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Post by chiver78 on Jun 30, 2024 14:32:18 GMT -5
What I’m doing right now is struggling not to be an ass in the Presidential thread here, because apparently certain white people don’t get certain jobs because of black managers or because they want to hire a black person instead of certain white persons. The problem is any and everything except the person. I've been avoiding that thread, in case I need to moderate it. do I need to go take a look? 🤦♀️ please, all of you, report things. there's only three of us actively moderating these days. TIA.... -chiver mod
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jun 30, 2024 14:37:44 GMT -5
Did some reading on my recovery from surgery. I will be sleeping in the recliner because my head is to be elevated. I will clean the cat box completely the day before surgery because I am not supposed to lift anything more than 15 pounds and a week of cat poop and pee weighs more than that. I am supposed to ice my nose for 3 days.
I will ask my nephew if either he or his wife can pick up my prepared meals and bring them out. I absolutely will not want to be seen in public even at my coffee shop for a few days.
The first two weeks will not be fun. Supposedly pain is a 4 out of 10. I have no idea if I will be offered pain meds.
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Post by Pink Cashmere on Jun 30, 2024 14:41:24 GMT -5
What I’m doing right now is struggling not to be an ass in the Presidential thread here, because apparently certain white people don’t get certain jobs because of black managers or because they want to hire a black person instead of certain white persons. The problem is any and everything except the person. I've been avoiding that thread, in case I need to moderate it. do I need to go take a look? 🤦♀️ please, all of you, report things. there's only three of us actively moderating these days. TIA.... -chiver mod What I wrote here is pretty much what was said. TG took it as an attempt at sarcasm. I think you’re okay continuing to avoid the thread. I don’t want your head to explode.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 30, 2024 14:44:36 GMT -5
I went back to bed shortly after getting up. Ended up sleeping till 2, I feel much better now. I did not realize how exhausted I was. Wow.
Talked to hubs a couple of times, 12 hours he said to get home. He tries to lie down and sleep but said he only makes it about and hour. He tried to get a hotel room before but just wasted his money as he could not sleep.
I'm not worried about Tigger, he will likely stay in happily and if the kids can take him he will be ok. The dogs grew up with a cat and he is big enough he till be ok either place. Smoke liked yo hunt and I will see what happens, if he has to stay in he will. I will only let him go out the back door if he does go out so that will be where he comes in and its a green belt, grown up. But I am hoping we can get a catio for the patio and he will be happy with that. The rules say nothing about indoor or outdoor pets. I'm surprised. But remember no one has sold or bought into this place for years. Son said he saw all kinds of vehicles that indicated they are ex marines, I think they are mostly older than us but I don't know.
I am going to try and get rid of a bunch of clothes today. Taking them to town to the free store, in fact need to do that.
I was born in 1946 so I am a boomer. We did well, but a lot of it due to making money from buying old houses and fixing them up, renting then reselling. Also hubs though only a high school graduate had skills that were in demand. And he knew one of the KBR vice presidents that knew he was really good and kept him from job to job. He was the one that kept him after hubs finished closing down the jobs on highway paving before the division was closed. He then offered him the opportunity to work overseas and hubs jumped at it. That made all the difference in the world for us. That 15 years helped us amass savings. He had another company that wanted him bad and he worked for them a year but then the first wanted him back so he went. He might have done as well, we will never know.
When I talked to him today, he said you realize we have a million dollars in houses right now, no, I had not thought about it. But we need to sell them quick. If a certain person gets in next election this country could take a nose dive, so we need to sell. I know right now we are getting cash short as we don't want to cash in anymore investments. I am spending for absolutey nothing but necessities.
We did ok, because we saved and worked our asses off and seems like we still are. But we both can recognize opportunities and know what our skills are so were able to fix up properties to sell. As far as investing in monetary investments, I would say not so wise. If we can sell these 3 places we will be fine for the rest of our lives and I think we can. Many of you are good in the stock market and that kind of skill. I guess ours are many from the labor of our hands and skills. Though I can always make money buying and selling most anything. I rarely take a loss.
