home. Things in life don't always have to make financial sense. It's okay to spend money on things that you enjoy as long as you understand the opportunity cost.
I know I'm an exception, but I bought a house right out of grad school for 300k that's worth 550k now 8 years later. We did stretch to buy a 300k house, but it's crazy to think of missing out on all that equity if we had rented the last 8 years.