So I've been quite happily renting my thoroughly pleasant basement flat in Ramsgate for 5 weeks now, and been without a permanent base for almost three months.
I quite like the feeling of temporary flux TBH and it's rational to stay in it for several months, maybe years, more - given the economic uncertainties and the fact that the gf could get a job anywhere in the country or we might go live abroad for a time.
However there are a few massive downsides to no having one base in which I'm going to stay permanently....
All that stuff waiting to be moved!
Now that I know I'm remaining in the UK it means it's worth my while accumulating (or re-accumulating in the case of some objects) and I've started....
Toaster, frying pan, duvet.... it's mounting up - but the more stuff I get the more stuff I will need to lug about potentially from house to future house until I'm finally settled.
Although on the plus side I guess this prevents me from accumulating too hard and fast!
No capacity to invest to save
The second major disadvantage is that I can't start ploughing money into things like solar panels and insulation to help bring down the cost of living.
I quite fancy tinkering with some off grid ish solutions to help with the cost of living crises but I can't.
Then again my rent is relatively cheap given that it includes bills!
No garden to plant!
One thing I really miss about not owning the place I live in is not being able to plant my own food - especially longer lived trees and shrubs.
However I guess I could solve this by just buying some land seperately somewhere - It is highly unlikley that I'll ever be able to afford a property with signifant land of > one acre.
Missing out on capital gains...?
At this particular historical moment this might actually be an advantage as I am expecting interest rates to carry on increasing and property prices to probably fall!
Final Thoughts - more ups than downs to 'not' owning atm..?
Probably I was born lucky, after all!
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