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Post by CCL on Jun 30, 2024 14:45:38 GMT -5
Overall I like it. The pool issue is so individual that it's hard to say. If you live where it can be used many days of the year, if you have family that would enjoy it etc. A pool does usually make your homeowners coverage higher (liability!) and you might need to think about keeping the dogs out too. Many people use a pool service for maintenance but that does add up. Did you notice it's on a septic system - are you okay with that? I did not. That one is a no then. I was on the fence before you pointed it out. I do have tons of family that would love to come use a pool. I just didn't know if it was really worth it. I know you've ruled this one out, but I know a little about pools. Based on my experience, I'd say a smallish above ground pool can be great. A large inground pool is much more expense and work.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 30, 2024 14:45:50 GMT -5
I've been avoiding that thread, in case I need to moderate it. do I need to go take a look? 🤦♀️ please, all of you, report things. there's only three of us actively moderating these days. TIA.... -chiver mod What I wrote here is pretty much what was said. TG took it as an attempt at sarcasm. I think you’re okay continuing to avoid the thread. I don’t want your head to explode. TG pretty much sticks to the political thread (though not exclusively so) so it is quite possible he missed the multiple comments in the same tone over the years. Me - I don't see any sarcasm in those comments at all.
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Post by busymom on Jun 30, 2024 14:49:21 GMT -5
Did some reading on my recovery from surgery. I will be sleeping in the recliner because my head is to be elevated. I will clean the cat box completely the day before surgery because I am not supposed to lift anything more than 15 pounds and a week of cat poop and pee weighs more than that. I am supposed to ice my nose for 3 days. I will ask my nephew if either he or his wife can pick up my prepared meals and bring them out. I absolutely will not want to be seen in public even at my coffee shop for a few days. The first two weeks will not be fun. Supposedly pain is a 4 out of 10. I have no idea if I will be offered pain meds. I'm so sorry you're dealing with all of this. Wish you lived closer so some of your ymam friends could help out. Are there any delivery services in your community that could just drop off your meals and/or groceries?
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 30, 2024 14:49:22 GMT -5
I've been avoiding that thread, in case I need to moderate it. do I need to go take a look? 🤦♀️ please, all of you, report things. there's only three of us actively moderating these days. TIA.... -chiver mod What I wrote here is pretty much what was said. TG took it as an attempt at sarcasm. I think you’re okay continuing to avoid the thread. I don’t want your head to explode. thanks for this. I'll keep avoiding that thread. I don't have the brainpower to parse a lot of the political world these days. maybe if politics was my job, and I didn't pick the college acceptance for engineering instead of politics. 🤷♀️ heh, at the same college, no less!
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Post by Pink Cashmere on Jun 30, 2024 14:50:20 GMT -5
What I wrote here is pretty much what was said. TG took it as an attempt at sarcasm. I think you’re okay continuing to avoid the thread. I don’t want your head to explode. TG pretty much sticks to the political thread (though not exclusively so) so it is quite possible he missed the multiple comments in the same tone over the years. Me - I don't see any sarcasm in those comments at all. I agree with all of this. I just figured it was more of an ignorant thing to say vs breaking the COC.
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Post by soupandstew on Jun 30, 2024 14:51:07 GMT -5
Yes, a neighbor asked me if I had seen "his" cat recently. I wanted to say, "do you mean the skinny, un-neutered, un-vaccinated one" but I didn't. I also didn't tell him that I did see it about a block away, apparently hit by a car. Months ago he said he tried to get him to stay in, but he wanted to go out and fight. Duh, and neutering would have fixed that, but you know how that conversation went. I even offered him a FREE neutering voucher but nope. Several years ago on these boards, I made the mistake of saying something negative about people in cities letting their cats roam. I did not know at the time that some people deliberately let their cats roam but I learned when some posters’ nerves got upset about my comment. I didn’t and still don’t understand how you can keep your cat safe if it is free to roam the neighborhood. Among all the things that can happen to it, some people don’t like cats and don’t want them around their house, and some of those people, instead of calling animal control or whatever, might intentionally harm or kill a cat that keeps hanging out in their yard. Especially if it is lounging on their outdoor furniture and or wreaking havoc in their garden beds. We see some stray cats around our house sometimes. Mostly on the cameras at night. But maybe they aren’t strays after all. They look pretty healthy the few times I’ve seen them in person. Yes, the odds of survival for a cat in an urban environment are very poor. They are hit by cars, lap up antifreeze, eat rat poison, get trapped in outbuildings and die of hunger or cold or heat. During cold months they climb into engine compartments and are torn apart when someone starts the car. They are attacked by dogs and coyotes. They fall out of trees and off roofs (no, they don't always land on their feet). They are shot and poisoned by irate humans. They are trapped to use as bait for training fighting dogs. The one that broke my heart was a neighbor's cat that got one leg stuck in our fence going over it. The owners went into debt for $5,000 to cover the amputation and aftercare. Here, animal control will not remove loose cats or dogs unless (1) they have attacked human and (2) they are already captured by the homeowner. This is why most folks just kill them and that's sad. Our shelters are full of unwanted cats with many hundreds euthanized annually. This boomer uses some of her surplus "wealth" to support the volunteer organizations working to provide free neutering and other animal rescue/rehab efforts.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jun 30, 2024 15:02:10 GMT -5
