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re: The “time price” of square foot of housing is 24% lower than the 1950s
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:45 pm to lazlodawg
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:45 pm to lazlodawg
quote:
You are assuming that my mother didn't work as well? She made $130 per week. Bruh.
“I’m going to make a point but leave out that my Mom made almost double my Dad because it makes my story better”
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Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:46 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:
can tell you with a million % confidence that a college educated couple with jobs in finance, stem, health, etc are not living in that home or remotely buying it
Cool. You don’t live in reality.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:46 pm to lazlodawg
quote:
My point is they fricking struggled and shite was hard
That’s the whole fricking point of our responses dude
shite is still hard
Holy shite
This post was edited on 6/1/26 at 8:47 pm
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:49 pm to lazlodawg
quote:Ok, so your parents together brought in ~$4200 per month in today’s dollars.
You are assuming that my mother didn't work as well? She made $130 per week. Bruh. They shared a used Datsun b210.
With the current median mortgage rate, which is higher for 1st time buyers, their payment would be over 50% of their monthly income.
That’s insane.
So, again, your parents were able to both work, bring in about $4200 per month (I will assume post-tax to give you the benefit of the doubt), purchase a home, and raise children (if your mother worked, I assume there was some form of childcare).
And their income together would be on par with the US’s current median income for a single person.
That is insane.
They could do all of that with both parents combined making less than the median income for a single person today.
This post was edited on 6/1/26 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:49 pm to lazlodawg
quote:
My point is they fricking struggled
I wish they struggled fricking and then maybe you wouldn't be here.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:49 pm to Scruffy
quote:
Also, why did he choose 1956 as the year to compare?
Maybe no one did a comprehensive sampling and compiling of homes data until then?
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:49 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:you are actually retarded
The idea that a recently married couple- the wife a nurse and the husband in finance- would buy this house is a fricking joke.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:50 pm to LSUSUPERSTAR
quote:
The people that bought those homes are dead. You should compare the year Boomers were in their late 20s or early 30s. So that would be the late 70s into the 80s.
Does he get to factor in the trifecta of double diget inflation, mortgage and unemployment rates as well.
Those selfish Boomers have no idea how hard we have it today!
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:50 pm to Salmon
quote:
“I’m going to make a point but leave out that my Mom made almost double my Dad because it makes my story better”
I didn't know I was going to be audited! $200 bucks a week for both parents sound better? For fricks sake. Deflect away.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:51 pm to SoFla Tideroller
quote:Sure, but why not 1976?
Maybe no one did a comprehensive sampling and compiling of homes data until then?
Why pick 1956?
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:52 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
But they want the same “time price” without having updated the house since the 1950s.
One guy told our realtor that the house was worth $400k based on sq ft and land and location. She agreed and said yeah, but you need to put $100k into to modernize it. Didn’t want to hear it. Owns the house but wouldn’t take $300k. Still on the market for a year, no offers.
One guy told our realtor that the house was worth $400k based on sq ft and land and location. She agreed and said yeah, but you need to put $100k into to modernize it. Didn’t want to hear it. Owns the house but wouldn’t take $300k. Still on the market for a year, no offers.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:52 pm to lazlodawg
this thread is amazing
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:53 pm to Salmon
This might be the thread that the TD boomer takeover breaks me
Holy fricking hot dogs
Holy fricking hot dogs
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:54 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
think other than higher percentage of HVAC and ranges the rest wouldn't be so drastically different. A 2,000 sq ft house was gigantic in 1990, at least in south louisiana.
If gigantic means the upper range for average then this statement is true otherwise it is false.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:55 pm to Scruffy
quote:
Why pick 1956?
Those were... 'Happy Days'...
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:55 pm to Salmon
quote:They always are.
this thread is amazing
“Look at how expensive it was back in the day!”
Next post:
“My parents were bringing in less together than a single person averages nowadays and were able to own a home, have kids, and own a car (probably outright). It was so much less affordable for them!”
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:55 pm to Scruffy
Why male models?
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:55 pm to Sun God
I’m not a boomer
I’m 31
I’m 31
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:56 pm to SoFla Tideroller
quote:Because Owlie has a fetish.
Why male models?
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:56 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I’m 14
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