HOUSE POOR [adjective | hous - poo·r] A person who can afford his or her home mortgage payments, but can't afford much of anything else. Discretionary spending on restaurants, furnishings, travel and clothes are severely cut back, due to a large proportion of his or her income going towards the mortgage payments, upkeep costs, and energy/utility bills.
You don't want to find yourself stuck at home while your friends are out having fun. Buying more home than you can afford comfortably will place se...
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