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The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Is Homeownership Still Worth It? + Why Work-Life Balance Is a Myth

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.45.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Scott Galloway explains why renting often beats buying in high-cost markets like the Bay Area, makes the case for building economic trajectory over work-life balance, and offers a post-exit founder a framework for finding purpose without a company to run. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Does anyone really know what goes on behind closed doors at the Supreme Court?

0:04.9

Four years ago, I got a tip about the court, and I was not in the market to cover it whatsoever,

0:11.7

but this tip was about a secret influence campaign that had been carried out inside the court.

0:17.4

As you know, the very idea of that is outrageous.

0:20.2

I'm Preet Bharara, and this week,

0:22.1

New York Times investigative journalist Jody Cantor joins me to discuss her expose on the court's

0:27.1

shadow docket. The episode is out now. Search and follow. Stay tuned with Preet, wherever you get your

0:33.2

podcasts.

0:43.2

Welcome to Office Hours with Prop G.

0:45.6

This is the part of the show where we answer your questions about business,

0:47.7

PICTac entrepreneurship, and whatever else is on your mind.

0:52.4

In case you missed it, Office Hours is now airing on Mondays and Wednesdays in the Prop G pod feed.

0:53.8

You'll get double the dog, double the inside. Anyways, if you'd like to submit a question for next time, you can send a voice recording to Office Hours ofprofugemedia.com. Again, that's Office Hours ofprofetymedia.com, or post your question on the Scott Galloway subreddit, and we just might feature it in our next episode.

1:15.4

Our first question comes from Reddit, user Snapcrackle Pirate and asks,

1:19.1

Hi, Scott, I live in one of the most expensive areas in California.

1:22.8

Both my husband and I were born here with two sets of grandparents and a young child.

1:24.6

Leaving isn't really an option.

1:27.9

It's a bit surreal to be renting at 35, but here we are.

1:33.5

The twist in our situation will likely inherit two homes in this area down the line. So my question is, how should we think about renting versus buying in the context of a future inheritance?

1:40.0

Is it more rational to buy anyway to start building equity despite the higher monthly cost

1:44.4

or keep renting, invest the down payment in the market, and effectively wait for eventual

1:49.5

homeownership through inheritance? Put differently, is chasing homeownership in a high-cost

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