As another example I always buy a car for cash and never lease. I want to be able to wake up any morning and get a new car exactly when I want. And I don't want to have to obsess over miles on the car or at least have it quantified "12k miles .30 overage". Not even a money issue it just takes the "fun" out of it.
Your point re: renting (and my point) as I pointed out in a reply in my other comment is really the gist of what I didn't like about this article. It reduced everything down to a dollar amount when the decision for everyone is much more complicated. It's actually one of the things I don't like about "Internet advice" it's really hard to come up with a comprehensive analysis of all the reasons people make certain decisions.
Your point re: renting (and my point) as I pointed out in a reply in my other comment is really the gist of what I didn't like about this article. It reduced everything down to a dollar amount when the decision for everyone is much more complicated. It's actually one of the things I don't like about "Internet advice" it's really hard to come up with a comprehensive analysis of all the reasons people make certain decisions.