had the opportunity to keep and cherish my great-uncle’s prized Buick he bought new in 1978. My parents rode in it on their wedding day. Car 3 (but it’s a working car and has working AC). Cue Catholic guilt. I use it to drive me and my friends and family to weekend events in nice weather, to special events, restaurants, etc. It’s a big black Buick; not a Rolls Royce. But it’s family history I’ve always wanted. Want…is this greed?

I currently rent a place form a family member. I will be losing it starting August 1, because some other cousins have an agreement to rent it (and now the need is urgent) and I’m essentially needed to leave it for an indefinite amount of time. It’s also over an hour away from my new job, in bumper-to-bumper traffic. I see accidents every day. No one drives. Everyone texts. It can take me sometimes two hours to get home by car from work.

I seriously thought about renting to be close to work, or a train that goes to work.

I found a cheap little home within walking distance to the train that goes to my job. It’s also on a street I used to live on years ago, just only a few blocks south of my old apartment. It’s in move-in condition. It’s only 880 sq feet, and not ornate, but clean (some people say it’s very dull). More like an apartment that somehow isn’t in an apartment building anymore. But, it was cheaper than condos with trendy finishes and luxurious appliances and classy kitchens, especially now that real estate prices are climbing so high in my area.

I put in an offer with my loan application. I did a 9-day novena to St. Joseph, ending this Monday, if I should rent or buy, or move.

This Tuesday, I was notified that my offer for the cheap little home was approved.

So, naturally, I’m a mix of emotions. Happy, scared, nervous, guilty.

I feel very guilty. I feel greedy. I feel unworthy. I feel like a glutton.

Should I wait for prices of houses to drop super low?

Is this all too much for a Catholic?

Oh, and I’m single, too.

 

[Irishmom2]

Don’t overthink this,

You have a job that pays enough for you to buy a house instead of renting. You have a few inexpensive cars. It’s not like you are out throwing your money around. You sound like a practical person.

Instead of feeling guilt, feel gratitude that you can do what you are able to do. You know who to thank, and He wouldn’t want you feeling guilt over something that is actually a need-- somewhere to live.

Congratulations on your first home! You are a grownup!

 

[Dorothy]

I’ve posted on this before.

One is a little coupe car that was bought cheaply ($1000) to learn about cars, learn manual transmission, and restore in 2011.I still have it. It’s been needed. It always starts in all weather. It’s survived (with only a dent) a rear-ending that demolished the other car. When a family member was in need of a car, I always gave them my main car and I used the coupe, despite the fact it doesn’t have AC

The main car was bought in 2015 for $2500 but currently has starting issues.

Then, I had the opportunity to keep and cherish my great-uncle’s prized Buick he bought new in 1978. My parents rode in it on their wedding day. Car 3 (but it’s a working car and has working AC). Cue Catholic guilt. I use it to drive me and my friends and family to weekend events in nice weather, to special events, restaurants, etc. It’s a big black Buick; not a Rolls Royce. But it’s family history I’ve always wanted. Want…is this greed?

I currently rent a place form a family member. I will be losing it starting August 1, because some other cousins have an agreement to rent it (and now the need is urgent) and I’m essentially needed to leave it for an indefinite amount of time. It’s also over an hour away from my new job, in bumper-to-bumper traffic. I see accidents every day. No one drives. Everyone texts. It can take me sometimes two hours to get home by car from work.

I seriously thought about renting to be close to work, or a train that goes to work.

I found a cheap little home within walking distance to the train that goes to my job. It’s also on a street I used to live on years ago, just only a few blocks south of my old apartment. It’s in move-in condition. It’s only 880 sq feet, and not ornate, but clean (some people say it’s very dull). More like an apartment that somehow isn’t in an apartment building anymore. But, it was cheaper than condos with trendy finishes and luxurious appliances and classy kitchens, especially now that real estate prices are climbing so high in my area.

I put in an offer with my loan application. I did a 9-day novena to St. Joseph, ending this Monday, if I should rent or buy, or move.

This Tuesday, I was notified that my offer for the cheap little home was approved.

So, naturally, I’m a mix of emotions. Happy, scared, nervous, guilty.

