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I have a .308 Ridgeline and was skeptical about it but so far has been a great rifle. It’s super light weight and groups less than an inch at 100. I rarely shoot more than 200 yards so that’s plenty good for me
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re: Parents home break in
Posted by MC5601 on 12/9/25 at 4:13 pm to Saucey McFlossy
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Well he doesn’t want to have a loaded gun accessible where kids can find it. And it was like 3am when the guy got in so it was dark. The idea is a deterrent. They are older and aren’t going to beat anyone with a baseball bat
Terrible idea. Your dad is asking to get killed presenting an unloaded gun at an intruder. Would be much better off to have no weapon than to point a gun at a burglar and just hope he doesn't have one and shoot back
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And people say ..”they just finance it”.. but they still gotta make payments. I don’t know how they keep up $2k mortgage $1500 car notes $1k mth on vacations (averaged out) $500 boat note $500 s x s/ gold carts / 4 wheelers $1k fishing/hunting $1k private schools
Shoot, and this is if they are living cheap. $2k mortgage won’t get you a shack these days
re: Is everyone just rich today
Posted by MC5601 on 12/8/25 at 2:24 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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This isn’t typical and if you can’t afford a $400k house on $200k income, I don’t know what to tell you
We could definitely do the $400k home. Just scared if taking on a fixer upper and the bad schools
re: Is everyone just rich today
Posted by MC5601 on 12/8/25 at 2:17 pm to ClemsonKitten
It sure seems like everyone is rich but they are mostly over leveraged or inherited wealth.
My girlfriend and I are in our early 30s and about half our friends have $400-1mm homes and make about the same as we do (a little over $200k combined). Over half of those people had parents buy them houses or at least pay down payment. We both live in apartments trying to save for down payment and retirement and are scared to buy a house as it will be $4500 per month including taxes.
These other people have houses, $80k cars, and a lot have kids in $2k per month daycare. Does not make sense
My girlfriend and I are in our early 30s and about half our friends have $400-1mm homes and make about the same as we do (a little over $200k combined). Over half of those people had parents buy them houses or at least pay down payment. We both live in apartments trying to save for down payment and retirement and are scared to buy a house as it will be $4500 per month including taxes.
These other people have houses, $80k cars, and a lot have kids in $2k per month daycare. Does not make sense
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Big difference is Nuss is throwing predominately WR screens and very quick passes. Those plays are used often with an inferior O Line because you don't have time for down the field routes to develop.
I'm not defending Nuss, he's been awful unfortunately. But, you can't look at sacks and think you're comparing apples to apples.
That is absolutely true. While Nuss certainly took a step back this year, he was running for his life on the majority of offensive snaps. He legitimately had only 1-2 seconds of protection for most of the games he played
re: Proud of my daughter
Posted by MC5601 on 12/7/25 at 11:34 am to aTmTexas Dillo
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How much? I saw a lot of starter homes being built in a new subdivision near where I live. But they are about 330K. Not really a starter home. Did she get a 600K shotgun in New Orleans?
$330k is a bargain and is definitely starter home territory. Shoot, a lot of DR Horton homes are around $400k these days
re: Texas Tech Bag Man Explains Their NIL Strategy
Posted by MC5601 on 12/7/25 at 12:16 am to PlaySomeHonk
Cody is far more than a bag man. CC played for leach, made billions in oil, and is president of the board of regents for tech. He is also my cousins brother in law and is a good dude. He’s not a huge fan of NIL personally but has the mindset that if these are the current rules they will play by them and win
re: Zykyiya Johnson?
Posted by MC5601 on 12/6/25 at 4:24 pm to Bill W Tiger
What is a Zykyiya?
re: Democrat Party of US even hates Kiffin…
Posted by MC5601 on 12/6/25 at 11:32 am to cajuntiger1010
If the democrats are against Kiffin he must be doing a lot of things right
No surprise here. They are hustling following orders from up top
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Housing costs as a share of income are about what they were when I graduated in the late 80s
Average salary today is around $70k and average house price is $450k. Was this also the case in the 80s? Interest rates always fluctuate but once you buy, you’re on the hook for the Aquisition cost until it’s paid
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Terrible schools, that's your assertion? OK. I used avg to above avg districts in the home search criterion, so cite the school records you're referring to, please.
Same with the "other side of the tracks" and crime. Cite the crime stats, and source it.
As for 1100-1700 sq-ft for a starter home, that is about twice what Europeans do ON A MEDIAN BASIS!
It is also what the MEDIAN 1970's US home ran, size-wise.
