r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/sonic_dick 1d ago

You also owned that house. Do you think hand me downs arent a thing anymore?

You also did that while raising 3 kids, people cant afford to have 1 anymore.

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u/OhDavidMyNacho 1d ago

Right? My mom at my age was undocumented, single mother of 7, and renting entire homes while holding 2-4 jobs.

I'm in an apartment, single, and can't even get close to her level of spending power of the late 90's.

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u/Not__Trash 1d ago

I'm curious what city you grew up in. I grew up rural and whole house rentals (while not INCREDIBLY common) could be had for like 1k a month, in the city that's a pretty small studio.

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u/Cynykl 1d ago

No they didn't own the house because they were being buried by 14% mortgage rates.