I worked 40 hours a week and could not afford a house so I got a second job, worked my ass off for 5 years, all the extra job money, and bought a 3 bedroom with a 2 stall garage on a half acre at an auction for $38k cash. I didn’t cry about having to work more, I called it an opportunity to be able to. I put another 30k into the house and used it as a stepping stone to get into a nicer place. Then I went back to one job. I did all this while being a single parent of a teen daughter.
The whole scenario you described is the problem. You shouldn’t need to do that to yourself. The whole argument is the boomer generation was able to mostly have one parent working, supporting a family of 4, and owning a home COMFORTABLY. That is virtually nonexistent for current generations. Rising housing costs have far exceeded wage growth for decades now.
The issues today don’t stem from less work effort, they stem from opportunity lost. You can say you worked hard and that’s great but that same amount of work then doesn’t equal the same amount of output now for the worker.
Yes, the economy for the majority sucks because of the taxes being so low on the upper percentiles. Generations have voted people in who supported wealth gap growth and didn’t support the middle class. Stop blaming it on the youth, the youth werent the ones voting for what they got. Responsibility lies with those who came before them
At an auction. Meaning it was a house that was foreclosed on. Oftentimes, they go for very cheap, sight unseen, and you need cash in hand. Granted the laws for that differ per state.
I worked 40 hours a week and could not afford a house so I got a second job, worked my ass off for 5 years, all the extra job money, and bought a 3 bedroom with a 2 stall garage on a half acre at an auction for $38k cash. I didn’t cry about having to work more, I called it an opportunity to be able to. I put another 30k into the house and used it as a stepping stone to get into a nicer place. Then I went back to one job. I did all this while being a single parent of a teen daughter.
What year did you buy the house for 38k?
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$38K LMAOOOOOOOO
Yeah try that again but this time for $300k, asshole
Around here you wouldn’t even be getting a 3-bed house with 2-bay garage for that price, unless it’s a real fixer-upper. Maybe for $500-600k.
Maybe try not being such a whiny bitch and pay attention to what they are trying to tell you.
The whole scenario you described is the problem. You shouldn’t need to do that to yourself. The whole argument is the boomer generation was able to mostly have one parent working, supporting a family of 4, and owning a home COMFORTABLY. That is virtually nonexistent for current generations. Rising housing costs have far exceeded wage growth for decades now.
Congrats?
The point being if you want something, you work for it, not condemn the economy and give up.
The issues today don’t stem from less work effort, they stem from opportunity lost. You can say you worked hard and that’s great but that same amount of work then doesn’t equal the same amount of output now for the worker.
Yes, the economy for the majority sucks because of the taxes being so low on the upper percentiles. Generations have voted people in who supported wealth gap growth and didn’t support the middle class. Stop blaming it on the youth, the youth werent the ones voting for what they got. Responsibility lies with those who came before them
Think about all that time you could have had with your daughter instead.
That’s a terrible way to look at the situation, did you ever wonder why it was even necessary in the first place to do that to yourself?
the real point is to be a good worker and let the billionaires reap the benefits
How’s your relationship with your daughter now?
How did she feel about you choosing to work instead of spending that time with her?
$38K?? For half an acre, 3 bedrooms and a 2 stall garage?
At an auction. Meaning it was a house that was foreclosed on. Oftentimes, they go for very cheap, sight unseen, and you need cash in hand. Granted the laws for that differ per state.