There is a definite shift to building more expensive housing. People complain that entry level housing is not being built and that makes it hard for first time buyers to get into the housing market. Where I live now, the housing market is hopping despite the high interest rates. The "next step" homes, between starters and McMansions, are moving fast. That means people in starter homes will be able to move into something bigger/better, vacating their current houses for first time buyers. When I bought my first house in 1973 (age 22), it was $29,700. At the time I was making $95 weekly. Interest rates had just gone up to 7.38%. I sold it for $33,500 4 years later. Then, I rented. When I bought my "next step" home(between a start home and a McMansion) during the Reagan years, interest rates were around 18%. The place I bought had an assumable first mortgage that escalated from 12% to 13% when assumed. The rest of the money, besides a meager down payment, came from a second mortgage at 18%. Most of my friends had to reinvent themselves to advance in their professions. Some went for minimal reinvention, taking night courses to stay current in the field or retrain for something related. Others went back to school to get a degree, either the BA never completed when we were younger, or a grad degree in the same or an entirely different field. We didn't all have parents who could afford to pay for college. Mine couldn't. And there was no inheritance in the end. Throughout economic downturns it's important to maintain skills. You can't just play the victim. If your job becomes obsolete, you have to retrain for something else to maintain gainful employment. It was true then, and it is true now. You can't just complain you were victimized by the system that allowed boomers to prosper at the expense of everyone else. Everyone can point to people in a different cohort who have done better or worse than they have. There are plenty of boomers who can't pay for necessities. There are plenty of Gen Xers and younger who are doing just fine. Gen Xers are the sandwich generation now. It's not new. Every generation before us has experienced this. Some Boomers are still caring for aged parents while helping out their adult kids. Generalities cut both ways. This is very true. I have spent the better part of my life reinventing myself. I have gone back to college 3x to learn new things to fill a niche I was where I could see was lacking. TD spent a significant amount of time working in hell holes in order for him to remain employed. As a result, he has a skill set that many his age do not. Of the 12 or so engineers that we go to happy hour with, every single one of them has spent time overseas to remain employed. Those engineers who chose not to follow the jobs during downturns went into management. As a result, there is a dearth of engineers that are lacking that skill set. Most of the 12 engineers have been retired 3-4x, and usually what drives them back to work is a job offer of about 3x the salary of the on staff engineers. Companies that have employees capable of doing this are not about to pay these salaries if they don’t need to. There is about a 20 year gap of experience missing, so when companies come calling they know they have to ante up. We were born at the end of the boomer generation. We got into the job market at a time of 10+% unemployment, a bad recession and 15+% interest rates on housing. My first car had a 14% interest rate. I was about 15 years behind in contributing to a retirement account as I was under a pension. 14 years is 1/3 of a professional life, yet my retirement from those years is only about 10% of all my retirement monies. I didn't start contributing to my 403b until I was 40. On my side, I have 7 nieces and nephews where the oldest is 31. 3 have dipped their toes into the housing market, a 4th is about to. All 4 have individual incomes of over $100k. I have 2 nieces working in the school districts. The youngest has an income of $45k with no education. Her sister makes a bit more with a degree in psychology. One is still in college.
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Post by CCL on Jun 30, 2024 15:07:26 GMT -5
From what I recall you are not using your degrees in your current field? You made choices that got you here. Most boomers I know are living above average. I was born in 75 and I have a pension. This. My parents and their siblings are boomers. Most of the ones I know are living above average too. They paid $50,000 for a house that would sell for $400K today. If they went to college they paid a few thousand dollars a year in cash. Meanwhile younger generations are up to their eyeballs in student loans because their educations cost 10 times as much. Many have worked the same job for decades and have are set with their retirement accounts. Some still work because they are making high salaries and don't have to do much since they have so much seniority. Meanwhile younger people can't move up because they refuse to retire. So the average boomer has a paid off house, is receiving pensions and retirement payouts in addition to social security checks. They're on Medicare while the rest of us pay ridiculous amounts for health insurance. They're living a pretty good life. The only boomers I knkw that are poor are that way because of life choices. I don't know a single boomer with a paid-off house. I agree with Drama. It's the older folks, those in 70s and 80s are the ones who seemed to have it better.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 30, 2024 15:11:26 GMT -5
Well damn, just wrote up a and bunch and lost it again. When this computer is shifted it loses things, will never have another like it.
