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I don’t things it’s a big deal at all
Better than keeping something that doesn’t fit etc

Yes
And when I retired about 18 months ago both of our financial planners with vanguard and fidelity said stop saving but stick to your budget and enjoy the rest of your life.
It’s odd so the first time since I was 18 I didn’t contribute to my ira or Roth accounts.

I was lucky
My dad sat down with me when I was around 18. I had just started college and got a warehouse job with a 401K and stock buying options.
I started doing about 12% and then eventually 15%- i never missed the money. But some months were tough for me.
I flunked out of lsu after my second semester.
Started working full time and increased it to about 18%.
Eventually went back to lsu and graduated and was probably saving about 12%.
I never purchased a new car always second hand and drove the crap out of it.
When Roths started in mid 1990’s I converted some investments and paid the taxes etc.
Up until the 2000’s I did ok salary wise but never over 6 figures.
In around 2009 my sales career bumped up and I was making around $100k and it steadily increased.
Sorry for the long story
But my point is that starting early and taking advantage of Father Time made all the advantages vs starting late and trying to catch up with saving more later in life.

I agree
I never lease

I’d rather purchase the system than have a tax credit for leasing.

Ok

We have solar panels on our house in Az. The previous owner purchased them and didn’t lease them. I think he paid $15,000 back in 2019? So if he saved $350-$400 per month on electricity. So he sold the house last year to us. So he might have broken even. We have zero electricity bill, and moving from La our bill was about $500 a month. And at the end of the year we get a small check from electricity company.
I probably wouldn’t install solar panels unless I was living in the house long term. I think the key is purchasing a house that already has them installed and paid off vs leasing.

Funny

I’ve never heard of this

I wasn’t aware of stealing but it was a battle getting statements and there was situations that certain expenses weren’t approved. and the whole situation was like a secretive covert operation