That guilty thought that rent is 'wasted' has a name: rent shame. Name it, then count what it buys — stability that lets you keep saving on purpose.

The thought behind it

Some things stay heavy because they have no name. This line supplies one, and the weight becomes something you can hold. The Long Game holds that most of what matters accrues during years you will not enjoy while you are inside them. The weight sits on “11” — the one word you cannot swap out without losing the whole point.