How are you affording this?

[masterpoonhunter]

Learn to recognise trolls. Some posters just argue for the sake of arguing. They thrive on attention. Don’t give it to them.
Some are legitimate. Nothing you say will change their opinion. Further arguing achieves nothing except raising your blood pressure.

And THAT is why that ignore button gets a decent work out at my end.

 

[Equity Market investor]

Then why are you responding? You hinted in #71 above that you were done with arguing and yet you're continuing? Move on or use the " ignore" option. It's simple.

Fuck if I know, it’s so stupid, but speaking for myself only, it totally comes from early childhood and being raised by parents who never made us feel heard or encouraged us kids express our feelings, and so as an adult I can’t resist trying to avoid being misunderstood. My inner dialog involves a lot of “rehearsing” which can be maddening.

My first post was meant to answer the original OP, the next that started the whole thing was just to poke at my post and nothing to do with the OP, and here we are….

I apologize for my part in this whole silly mess, and I feel that I attempted to repair the rift and quash the whole thing, but it didn’t work, and I couldn’t let it go this time.

I have an undeniable desire to defend my character when it’s being questioned. 🕺

 

[$Mansion]

Learn to recognise trolls. Some posters just argue for the sake of arguing. They thrive on attention. Don’t give it to them.
Some are legitimate. Nothing you say will change their opinion. Further arguing achieves nothing except raising your blood pressure.

And THAT is why that ignore button gets a decent work out at my end.

Yes, and also recognize that there are trolls on here who either aren't aware they are trolls or are in denial that they are trolls.

 

[Equity Market investor]

100% agree with this. There's also a lot of posters here who take this way out of content. They'll read some comment and take it into a whole other direction in hopes to start something lol. If I see that. I just laughed and move on. Internet arguing never ends so, why bother. And like Westwoody said.... your not going to change their mind. For some people, this here is a past time, so they have to fill their time.

Learn to recognise trolls. Some posters just argue for the sake of arguing. They thrive on attention. Don’t give it to them.
Some are legitimate. Nothing you say will change their opinion. Further arguing achieves nothing except raising your blood pressure.

 

[maniacalone]

Baby Boomers are fond of reminiscing about the good old days and how they had it tougher than the current generation. However, the reality is that their time was marked by many advantages that are no longer available today. For instance:

• You could get a well-paying job without a high school diploma
• Regular raises were common
• Housing was more affordable, often achievable with only one income
• Life was less hectic and stressful
• Workloads were less intense, and overtime was paid with extra benefits
• The cost of important things, like education, was significantly lower

Additionally, credit scores didn't exist, and elected officials didn't prioritize corporate interests over workers' rights. Politicians werent selling our natural resources rights to foreign countries. People from foreign dictatorships werent as easily able to launder their money here and buy up all the resources, land and houses. . Women weren't yet fully integrated into the workforce, which meant there was less competition for jobs and wages. This led to a smaller workforce with higher wages, but once women entered the workforce en masse, wages stagnated and w rates rose.

It's worth noting that Baby Boomers have had to deal with higher unemployment rates themselves, which makes their criticism of younger generations' work ethic seem hypocritical. But why do they refuse to acknowledge these advantages? Perhaps it's because doing so would also require them to admit that they collectively mismanaged the country's economy, leaving a debt burden for future generations. Instead of facing their own responsibility, they'd rather shift the blame to younger generations.

Were there problems when boomers were young? Sure. But boomers made it infinitely worse for everyone after them.
I could go on and on. but you probably will ignore this, and rather pretend you are some financial genius because you know how to invest in the S&P 500.

(btw despite my username, I do not have a trustfund)

Solid post. I am yet to see anyone challenge a single point he made. Only thing I might add would be that the power and strength of unionized labour for the boomers was much more protective and unified. Now unions simply exist to collect dues for their own benefit and to line politicians pockets.

 

[zippy45]

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-...hood-today-compares-with-prior-generations-2/
Basically from what I can gather younger people who aren't educated have it worse than previous generations but many more are educated now than in the past.
Women in general seem to be doing much better than previous generations

 

[Equity Market investor]

Couldn't agree more with you on your comment. Growing up, I was surrounded by a union worker environment. Family, relatives and friends all had union jobs. I would say from 1990 backwards....unions had strength and balls. Today, not so much.

For example, a close friend of mine works for the city of Vancouver and when they began their strike at the time of the winter Olympics ( 2010). They had city by their balls if they wanted. But at the last minute, someone upstairs caved and suddenly the strike ended. The end result wasn't close to what they wanted at that time. My friend told me later on that many workers were upset at the settlement. I don't mean to derail this thread but that came to mind when you mentioned unions. But yes, different era now.

Now unions simply exist to collect dues for their own benefit and to line politicians pockets.

 

[Pumped]

True that. It’s an expensive hobby. Best ways to afford this Hobby in my opinion are :-

1. Don’t get Married.

Or get married for the right reasons to the right person. I have many friends who have long-term marriages that they make work. And it is work. Anyone, particularly men, who think you meet someone and its all wine, roses and great sex is in for a whole lot of pain.

One friend went through a separation and lost half of everything he had and got nothing from her but the joy of seeing her gone. Stupidly ended up with someone else right away and is now going through another separation and is coughing up half of what little he has left.

And for what?

I'm not anti-marriage, I'm anti-moron. If you can't be alone for ten minutes that's the absolute worst reason to get married. Unfortunately, loneliness is often the number one reason or believing a relationship is an easy path to sex.

Sex should be part of a healthy relationship, but how many people are actually that mentally, emotionally, and physically healthy to achieve that?

My buddy could have dove long and deep into this hobby and still been ahead financially for decades for what it cost him to be in two relationships that brought him nothing but misery.

 

[angry anderson]

The kids have to do without sometimes. They will understand when they're older.

 

[VanCityNewb]

Well this whole thread has been a rollercoaster of emotions

 

[Ickypootang]

My buddy could have dove long and deep into this hobby and still been ahead financially for decades for what it cost him to be in two relationships that brought him nothing but misery.

Not to derail but I read love dong ha ha ha...

 

[Forum mod]

Well this whole thread has been a rollercoaster of emotions

this has become a trainwreck and it's time to put it out of everyone's misery. Closed.