Doug Larson: Outliving Home Mortgages

Posted by admin on Thursday, April 21, 2011

Funny Money Quotes: seems odd that we would choose to prolong our pain by spreading our home payments across our useful life – or that we’d extend our years to meet a payment schedule. Doug Larson said:
 

 

“People are living longer than ever before, a phenomenon undoubtedly made necessary by the 30-year mortgage” — Doug Larson

 

 

Doug Larson seems to be making a humorous observation about the relationship between modern living arrangements and longevity. The quote suggests that longer lifespans seen in recent decades (“people are living longer than ever before”) may in part be attributed to the rise of long-term housing loans like 30-year mortgages.

Larson implies that stretching out home loan repayments over such an extended period effectively creates the need for borrowers to remain alive and working in order to pay off the full amount owed.

So in this tongue-in-cheek way, the quote humorously acknowledges how financial obligations can become a motivating factor for people to live longer.

Here’s some context:

1. Doug Larson (1926-2017) was an American journalist and columnist.
2. He wrote for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Wisconsin for many years.
3. Larson was known for his witty and often humorous observations on everyday life.
4. This particular quote is one of his many popular quips that blend humor with social commentary.
5. It humorously links the trend of increasing life expectancy with the long-term financial commitment of a typical mortgage.

Larson’s quotes, including this one, are widely circulated and have been featured in various compilations of witty sayings and observations