yep,
worse than that, if you have a mortgage and deflation happens, prices and wages drop and you could quickly find that you can't afford the repayments on it
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 29 Jan 2014, 15:53, archived)

That's ever so reassuring.
I think I'm pretty well insured, though, so I could probably fake my death, for the benefit of the kids.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 29 Jan 2014, 15:57, archived)

i am starting to think that buying a house isn't all its cracked up to be or at least used to be

( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 29 Jan 2014, 16:06, archived)

It's a pretty good idea if you did it about 15 years ago.
Or 30 years ago, come to that.
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Wed 29 Jan 2014, 16:33, archived)