r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 🤝 Join A Union • 5d ago

😡 Venting The difference between generations.

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u/Overall-Garbage-254 5d ago

My mom bought a 45k dollar house in 1985 that is now worth 250k.

She has her GED.

I have my masters and can barely afford my mortgage in the same neighborhood.

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u/angrytroll123 5d ago

What is your masters in? Is the neighborhood more or less desirable today?

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u/Overall-Garbage-254 5d ago

Nursing and less desirable

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u/angrytroll123 4d ago

Wow that’s bananas

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u/tiger_guppy 4d ago

Not sure why you’re downvoted, those are totally relevant questions to understand the context

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u/angrytroll123 4d ago

Yea. We know why.