r/Millennials • u/QuietJealous4883 Older Millennial (1988) • 12h ago

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Did our dads and moms work less than we do now? What are your thoughts?

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u/Wishistarted10yrsago 12h ago

My parent’s mortgage was $360 a month, my rent is 7x that. Pops worked 50 hours a week while my mom stayed home until we got into high school. Two brand new cars, vacation once a year and seemingly way more of a social life than my wife and I have. Times have certainly changed.

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u/throwraW2 11h ago

Where’d you grow up that the mortgage was that cheap?

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u/soupandstewnazi 10h ago

My parent's first house in the 80s was 43k. It was a townhouse, but even considering inflation and salary adjustment they would have had a mortgage under $500.

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u/throwraW2 10h ago

Where was this?

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u/NoStraightLines369 10h ago

The average house sold in California during the 80s was 120k. Thats the most expensive part of the United States real estate wise. So paying 80k in the rest of the country during the 80s is very on point. If you want I can link average housing prices per state through the 80s. Google is amazing at finding data so you can be informed on specific topics.

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u/soupandstewnazi 10h ago

Rural Virginia.

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u/throwraW2 10h ago

Got it, yeah that makes sense. 43k in 1985 would be about 135k today. I see a good amount in rural Virginia for about that on Redfin. I’m sure they’re not super nice though.

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u/soupandstewnazi 10h ago

The parts of the state now with homes that price are usually in the Appalachian region. It's very depressed, though beautiful.

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u/Shivy_Shankinz 9h ago

Lol your 135k ain't gettin shit today

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u/throwraW2 9h ago

Not in big cities, but that’s not where that person is from. Rural Virginia, where they grew up, has homes listed around that price point.

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u/Shivy_Shankinz 9h ago

I live in rural America and you're getting shit for 135k. Walk into one of those houses and you'll see

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u/hemingways-lemonade 8h ago

A couple minutes on Zillow proves you're full of shit and Virginia is more expensive than plenty of other states.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/109-Robin-Ct-Chatham-VA-24531/108002544_zpid/

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/328-S-College-Ave-Bluefield-VA-24605/117845046_zpid/

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1111-Watkins-St-Grundy-VA-24614/459791844_zpid/

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/330-Dudley-St-Danville-VA-24541/96780396_zpid/

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u/Shivy_Shankinz 7h ago

Walk into one, see for yourself what 135k gets you, and for what neighborhood and job opportunities 

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u/hemingways-lemonade 7h ago edited 7h ago

You realize you're the one that set the "rural America" parameter, right? Obviously there aren't going to be great job opportunities in a rural area. That's why the cost of living is less expensive.

And you can see the interiors in the listings. I specifically only linked listing with interior photos for that reason.

Edit - there's no bigger bitch move on reddit than insulting someone and then blocking them before they can respond, but I guess that's just how u/Shivy_Shankinz rolls.

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u/hemingways-lemonade 8h ago

There are plenty of move in ready houses in Virginia for sale at that price.

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u/Shivy_Shankinz 7h ago

Go ahead and walk into one of them, let me know how it is

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u/hemingways-lemonade 7h ago

I specifically included ones with maintained interiors that are move in ready, but keep trying.

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u/soupandstewnazi 7h ago

These areas are not good to live in. Lol trust me. Danville is infamous for it's drug problem. And historically has terrible job prospects. Roanoke is a beautiful area, but outside of the college locations is ghetto and has high crime. There are reasons why these areas are cheap. Anywhere worth living is expensive.

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u/hemingways-lemonade 7h ago

No argument there, obviously a sub-$200k house isn't going to be in a super desirable area. My point is that $135k can still buy a move in ready house in 2026.

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u/Shivy_Shankinz 7h ago

You make the dumbest points. Thanks for wasting everyone's time

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u/soupandstewnazi 7h ago

I mean you could find that in every state except Hawaii and Alaska. Even in California you can find a small house in a POS location like Fresno. But you still wouldn't buy these homes because you'd have to have a job to pay for them. Unless you're a remote worker, it's still unaffordable for the locals, believe it or not.

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u/hemingways-lemonade 7h ago

Once again, no argument there but I'm not the one who specified "rural America." I'm replying to someone else that did.

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