You have two children: one is your biological child, the other you adopted at the age of 2. They are roughly the same age now. They are around the age of 13. A criminal breaks into your house one day and holds your children hostage. You have no weapons or a way to defend yourself. He tells you that you have to pick a child for him to murder and he will let the other one go safely. If you don't choose, he will kill both of them. Which do you choose to live? Why?

My mom and I pay $950 with rent and everything included. Since we live in a good high class neighbourhood, the homes here are minimum $500,000 meaning the mortgage payment would be $2000-$2500. My mom thinks we save a lot of money by renting. Is it true