You're comparing your rent to their refinance. You're measuring months against years of principal. Keep your pace; when the wind eases, you'll already be facing the door.

The thought behind it

The scoreboard you were reading belonged to someone else's game. This is the line that puts it down. 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 “26” — the one word you cannot swap out without losing the whole point.