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It is terrible that he can't live in Menlo Park on 75K. On the other hand the reason he lives in a garage is because he and is family are living with his parent
by gmarx 9y ago
It is terrible that he can't live in Menlo Park on 75K. On the other hand the reason he lives in a garage is because he and is family are living with his parents, most likely to save money and avoid the horrendous commute most of his coworkers probably face.
On yet a third hand I can't feel all that bad for this guy since he someday stands to inherit a house worth millions of dollars
- rhizome 9y agoYou had to pull out a third hand, but I'm glad you were able to figure out a reason not to feel bad for them. That was close.
- gmarx 9y agohaha, yeah. It's petty but I'm well into adulthood, have what I would have considered an excellent income (had you asked me as a teen) and rent what I would have considered (had you shown me as a teen) kind of dump because my job is here. So yeah I have a bit less sympathy for the people who complain about their income while ignoring the fact that they have a large financial asset which is only ridiculously valuable because of the same things that make it too expensive to live around here.
- Johnny555 9y agoOn yet a third hand I can't feel all that bad for this guy since he someday stands to inherit a house worth millions of dollars. He's 29 years old, so his parents could be in their 50's. So living in a garage and then inheriting a million dollar house 20 years from now after his kids are grown and out of the house (well, garage) doesn't sound like much to be happy about.
- gmarx 9y agoI take it you aren't old enough to have started sweating about retirement ;)