Look up the Demographics of Irving, Garland, Richardson Berkner, Plano East high schools and you'll answer your question about the neighborhoods and school systems
As for the square footage... We ain't in Europe, baw!
Like it or not, no college educated couple is buying those homes for $300k unless they are investment properties. The neighborhood demographics, school system, and blight of the area are all barriers
:lol: exactly. Paying $300k to live in 1100-1700 square foot in a neighborhood on the "other side of the tracks" with crime and terrible schools. My future children would be a grain of salt in a pepper shaker in East Richardson, East Plano, or Garland. Point proven
Also, at rush hour (when city people commute) you are looking at 45 mins - 1:15 each way to Downtown Dallas for each of those properties
Also, at rush hour (when city people commute) you are looking at 45 mins - 1:15 each way to Downtown Dallas for each of those properties
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My daughter told me today that the average age of a first home buyer is 38 years old now!
"People aren't getting married in their 20s anymore. Usually they are in the early 30s."
They are primarily getting married in their early 30s because the men have to save up enough money to be able to be seen as a "provider" for a woman. 30 years ago a 24 year old could buy a house out of college - my parents did it at 23 in 1988
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My daughter and husband are both professionals and can only afford a $380 to $400 thousand home at the max now.
"The HORROR!!!! My first home was less than $300k."
It is horrible. You can't find any decent housing for $300k in a city. $300k gets you 1200 square feet in the hood
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A $300 thousand home is a shite hole now
"If you are attempting to live in downtown wherever, yeah. If you live in suburbia, not really.
I challenge you to find a $300k house in DFW that is within 35 minutes of downtown and not in a terrible school district. It's impossible. The entry point for a decent place to raise a family is about $450k if you don't want to commute 1.5 hours to work each way
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Do you not see the irony of those two statements juxtaposed?
A 21 year old going back to the 70s freaking out about not having computers and an iPhone? Major technological advancements have been made but the American dream of home ownership and having money for a family is dying
We’re talking about purchasing power and the ability to build a life and have a family. Having iPhone and a laptop does not make one “comfortable”
re: Do young people have it harder today? Did Boomers ruin everything?
Posted by MC5601 on 12/5/25 at 9:38 am to PeleofAnalytics
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Got a feeling if you sent some 21 year old back in time to 1970 they would lose their shite without all the comforts they enjoy today
Yes, that’s how it’s supposed to be in a society that makes progress. No different than somebody from the 70s losing their minds being sent back to the 20s.
What sucks for the 21 year old is that they are the first generation in American history that is projected to enjoy a lower quality of life than their parents. It’s never happened before and the older generation DGAF
re: Just shy of $300K gets you this ...
Posted by MC5601 on 12/4/25 at 11:30 pm to Will Cover
That’s about $425k in Dallas
re: Do young people have it harder today? Did Boomers ruin everything?
Posted by MC5601 on 12/4/25 at 8:19 pm to Rohan Gravy
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My first home was also 3 bedrooms two bathrooms Nice corner lot $95,000 My wife and I were working and had our first child in that home. We weren’t making a lot of money And we moved up from there My point is My daughter and her husband are making pretty good bucks Way more than I was making They should be able to buy a nice home And they can’t Homes are too high Insurance is out of control Something
Exactly. My parents bought a 3000 sqft nice house in 1998 for $120k. Dad made about $100k per year at the time and still thought it was expensive for east Texas. Today that house is worth about $475k and adjusted for inflation $100k salary is $190k in today’s dollars
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No. These were universal ideas ... until GenY stereotypically traded investment (marriage, kids, buying a house, aggregating savings) for experiences.
I am 34 and smack in the middle of gen y. If you think spending $5k a year on vacations is what kept people from getting married and buying a house you’re sorely mistaken. They take the 1-2 nice vacations a year because it’s the ONLY nice thing they can afford. Dallas morning news said last week a single person needs to make $106k in DFW to break the threshold of living month to month
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Our home was built in 1958 as a 3 br 1 bath, 1200 sq ft for the refinery plant manager for Exxon, Baton Rouge. Central AC was added years later. My guess is that they had boy and girl otherwise it would have been 2 Br.
That was a very high salary compared to even lawyers back then.
We aren't comparing things to the 50's, we are comparing things to the 90's and 2000's when we grew up.
At the end of the day, the frustration lies with the fact that we are the first generation in American history to have it harder than their parents with less purchasing power and lower quality of life. It's a tough pill to swallow but the only redeeming element is the $90 trillion millennials are set to inherit from their parents which is by far the most ever for a single generation.
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