re: There are more homebuyers over 70 than under 35

Thats funny b/c I dont a single one that says that.
I tell them not to do what I did, actually.

Now, I do tell them to have a strong work ethic and dont blame anyone else for your problems,



The world don't want to hear about the labor pains, they just want to see the baby.

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It was decent. Never had a single problem with anything the entire 15 years I lived there.

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I was the only white person on my street when I graduated college. If you don’t get into anyone’s business typically you get left alone because you live there.

I also would grill in the front yard and invite people to eat so maybe that helped but overall don’t start nothing won’t be nothing.

Most people, even criminals, don’t shite where they eat.

Kill everyone with kindness, it works.

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just go get another job. I know it’s foreign to you 90s and up babies.

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How did you do this? What type of company did you leave and where did you go?

My parents are boomers, didn’t have much when they married, and pinched pennies while raising a family of 5. They always taught me the value of a dollar. They did it working as teachers.

I am a teacher and find myself wanting out because I am overworked and underpaid. Aside from blaming school admin, it’s nobody’s fault. I have to explain to my parents that the demand has gone up, inflation is real, and it’s all outpacing what I make. Teaching used to be a respected profession, but a lot has changed. I am making ends meet as a divorced dad with a one year old daughter. I don’t have a ton in savings, but I will get a nice retirement from the state and have two supplemental retirement funds going as well.

I have one streaming service, only grab fast food if I have a coupon, and try to entertain myself for free. I lucked into a house that was partially inherited. Even with that, a paid off vehicle, and no student loans, it’s a struggle. I protest my property taxes every year.

I am trying to find a second job and actively looking for a better paying career. Hell, in the Fall, I don’t even have time for a second gig. I’ve been to hell and back the last couple of years, so I’d laugh at someone telling me to pull myself up.

Feel better now?

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Speaking about $10 payments when we’re talking hundreds of thousands of dollars just shows how out of touch you are with the current situation

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I had a funny dialogue with a young boomer a few years back, somewhat tangential to this. Wealthy DINK couple, we were talking about spending too much on vacations.

She tells me a story about a meeting they had with their financial advisors when the stock market crashed and financial crisis hit in 08-09. These are people both execs for Fortune 50, millions in options. Financial advisor lays out the math on the hit and possible rebound, stresses the need to cut expenses and deploy some of their cash flows into investments. She says the first thing that popped out of her mouth was cutting the cable and Starbucks.

Financial advisor says, I was thinking you could cut out a few of these $20,000 vacations you’re taking every month.

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of these $20,000 vacations you’re taking every month

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Yeah, no.

We'll just cut the cable...