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  • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

    I don't understand. Aren't we supposed to make fun of Millennials for whining about housing prices, because that's something they whined about during the Occupy Wall Street B.S.? We're not expected to take anything that came out of that seriously, are we? We're supposed to just say it's their fault and bring up participation trophies, right?

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    @aqua-letifer said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

    I don't understand. Aren't we supposed to make fun of Millennials for whining about housing prices, because that's something they whined about during the Occupy Wall Street B.S.? We're not expected to take anything that came out of that seriously, are we? We're supposed to just say it's their fault and bring up participation trophies, right?

    I mostly remember Occupy being primarily about dudes being upset because they were $150K in debt for erring a Masters Degree in Puppetry and Marionettes and were only able to get jobs as Elementary School Teachers making $45K a year living in NYC with a rent of $2500.

    That and drum circles.

    The Brad

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    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

      @aqua-letifer said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

      I don't understand. Aren't we supposed to make fun of Millennials for whining about housing prices, because that's something they whined about during the Occupy Wall Street B.S.? We're not expected to take anything that came out of that seriously, are we? We're supposed to just say it's their fault and bring up participation trophies, right?

      I mostly remember Occupy being primarily about dudes being upset because they were $150K in debt for erring a Masters Degree in Puppetry and Marionettes and were only able to get jobs as Elementary School Teachers making $45K a year living in NYC with a rent of $2500.

      That and drum circles.

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      @lufins-dad said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

      @aqua-letifer said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

      I don't understand. Aren't we supposed to make fun of Millennials for whining about housing prices, because that's something they whined about during the Occupy Wall Street B.S.? We're not expected to take anything that came out of that seriously, are we? We're supposed to just say it's their fault and bring up participation trophies, right?

      I mostly remember Occupy being primarily about dudes being upset because they were $150K in debt for erring a Masters Degree in Puppetry and Marionettes and were only able to get jobs as Elementary School Teachers making $45K a year living in NYC with a rent of $2500.

      That and drum circles.

      You don't remember that because you believed what you wanted without actually listening to any of them. I found most of their shit completely ridiculous, but I spent a lot of time listening anyway. That's why I'm able to tell you that a shitload of Occupy folks complained about housing prices being not only out of their reach, but perhaps forever so. Those complaints went on for months. You don't remember because Not My Side = they're everything I think they are and I have their number.

      Please love yourself.

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      • HoraceH Horace

        @doctor-phibes said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

        middle-aged Gen-x'ers

        I can't believe or understand how incredibly, amazingly, astonishingly redundant and repetitive and unnecessarily wordy that is.

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        @horace said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

        @doctor-phibes said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

        middle-aged Gen-x'ers

        I can't believe or understand how incredibly, amazingly, astonishingly redundant and repetitive and unnecessarily wordy that is.

        And you used 17 words to set me straight about my 4. Well done, H. It's almost as if you wanted to waste bandwidth, create unnecessary wordage, and simulate substance where there is none.

        I was only joking

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          There was an old rule. It was a rule Karla and I followed when we bought our current house and it works in most areas of the country (or it did pre-Covid, now? Who knows...)

          The rule was 2.5. Your house should cost about 2.5 times your annual income. And in most of the country that still worked a few years ago.

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            The 2.5 rule is pretty much impossible to follow in most of Massachusetts, at least when you're starting out. I followed it for our first two houses (UK and Canada), but not the third one, which is actually the smallest of the three.

            Bloody New England.

            I was only joking

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              @doctor-phibes said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

              The 2.5 rule is pretty much impossible to follow in most of Massachusetts, at least when you're starting out. I followed it for our first two houses (UK and Canada), but not the third one, which is actually the smallest of the three.

              Bloody New England.

              Median income in Massachusetts is $80K. So $200K homes.

              https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/79-Hope-St-Greenfield-MA-01301/56135299_zpid/

              I found about 15 similar around the state. If you bump it up to 3 - 3.5% the options open up quite a bit more.

              The Brad

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                Well, there's Massachusetts and there's Massachusetts.

                I should have stipulated that I'm not interested in driving 2 hours to work, or living in a shit-hole.

