Your Mortgage Is Cheaper Than My Rent — Here’s Why💰 | Personal Finance Explained | Uncle Chan Invest

Описание: You do everything right—budgeting, saving, staying out of debt—yet your rent is higher than your coworker’s mortgage.
Late at night, you wonder what mistake you made while couples seem to win with less income.
The truth is brutal and simple: it’s not you, it’s the math—and it’s rigged against single people.
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This channel focuses on personal finance, money mindset, and the psychology of money,
examining how the modern cost of living crisis, housing affordability, and the growing salary vs rent gap
continue to trap people in the middle class struggle.

We break down how lifestyle creep, the Diderot Effect, and fake rich behaviors
push high earners into the Middle Class Trap and HENRY Trap,
while real wealth building comes from stealth wealth, compound interest,
and long-term thinking through index funds and the S&P 500.

Topics across the channel include The First $100k, debt payoff, passive income,
dividend investing, and using tools like Roth IRA, 401k, and a high yield savings account
as part of a path toward financial independence, Coast FIRE, and long-term financial freedom.
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⏳ Timestamps
0:00 Salary vs Rent Reality — Doing Everything Right, Still Broke
0:43 Single Income Problem — “What Am I Doing Wrong?”
1:33 It’s Not You, It’s the Math — The Rigged System
1:51 The Singles Tax — Single vs Dual Income
2:24 Housing Market 2026 — Why Rent Is Exploding
3:05 Renting vs Buying — Affordability Collapse
3:35 Paying More for Less — The Middle Class Trap
4:22 Single Person Budget — Higher Costs on One Income
5:32 Cost of Living Crisis — The Wealth Gap Effect
6:36 Taxes Favor Couples — Invisible Penalties
7:44 The Singles Tax Total — $14K–$15K a Year
8:46 What Not To Do — Lifestyle Creep & Fake Rich
9:15 Strategy One — Smarter Roommate Strategy
10:25 Strategy Two — The Shadow Household
11:19 Strategy Three — House Hacking
14:07 Final Takeaway — Stealth Wealth Wins
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