at which point did I say she was not entitled to want a home
ummm let me just reference your other post and show why i replied as i did

sorry I don't understand the whole home ownership thing
now, you may not have meant it to come across as demeaning to those that have the dream of home ownership, but it did. it comes across like it makes no logical sense to want to own a home


Buying a house why you never OWN it anyway the bank does, and as far as rent money being dead money what is interest?
says who?? yes, the majority of us in the child bearing age group that frequent BB have mortgages or pay rent - but, after x number of years paying a mortgage, you DO own your home - you will never own a rental property

When the rented house gets a little tired we move into a new one again.
all great for you in your circumstances - you don't sound like you have emotional ties to the home in which you live. you sound like you're able to up and leave your current home and life for greener pastures whenever you like. if you have job flexibility that allows you to do that, fantastic! but many of us have settled lives, ties to the community in which we live, and don't see the superficiality of living in the prettiest house as a priority

is this not the point of forums for people to offer different ideas or must we all just agree all the time like you mentioned everyone is different
when a question is posed as to how people manage to save or pay of debt to save for a mortgage, i don't think it's necessary to downplay their desire to have a home of their own by pushing what YOU think is right. yes, we're here to offer opinions and advice - but not to basically tell someone their choice is wrong because it's not the same as yours (and whether that was your intention or not, the tone of your post implied it)