                And I said 'When you're starting out'. The median salary is not the average for people who are starting out.

                I was only joking

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                • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                  @lufins-dad said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                  @aqua-letifer said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                  I don't understand. Aren't we supposed to make fun of Millennials for whining about housing prices, because that's something they whined about during the Occupy Wall Street B.S.? We're not expected to take anything that came out of that seriously, are we? We're supposed to just say it's their fault and bring up participation trophies, right?

                  I mostly remember Occupy being primarily about dudes being upset because they were $150K in debt for erring a Masters Degree in Puppetry and Marionettes and were only able to get jobs as Elementary School Teachers making $45K a year living in NYC with a rent of $2500.

                  That and drum circles.

                  You don't remember that because you believed what you wanted without actually listening to any of them. I found most of their shit completely ridiculous, but I spent a lot of time listening anyway. That's why I'm able to tell you that a shitload of Occupy folks complained about housing prices being not only out of their reach, but perhaps forever so. Those complaints went on for months. You don't remember because Not My Side = they're everything I think they are and I have their number.

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                  @aqua-letifer said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                  @lufins-dad said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                  @aqua-letifer said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                  I don't understand. Aren't we supposed to make fun of Millennials for whining about housing prices, because that's something they whined about during the Occupy Wall Street B.S.? We're not expected to take anything that came out of that seriously, are we? We're supposed to just say it's their fault and bring up participation trophies, right?

                  I mostly remember Occupy being primarily about dudes being upset because they were $150K in debt for erring a Masters Degree in Puppetry and Marionettes and were only able to get jobs as Elementary School Teachers making $45K a year living in NYC with a rent of $2500.

                  That and drum circles.

                  You don't remember that because you believed what you wanted without actually listening to any of them. I found most of their shit completely ridiculous, but I spent a lot of time listening anyway. That's why I'm able to tell you that a shitload of Occupy folks complained about housing prices being not only out of their reach, but perhaps forever so. Those complaints went on for months. You don't remember because Not My Side = they're everything I think they are and I have their number.

                  Well, they were good at building tent cities, so maybe they can try their hand at other forms of construction.

                  If you want sympathy for Occupy, look in the dictionary between shit and syphillis and you'll find the word.

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    Well, there's Massachusetts and there's Massachusetts.

                    I should have stipulated that I'm not interested in driving 2 hours to work, or living in a shit-hole.

                    And I said 'When you're starting out'. The median salary is not the average for people who are starting out.

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                    @doctor-phibes said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                    Well, there's Massachusetts and there's Massachusetts.

                    I should have stipulated that I'm not interested in driving 2 hours to work, or living in a shit-hole.

                    And I said 'When you're starting out'. The median salary is not the average for people who are starting out.

                    Starting out? Oh. Okay. How about Providence? Not Massachusetts, but you only said New England and it is 30 minutes out of Foxborough. This would be a fantastic choice for a young person or even couple just starting out.

                    https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/19-Stone-St-SUITE-4-Providence-RI-02904/2071546479_zpid/

                    The Brad

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                    • JollyJ Jolly

                      @klaus said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                      @jolly said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                      How can a couple like this ever own a home? Or any of many similar couples like cop/pharm tech, construction worker/waitress, teacher/teacher...guys that are making anywhere from $75k-$90k/yr.

                      You mean household income of 75-90K$, right? If each of them makes that amount of $, that's would be way above average, no?

                      Household income. A young postman and a teacher or teacher/teacher down here would make around $80k-ish, together.

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                      @jolly said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                      @klaus said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                      @jolly said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                      How can a couple like this ever own a home? Or any of many similar couples like cop/pharm tech, construction worker/waitress, teacher/teacher...guys that are making anywhere from $75k-$90k/yr.

                      You mean household income of 75-90K$, right? If each of them makes that amount of $, that's would be way above average, no?

                      Household income. A young postman and a teacher or teacher/teacher down here would make around $80k-ish, together.

                      How much of that would need to be deducted for taxes? How much of that would they typically need to pay for health and pension insurance?

