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Apr 16, 2023
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deljdc
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Same, but took one more step
and now live in a condo. I can simply walk out, lock the door and travel for a day or a month. Airport is 5 minutes away. Also don’t own any critters. Love the freedom of it.
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IMO, people today are much better off financially than previous generations
stenso
4/15/23 10:25pm
Fewer real pensions also.
Archaea
4/15/23 10:29pm
I like that I own my 401k
paulb
4/15/23 10:39pm
Not as good as a defined benefits pension.
Archaea
4/15/23 10:45pm
Pensions are an unsustainable mistake in almost all instances.
CSoul
4/15/23 10:46pm
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demon_llama
4/15/23 11:09pm
Every time I hear that word, it reminds me of Illinois, where I lived for 15 years
Colorado
4/15/23 11:23pm
I disagree, my state pension is amazing. 20 years in the dungeon and I’m living
jazzfan1232
4/16/23 12:38am
Yes it’s great for you. But unsustainable for the payor…
OKchief
4/16/23 1:44am
The issue is a combination of over promising and under funding. Illinois is a good example of both problems. The state
Colorado
4/16/23 6:28am
Guess they should have thought of that before becoming the payer
demon_llama
4/16/23 7:09am
They have. That’s why db plans barely exist now
OKchief
4/16/23 8:37am
Exhibit A: Typical Boomer.
Shore10
4/16/23 12:06pm
Definitely not a boomer.
jazzfan1232
4/16/23 2:55pm
We can never know. No state or company ever
Archaea
4/16/23 5:25am
I love my pension. It was worth the years of work.
Pergamino
4/16/23 7:54am
I love that I have both. It meant staying at the same company for 30+ years, but looking back it was so worth it
Zenoch
4/15/23 10:54pm
I give this a BIG thumbs up!
lbmango
4/16/23 9:31am
Imy new gig has a state pension, no 401k. I hope its around when I need it.
Backcountry
4/16/23 8:42am
True.. though I’ve gone from 2.5 acres to 1 to 0.5 and each change has
cougfanz
4/15/23 10:32pm
Truth. For some yard work is just work. There are better ways to spend your time
Hyrum in Houston
4/16/23 7:13am
Same, but took one more step
deljdc
4/16/23 8:34am
Lots of open land still all over the US. Just gotta leave the moun’uhns
WDaddy
4/15/23 10:32pm
Today’s world is more expensive to live in.
BlooCoog
4/15/23 10:33pm
I had a 9.5 acre lot 8 years ago. Bought a .5 acre lot one year ago for double
IGotAverageGifs
4/15/23 10:42pm
I have 10 acres of land and will get a pension soon
Idacoug
4/15/23 10:43pm
Thoughts on solar panels?
Q-grr
4/16/23 12:34am
They make sense simply because of
drbear
4/16/23 6:35am
I have them on my current house. I love them but don’t think they would make
Idacoug
4/16/23 7:30am
I'm in Eastern Washington and with the state
drbear
4/16/23 8:25am
What about the cost of tuition?
TNT
4/15/23 10:44pm
And the value of said education
johnnybyu
4/15/23 10:47pm
Looks like it's stayed relative the same over the years
CSoul
4/15/23 10:49pm
You realize that only goes to 2010
TNT
4/15/23 10:51pm
I mean it has to bake out so you can't have it up to this year. Not some oversight.
CSoul
4/15/23 11:54pm
Sorry. TNT is just angry he couldn't get into BYU
TNT
4/16/23 12:25am
Maybe the tech world doesn't really care about college degrees once you get a
johnnybyu
4/15/23 11:17pm
Only some people say it doesn't matter up on stage to be provocative but the FAANG companies still employ the most
CSoul
4/15/23 11:56pm
To be clear, I believe current University education is too expensive, but it still has a ton of value.
CSoul
4/16/23 12:02am
How much was homeschool tuition TNT?
Zoobieman
4/16/23 7:42am
But more diverse work options are spreading out the population a little more.
dYrtbYkerYder
4/15/23 11:28pm
I grew up on a .25 acre lot in a subdivision. I now live on 2 acres in a rural neighborhood.
cheezedawg
4/15/23 11:35pm
Cool story.
Shore10
4/16/23 12:07pm
I disagree. A family used to be able to have a home, cars, etc…off one income.
idcougarfan
4/16/23 5:24am
And the generation 50 years ago could talk about how much cheaper it was in 1925
Acorn
4/16/23 6:44am
When we talk about things being cheaper, we don't mean dollar amounts.
rtNelson
4/16/23 7:15am
Yep. Just like 1925 versus 1975. That was my point.
Acorn
4/16/23 7:22am
Would any self-respecting student live in 1970s-like digs or go to ‘70s college?
BYU'01
4/16/23 7:02pm
But there was a reason so many families only had one wage-earner at home. Women
Japan Coug
4/16/23 11:10am
Two family incomes have doubled the workforce
my4boys
4/16/23 1:19pm
Except it isn’t a fixed-size pie. Adding more women to the workforce has also
Japan Coug
4/16/23 1:27pm
A few things: We have changed the definition of needs. Housing/land has become
SoBlueitHurts
4/17/23 12:17am
Disagree with starter homes. My first home 33 years ago was a
Acorn
4/16/23 6:30am
A quick google search netted me this.
rtNelson
4/16/23 7:12am
You forgot to Google interest rates. Look at the entire decade.
Acorn
4/16/23 7:18am
The part that gets ignored in those numbers is the location of homes. As time goes on, new builds have to be in less and
Odysseus
4/16/23 7:35am
30 years ago my cousins bought in Riverside because they couldn’t
Acorn
4/16/23 7:52am
I agree, but with population growth there’s no way around it. The US has 100 million more people today than in 1980
Odysseus
4/16/23 7:22am
Unless you want a house, education, or healthcare for children it's great. Cheap
vagabonder
4/16/23 7:30am
Older, established CBers telling Millennials and Gen Z dealing with record
CougarTailDevourer
4/16/23 9:58am
I am purchasing 18 acres in Metro Atlanta (south side) and
my4boys
4/16/23 10:29am
Shrinking yards are a function of larger population numbers, not bad policy
NYC and Japan
4/16/23 9:24pm
I see it as a function of: a) price trade-off of bigger house vs larger yard; b) Lack of desire to maintain a yard c)
Zenoch
4/16/23 9:33pm
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