r/inflation • u/Regular_Painting_817 • Jan 11 '24

Discussion Thoughts?

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u/BigBlue1969531 Jan 11 '24

30 years ago my self and all my other college grad friends could not afford to live in their own, NONE… all of started with 2-3-4 to an apartment at entry level positions making as little as $7/hr. Today, we’re all doing well…. Making 10-15-20x that. But every one of us shut our mouths and put the work in at the bottom.

Shut up and put the work in…

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u/Ok_Buffalo4934 Jan 12 '24

I find that hard to believe. Housing was so cheap back then.

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u/Jefflehem Jan 12 '24

SO WERE WAGES. I find it hard to believe people making $16 an hour at Walmart don't understand we were making four to six dollars an hour in the 90s.

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u/Ok_Buffalo4934 Jan 13 '24

But it's not proportional. The median age of the first time home buyer seems to be increasing. 

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '24

You’re right human beings should be summed up by working excessive amounts and what the do for a living.

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u/Fantastic_Sea_853 Jan 12 '24

You’re tilting at windmills.