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                        We bought at about 1.25 times our annual income. It worked out really well. I insisted on a house we could afford on one income.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                          We have decided that we are never moving from here. When a new 2,000 sqft standard construction cost house located on a postage stamp size lot, costs $400k, I cringe.

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                          • JollyJ Jolly

                            @aqua-letifer said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                            @lufins-dad said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                            @aqua-letifer said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                            I don't understand. Aren't we supposed to make fun of Millennials for whining about housing prices, because that's something they whined about during the Occupy Wall Street B.S.? We're not expected to take anything that came out of that seriously, are we? We're supposed to just say it's their fault and bring up participation trophies, right?

                            I mostly remember Occupy being primarily about dudes being upset because they were $150K in debt for erring a Masters Degree in Puppetry and Marionettes and were only able to get jobs as Elementary School Teachers making $45K a year living in NYC with a rent of $2500.

                            That and drum circles.

                            You don't remember that because you believed what you wanted without actually listening to any of them. I found most of their shit completely ridiculous, but I spent a lot of time listening anyway. That's why I'm able to tell you that a shitload of Occupy folks complained about housing prices being not only out of their reach, but perhaps forever so. Those complaints went on for months. You don't remember because Not My Side = they're everything I think they are and I have their number.

                            Well, they were good at building tent cities, so maybe they can try their hand at other forms of construction.

                            If you want sympathy for Occupy, look in the dictionary between shit and syphillis and you'll find the word.

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                            @jolly said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                            @aqua-letifer said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                            @lufins-dad said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                            @aqua-letifer said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                            I don't understand. Aren't we supposed to make fun of Millennials for whining about housing prices, because that's something they whined about during the Occupy Wall Street B.S.? We're not expected to take anything that came out of that seriously, are we? We're supposed to just say it's their fault and bring up participation trophies, right?

                            I mostly remember Occupy being primarily about dudes being upset because they were $150K in debt for erring a Masters Degree in Puppetry and Marionettes and were only able to get jobs as Elementary School Teachers making $45K a year living in NYC with a rent of $2500.

                            That and drum circles.

                            You don't remember that because you believed what you wanted without actually listening to any of them. I found most of their shit completely ridiculous, but I spent a lot of time listening anyway. That's why I'm able to tell you that a shitload of Occupy folks complained about housing prices being not only out of their reach, but perhaps forever so. Those complaints went on for months. You don't remember because Not My Side = they're everything I think they are and I have their number.

                            Well, they were good at building tent cities, so maybe they can try their hand at other forms of construction.

                            If you want sympathy for Occupy, look in the dictionary between shit and syphillis and you'll find the word.

                            The point, which you missed, is that they brought this very problem up years ago, but you didn't seem to take it seriously because of the source of the complaint. But looking at it from an angle conservatives can sympathize with, all of a sudden it's, well, shit, look what happened.

                            As for sympathy for Occupy, I just said, in a couple posts above this one, that I think they're ridiculous. What I said then, and what I'm trying to reiterate here, is that at the time, they were indeed complaining about real problems. That's separate from having legitimate gripes, which largely they didn't have.

                            Please love yourself.

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                            • markM mark

                              We have decided that we are never moving from here. When a new 2,000 sqft standard construction cost house located on a postage stamp size lot, costs $400k, I cringe.

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                              @mark said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                              We have decided that we are never moving from here. When a new 2,000 sqft standard construction cost house located on a postage stamp size lot, costs $400k, I cringe.

                              I could sell my house for about three times what we paid for it today. But I'd just have to buy something else, so where is the profit if I am not moving somewhere less expensive?

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                @mark said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                We have decided that we are never moving from here. When a new 2,000 sqft standard construction cost house located on a postage stamp size lot, costs $400k, I cringe.

                                I could sell my house for about three times what we paid for it today. But I'd just have to buy something else, so where is the profit if I am not moving somewhere less expensive?

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                                @mik said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                @mark said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                We have decided that we are never moving from here. When a new 2,000 sqft standard construction cost house located on a postage stamp size lot, costs $400k, I cringe.

                                I could sell my house for about three times what we paid for it today. But I'd just have to buy something else, so where is the profit if I am not moving somewhere less expensive?

