When someone asks you "How much are your house payments?"

Question

Notice, it was just a neighbor. (You do not know her very well)...so you just say.."Oh, I do NOT discuss payments>"...That should have been the end of it and move on, but NO, she said, WHY? I JUST LOOKED AT HER, and just said..."because it is kinda personal".....ARE a lot of people like that??? I was SHOCKED!!! (It was NONE OF HER BUSINESS TO EVEN ASK THAT!!!)...thanks for your answer...

Answer 1

I kinda do the same thing as the answerer above and answer a question that I don't want to answer with a question, "Why do you want to know"?  Or another favorite, "What makes you ask that?" If they persist, I usually use sarcastic humour and say something like "just enough that I can afford to live here"...

Answer 2

I agree, it's so rude. My husband's friends all ask "what's your interest rate?" I smile and tell them we locked in the perfect rate at the perfect time.

I think you handled the neighbor perfectly. She needed to be told her line of questioning was too prying.  

Answer 3

Just say you pay enough.  You are still living in your house at least.

Answer 4

I would answer her question with a question.  Why would you ask such a personal question of someone you don't know? or Why, are you planning on paying half of the payment for us?

Answer 5

The next time the nosey old biddy asks, simply tell her that you paid cash for the house and have no house payments.  That ought to shut her up.