If you want to be financially independent at a young age, don’t buy a house, serial investor says. Home ownership is just an 'expensive indulgence'
- Posted on January 18, 2026
- By Fortune
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If you want to be financially independent at a young age, don’t buy a house, serial investor says. Home ownership is just an 'expensive indulgence'

“Your mortgage is just the starting point,” said author JL Collins.