Only for fools. Payed off two houses, my children's education, and all my debt through the Market.
Hubby built our house over a period of 5 years. Paid for it as he went along. Never had a mortgage on it. Paid off 20 acres of land at the same time. Paid for his son’s degree too, not that the kid has ever used it, but I digress........
We have no debt. Unfortunately, the taxes on our land have just tripled and we may have to tap our savings to pay for it if our protest over the increase is denied.
If you can play the stock market and be successful at it, more power to you. I knew I knew nothing about it so I stayed away from it.