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Which boomers hate with passion: they quitted their parents home as fast as possible, and kicked their children as soon as it doesn't yield tax benefits anymore

by gwervc 3y ago

Which boomers hate with passion: they quitted their parents home as fast as possible, and kicked their children as soon as it doesn't yield tax benefits anymore. All while using real estate as an investment vehicle which led to unaffordable prices of today.

scarface_74 3y ago
We are boomers at 49 and 47. Our responsibility for our children ended at 18. What we do/did (21 and 26 now) for them after that is out of the kindness of our hearts. It’s definitely not our responsibility to take care of of their kids. This is our life now… https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36306966 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36306966 As far as housing affordability, there are plenty of affordable homes in the US. You just have to be willing to live there.
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- steve1977 3y ago
  > We are boomers at 49 and 47 You're not. You're full on Gen X. Your parenty (probably) were boomers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers
- johnnyanmac 3y ago
  > What we do/did (21 and 26 now) for them after that is out of the kindness of our hearts. yeah, other countries just call that "taking care of family" instead of treating it like a free handout. Beware that the US "kick the kids out the nest" mentality isn't a shared one worldwide, and even in the US is a fairly recent phenomenon. >there are plenty of affordable homes in the US. You just have to be willing to live there. maybe now, very recently with workplaces in tech specifically opening up to remote work. That wasn't the case when I graduated college as recent as 5 years ago. You don't get much negotiation for remote work and move wherever the job you choose takes you. What you describe as a digital nomad lifestyle for you and your spouse speaks to your experience and value. Young 18-23 year olds don't get that flexibility in their new careers, nor have the savings lying around to start cosidering that.

by gwervc 3y ago

scarface_74 3y ago

We are boomers at 49 and 47. Our responsibility for our children ended at 18. What we do/did (21 and 26 now) for them after that is out of the kindness of our hearts. It’s definitely not our responsibility to take care of of their kids. This is our life now… https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36306966 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36306966 As far as housing affordability, there are plenty of affordable homes in the US. You just have to be willing to live there.

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steve1977 3y ago
> We are boomers at 49 and 47 You're not. You're full on Gen X. Your parenty (probably) were boomers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers
johnnyanmac 3y ago
> What we do/did (21 and 26 now) for them after that is out of the kindness of our hearts. yeah, other countries just call that "taking care of family" instead of treating it like a free handout. Beware that the US "kick the kids out the nest" mentality isn't a shared one worldwide, and even in the US is a fairly recent phenomenon. >there are plenty of affordable homes in the US. You just have to be willing to live there. maybe now, very recently with workplaces in tech specifically opening up to remote work. That wasn't the case when I graduated college as recent as 5 years ago. You don't get much negotiation for remote work and move wherever the job you choose takes you. What you describe as a digital nomad lifestyle for you and your spouse speaks to your experience and value. Young 18-23 year olds don't get that flexibility in their new careers, nor have the savings lying around to start cosidering that.