                                That last part is going to become very interesting, because that's going to become more and more possible as remote work becomes more commonplace.

                                Please love yourself.

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                                • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                  @doctor-phibes said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                  The 2.5 rule is pretty much impossible to follow in most of Massachusetts, at least when you're starting out. I followed it for our first two houses (UK and Canada), but not the third one, which is actually the smallest of the three.

                                  Bloody New England.

                                  Median income in Massachusetts is $80K. So $200K homes.

                                  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/79-Hope-St-Greenfield-MA-01301/56135299_zpid/

                                  I found about 15 similar around the state. If you bump it up to 3 - 3.5% the options open up quite a bit more.

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                                  @lufins-dad said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                  @doctor-phibes said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                  Bloody New England.

                                  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/79-Hope-St-Greenfield-MA-01301/56135299_zpid/

                                  Hey, my wife is from Greenfield. We were married in Northfield, just down the road.

                                  It is almost in Vermont and almost in New Hampshire. You wouldn't want to commute to Boston, maybe Springfield.

                                  The nearest airport is at Turner's Falls, you can see a picture of my airplane there in 2013 when I flew in to visit, small world.

                                  Improv flew that plane.

                                  https://www.google.com/maps/place/Turners+Falls+Airport-0B5/@42.5896244,-72.5275842,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipP9ZTUA7_u5fWCvvOxx-KIHFHG6PYS9RM-5Ewvv!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipP9ZTUA7_u5fWCvvOxx-KIHFHG6PYS9RM-5Ewvv%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i2032!8i1524!4m15!1m7!3m6!1s0x89e13c0cf0b37eef:0x166106d1254408f!2sNorthfield,+MA!3b1!8m2!3d42.6959093!4d-72.4528885!3m6!1s0x89e12fff72372663:0x91d682290dd09ce5!8m2!3d42.5900984!4d-72.5276813!14m1!1BCgIgAQ

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                                  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                    There was an old rule. It was a rule Karla and I followed when we bought our current house and it works in most areas of the country (or it did pre-Covid, now? Who knows...)

                                    The rule was 2.5. Your house should cost about 2.5 times your annual income. And in most of the country that still worked a few years ago.

                                    5408528C-FC2A-44C0-B032-A079BF80440D.png

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                                    @lufins-dad said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                    The rule was 2.5. Your house should cost about 2.5 times your annual income.

                                    Good that you have a clear, quantitive measure for what is reasonable/affordable to you. 👍

                                    Lots of folks use cash flow type thinking (e.g., month payment being less than X% of monthly income) to decide on affordability. So it's refreshing to see that you use total cost to decide affordability. Nice!

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                                      The real news is that millennials were supposedly not going to own homes and be very different than prior generations and now we are seeing maybe “not so much”.

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                                      • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                        @mik said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                        @mark said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                        We have decided that we are never moving from here. When a new 2,000 sqft standard construction cost house located on a postage stamp size lot, costs $400k, I cringe.

                                        I could sell my house for about three times what we paid for it today. But I'd just have to buy something else, so where is the profit if I am not moving somewhere less expensive?

                                        That last part is going to become very interesting, because that's going to become more and more possible as remote work becomes more commonplace.

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                                        @aqua-letifer said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                        @mik said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                        @mark said in But can the Millennials afford it?:

                                        We have decided that we are never moving from here. When a new 2,000 sqft standard construction cost house located on a postage stamp size lot, costs $400k, I cringe.

                                        I could sell my house for about three times what we paid for it today. But I'd just have to buy something else, so where is the profit if I am not moving somewhere less expensive?

                                        That last part is going to become very interesting, because that's going to become more and more possible as remote work becomes more commonplace.

                                        I think that is already a part of this migration...

                                        The Brad

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                                          And Aqua, I’m still going to disagree with you about what the Occupy movement was about. All we heard was a whole bunch of rhetoric about 1% vs the 99%, student debt forgiveness, and open borders. There was something about getting rid of credit reporting agencies, too. I suppose the housing prices may have been hidden in there somewhere in the general mantra of income inequality, but there was so much bullshit in there that any reasonable point they may have made is discredited because it came from them.

                                          The Brad

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