shrapnel
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Yup. Now that's like what $3500? I can't imagine being in my 20's starting out or trying to start right now.
When I was in my 20’s I was earning $3.45/hour…
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Yup. Now that's like what $3500? I can't imagine being in my 20's starting out or trying to start right now.
How much was a new pickup or say a gallon of milk? Or any kind of staple at that time?When I was in my 20’s I was earning $3.45/hour…
I don't think that's where he was going with that...
Could go either way lol waiting for the response.I removed. Wasn’t meaning to be a jerk- just thought the meme was funny.
I can tell you when I was a kid Dad would pull up to the gas station to get a pack of camels and gas up the beater with $2, and they washed the windshield and checked the oil.How much was a new pickup or say a gallon of milk? Or any kind of staple at that time?
How much was a new pickup or say a gallon of milk? Or any kind of staple at that time?
Are you saying that the wage gap/cost of living is on par?At that time $3.50 was about 10 gallons of gas. Now at $3.09/gallon would turn the similar wage into $31.00/hour, which isn’t that far out of line for today, when your average burger flipper is $18.00/hour and unskilled labor is probably $25.00/hour…
You're out of touch with reality. $18-$25 an hour is a bullshit wage in Montana. Rent alone is probably $1500-$1600 a month. Fuel is $3 a gallon, a decent used vehicle probably $20k. What about phone and power bills? Been to the grocery store lately? Auto insurance?At that time $3.50 was about 10 gallons of gas. Now at $3.09/gallon would turn the similar wage into $31.00/hour, which isn’t that far out of line for today, when your average burger flipper is $18.00/hour and unskilled labor is probably $25.00/hour…
$80k is the new $40k per yearYou're out of touch with reality. $18-$25 an hour is a bullshit wage in Montana. Rent alone is probably $1500-$1600 a month. Fuel is $3 a gallon, a decent used vehicle probably $20k. What about phone and power bills? Been to the grocery store lately? Auto insurance?
Try some math...and quit living in the past.
Thats no bullshit either.$80k is the new $40k per year
Nobody's buying a new truck on $16.50 either.All I can tell you from my 20s is that tomato soup was 12 cents a can, rice, flour, and pinto beans were cheap, and minimum wage was $1.65. New trucks? Inconceivable.
They’ll just get a ten year loan for that new truck. I expect we will see 50 year mortgage terms shortly just so people can afford monthly payments and business owners don’t have to raise wages to meet living inflationNobody's buying a new truck on $16.50 either.
We took the kids to cabelas today to see Santa Claus. There was a Jon boat that caught my eye on the way in. The payment was like $170 I thought to myself that's pretty doable. Looked closer 10 year note on a Jon boat wtf.They’ll just get a ten year loan for that new truck. I expect we will see 50 year mortgage terms shortly just so people can afford monthly payments and business owners don’t have to raise wages to meet living inflation
Don’t worry, with cars they now refloat the negative equity in the trade-in into the new loan.We took the kids to cabelas today to see Santa Claus. There was a Jon boat that caught my eye on the way in. The payment was like $170 I thought to myself that's pretty doable. Looked closer 10 year note on a Jon boat wtf.
Thanks I almost had my anxiety under control for the day.Don’t worry, with cars they now refloat the negative equity in the trade-in into the new loan.