<prompt> Human: Hello everyone,I am 30 and have been living with my girlfriend for 7 years, we broke up yesterday and I moved out quickly, I had been saving for a house for the past 3 years and I have 200k liquid at the moment earning 1 and another 20k in what i called the furniture fund, I currently dont anticipate buying a house on my own but maybe I should? I own my car outright and its still relatively new 2009 90k Miles. No student loans and no CC debtMy main question is should i continue with my plans of when i was with her and buy a house or wait? My income fluctuates quite a bit but the last few years ive been averaging right around 200-250k but in a bad year 150k would probably be on the low end. Houses here average 750k for a single family and 500k for a condo. I was planning on doing a Single family house to start outright but at this point i dont know... or should i just keep saving and wait for the next relationship before i do anything firm?Current situation: Income 150k-250k 200k Liquid Cash Savings 80k SEP IRA 20k Investment Account Expenses 1700 Rent, 100 Utility, 50 Cell Phone, 100 Car Insurance, 500 Food, 500 Entertainment.  <response>: Leave the money alone. Leave it in the savings account put it in CDs to earn more interest while locking up the funds. Forget all about the idea of buying anything until your life has assumed a new rhythm and path - if that means a new relationship or changing location or job, etc.Dont think of a house as an investment. Dont think of which is a better decision: renting or buying. All you need to remember is that when it does become clear that what you need to do is buy a house, that money will come in very handy. Without it, you will need to start saving for a down payment and you cannot know exactly how difficult that may be.In the meantime, being single again, renting isnt the worse thing you can do! 