I’m genx, same both wife and I worked extra jobs during COVID, never worked from home. My boomer parents lived 100x better than me even during their "poor"years. Now retired, they still make quadruple what I do. I make less than I did 25 years ago, and that’s not even making adjustments for inflation. I also have no savings, can’t save when you can’t afford to live. This economy is fucked. We also lived through all of those market upheavals and also the one in the '90s. It’s been straight downhill since the boomers gen.

No.

Yeah this was my experience. People used the slur n***** knockin’ through all of my childhood 70s and early 80’s but as a young adult in the 90s it was doorbell ditching.

Christians are a large group of people and at the same time a global minority. They can be at the same time a significant group and also looked down on by the majority.

Biblically there was 2000 years between Jesus and Abraham, and another 2000 years between Abraham and Adam. Two thousand years after Jesus’ crucifixion is coming up within a handful of years. That’s six Biblical “days”, and God rested on the 7th day. There’s more to the timing people look to based on old prophecy but a lot of things line up for the next maybe fifty years. I’m no expert, but a lot of Christians believe this.

Christianity has a large user base but is unpopular. Jesus is the living God and through him is the only way to the Father. He didn’t come just to forgive us and get us into heaven, but for the kingdom of God to break into every area of life here and now - health, peace, justice and more. We won’t see the fullness until his return but he already came out of the grave once and he said he is coming back. Biblical timelines say we should expect him relatively soon.

In what country is having insurance superior to having care? The care is always the goal.

I would change “health insurance” to “health care”. I have had better care when uninsured and negotiating prices in cash than when I had terrible health insurance I couldn’t afford to use and never got any care.

Everything is better than our miltary’s trash

We have it in some of our northern states and we are not impressed. You can do better than that.

Well everyone born in the year 1900 is dead, so there’s that.

This is me too with my 2020 Crosstrek. A little screen for the backup camera that also shows the navigation and Spotify from my phone. No lane monitoring or any of that stuff. And I do like deciding when I want to shift.

I’d add to that, “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”

I’m not a fan of the show at all, I don’t care if dudes want boobs and dresses but I’m not entertained or interested. Even expressing something like that bhas gotten me shouted down before, the violence definitely is coming from inside the fan base.

It’s just dumb rich people stuff. Hand sewn camel hair and silk and stupid stuff. They don’t have to sell them everywhere, they sell at a handful of elite shopping locations. The champs Elyse, the Koenigsallee. They go hand in hand with $200k watches and yachts.

A couple of years ago we had to do our roof, our water heater, some foundation work, and our HVAC. Cost almost $50k exactly in total but it’s all paid for now. No debt except my mortgage, but I have a great interest rate so I probably wouldn’t pay it off early. I’d put $50k towards a new truck.

How relaxed or strict are your immigration laws? I paid $40 just to park my car for a few hours a few days ago.

It’s not quite enough, but I need a new truck. So I’d pull out another $20k and get one with no payment. I haven’t had any debt other than my mortgage in years and I’m trying to keep it that way.

Luxury beds can run above half a million dollars. How much bed money would you have left bafter paying off your debt?

If you want a roof over your head, most places have property taxes of $3-4k per year even if you own it outright. If you want to ever leave your house a car costs about $5-10k per year. If you aren’t living on rice and beans food costs about $3-6k per year. This doesn’t include any clothing, taxes, medical expenses, hobbies, travel, or other bills like water, natural gas, electric, etc.

If you’re incredibly frugal and quality for public assistance, $50k might last you a few years in the US.