I feel very guilty. I feel greedy. I feel unworthy. I feel like a glutton.

Should I wait for prices of houses to drop super low?

Is this all too much for a Catholic?

Oh, and I’m single, too.

God’s blessings to you! You have been generous with the items you own/

 

[Catholic1954]

I’ve posted on this before.

One is a little coupe car that was bought cheaply ($1000) to learn about cars, learn manual transmission, and restore in 2011.I still have it. It’s been needed. It always starts in all weather. It’s survived (with only a dent) a rear-ending that demolished the other car. When a family member was in need of a car, I always gave them my main car and I used the coupe, despite the fact it doesn’t have AC

The main car was bought in 2015 for $2500 but currently has starting issues.

Then, I had the opportunity to keep and cherish my great-uncle’s prized Buick he bought new in 1978. My parents rode in it on their wedding day. Car 3 (but it’s a working car and has working AC). Cue Catholic guilt. I use it to drive me and my friends and family to weekend events in nice weather, to special events, restaurants, etc. It’s a big black Buick; not a Rolls Royce. But it’s family history I’ve always wanted. Want…is this greed?

I currently rent a place form a family member. I will be losing it starting August 1, because some other cousins have an agreement to rent it (and now the need is urgent) and I’m essentially needed to leave it for an indefinite amount of time. It’s also over an hour away from my new job, in bumper-to-bumper traffic. I see accidents every day. No one drives. Everyone texts. It can take me sometimes two hours to get home by car from work.

I seriously thought about renting to be close to work, or a train that goes to work.

I found a cheap little home within walking distance to the train that goes to my job. It’s also on a street I used to live on years ago, just only a few blocks south of my old apartment. It’s in move-in condition. It’s only 880 sq feet, and not ornate, but clean (some people say it’s very dull). More like an apartment that somehow isn’t in an apartment building anymore. But, it was cheaper than condos with trendy finishes and luxurious appliances and classy kitchens, especially now that real estate prices are climbing so high in my area.

I put in an offer with my loan application. I did a 9-day novena to St. Joseph, ending this Monday, if I should rent or buy, or move.

This Tuesday, I was notified that my offer for the cheap little home was approved.

So, naturally, I’m a mix of emotions. Happy, scared, nervous, guilty.

I feel very guilty. I feel greedy. I feel unworthy. I feel like a glutton.

Should I wait for prices of houses to drop super low?

Is this all too much for a Catholic?

Oh, and I’m single, too.

Take the house NOW. If prices go up you can sell and trade up and if they fall you can refinance for lower payments. You are blessed to be in a position to buy a house.

 

[JoyIsLikeRain]

Take the house NOW. If prices go up you can sell and trade up and if they fall you can refinance for lower payments. You are blessed to be in a position to buy a house.

Thank you. These were my thoughts as well. A SFH in a nice area of the city, centrally-located, walking distance to trains, a mile from the expressway, walking distance to grocery stores and convenience stores, around the same price as a condo around here…it’s either that or a cheap, isolated suburb that will never see an increase in growth and has no amenities. The prices have gone up, but I hope the values stay high, too. People complain but at the same time, those who have been yearning to sell can finally do it.

 

[Luvz2travel]

I debate this all the time. I bought a house years ago…massive mistake. I’m still paying off obligations from that one. Almost had my last car paid off then it gave out. It was costing my a thousand ever other month to keep it running. So I debated buy another heavy millage clunker and no car payment or burning a used car with some millage and paying a car payment (cars are so expensive). I chose a reliable care with a loan. I’m in debt up to my neck but I trust GOD will see me through some how. My insurance is also high at the same time because of have 2 accidents in one year and another the year before. All minor but the insurance company is charging out the wahoo. So no saving. I’ve gone minimalistic in recent years. I still sleep on a futon, have a small 500 square foot apartment and buy most things at Aldies or thrift stores. I found I’m not really attached to stuff or places. More attached to people or my pets. If I lost all and my cats were ok and I was ok I’d call it a good day.

 

[AdamP88]

No…it’s not wrong to own things. In fact, it was in no small part the influence of the Church that led to the concept of private property rights that we have today.

 

[stinkcat_14]

It is not wrong to own things, it is wrong to have a disordered attachment to them.