r/oddlyspecific 2d ago

I’ve failed

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u/Karn-Dethahal 2d ago

Sure, if you're a boomer with a big house bought back when the economy worked.

On today's tiny appartments, you don't have the luxury to split a bedroom in half.

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u/Flaky-Collection-353 1d ago

The boomers big houses were a sign of the economy not working, they' just didn't know it yet

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u/Frame1111 2d ago

I'm not bragging. I bought my house at age 29 for 235k in a relatively low cost area. Just kept my expenses low, saved for a down payment and worked a job grossing around 85k. It can still be done

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u/SardonicRelic 1d ago

You can't just say you're not bragging before saying you had the perfect circumstances to avoid the prior statement lmao..

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u/Frame1111 1d ago

Do the perfect circumstances also involve the fact that I was divorced a year prior to that and lost half of my net worth to that and I'm also black meaning that my opportunities were far less than most others 🤷🏿. I said what I said because if I can do it, it can be done. My circumstances were FAR from perfect and fuck anyone that thinks otherwise because if you're not a poc in this country, you have no idea.

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u/SardonicRelic 1d ago

Sorry you were originally correct, you're not bragging. You've upgraded to humble bragging.

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u/zombiezapper115 1d ago

"Im not bragging"

proceeds to brag

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u/Frame1111 1d ago

Nah, just seems like bragging because you're pressed about it

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u/No-Storage1721 1d ago

You make three times the amount I do. You're bragging.

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u/Frame1111 1d ago

May I ask why you make 3 times less than 85k?

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u/No-Storage1721 8h ago

Because I work a normal retail job. How is 85K a normal income range? Even Google says you make 20K more than average.

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u/Frame1111 6h ago

I didn't say it was normal, I was just curious as to what you do. I don't do anything special. I'm just a truck driver

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u/GuitarCFD 1d ago

I'm a millennial, i bought my first house 1 year ago.