I'm not fussing at anyone about any decisions they make. I may offer advice, but its up to them to chase or not chose to take it..
I listened to this 91 year old man at my yard sale yesterday. He is extremely wealthy, donates to the community and I imagine pays for his grandkids college educations. He donates a ton of money, donated a building in town to give free food and clothing to people and likely still does. If you saw him you wouldn't think he had 2 dollars to rub together. His folks were wealthy but he worked as a teacher, some of his kids are teachers and his grand kids are too. They carry on the tradition. He just bought more property in a northern state so they own half the lake front of that lake for his extended 50 member family to vacation on together each year.
But he told me something yesterday I like to hear. He said his church withdrew from the Methodist church organization. He said we do not need to discourage people who are LGBT from belonging to our church. He said in Gods eyes we are all gods children no matter what and it needs to be that way. As you know I am not religious, but this old mans pure faith at his age makes you know there are really some true believers out there. And I know from all his anonymous works he is good to. He told me he should not brag but he is happiest of all about the food bank and free clothing he helps with, as his greatest achievement. He said people criticise because some come there that do not need it or are just not good people, but he said its for everyone no matter what.
I think we need to carry this over in our daily lives and hope hubs and I do. We sure try to.
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Post by andi9899 on Jun 30, 2024 15:14:54 GMT -5
What I’m doing right now is struggling not to be an ass in the Presidential thread here, because apparently certain white people don’t get certain jobs because of black managers or because they want to hire a black person instead of certain white persons. The problem is any and everything except the person. I've been avoiding that thread, in case I need to moderate it. do I need to go take a look? 🤦♀️ please, all of you, report things. there's only three of us actively moderating these days. TIA.... -chiver mod It's the same BS as always. Nothing spectacular.
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Post by soupandstew on Jun 30, 2024 15:15:51 GMT -5
Did some reading on my recovery from surgery. I will be sleeping in the recliner because my head is to be elevated. I will clean the cat box completely the day before surgery because I am not supposed to lift anything more than 15 pounds and a week of cat poop and pee weighs more than that. I am supposed to ice my nose for 3 days. I will ask my nephew if either he or his wife can pick up my prepared meals and bring them out. I absolutely will not want to be seen in public even at my coffee shop for a few days. The first two weeks will not be fun. Supposedly pain is a 4 out of 10. I have no idea if I will be offered pain meds. When DH had his two surgeries for large skin cancers on his head, he was given pain meds. He can't tolerate them (stomach issues) but they did prescribe them. His pain was well controlled with OTC Tylenol which he can tolerate. The head elevation and icing really do help control swelling which, in turn, helps control the pain. I'm glad they gave you a really detailed briefing on things - some doctors do a poor job on that.
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Post by CCL on Jun 30, 2024 15:19:47 GMT -5
Just an opinion on boomers who "keep working". Most of my circle of friends do NOT have pensions. IRA's & 401K's were a new thing, and not really trusted to be safe when they first became available, so while some of my friends put some money into them, they didn't max them out. (Yes, that's going to bite my age group later.) So, they're probably going to keep working until they can't, just to be sure they're not living on cat food when they get really old. I just don't want people to think all boomers were born with the same silver spoon in their mouths, because that's not accurate. Oh, and politically, most of my friends vote Democratic. Also there was no Internet back then, so really no good way to get info on 401ks and IRAs. Company matching wasn't common, either. You were really just gambling with your money if you contributed anything.
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Post by soupandstew on Jun 30, 2024 15:33:55 GMT -5
Just an opinion on boomers who "keep working". Most of my circle of friends do NOT have pensions. IRA's & 401K's were a new thing, and not really trusted to be safe when they first became available, so while some of my friends put some money into them, they didn't max them out. (Yes, that's going to bite my age group later.) So, they're probably going to keep working until they can't, just to be sure they're not living on cat food when they get really old. I just don't want people to think all boomers were born with the same silver spoon in their mouths, because that's not accurate. Oh, and politically, most of my friends vote Democratic. Also there was no Internet back then, so really no good way to get info on 401ks and IRAs. Company matching wasn't common, either. You were really just gambling with your money if you contributed anything. There also wasn't much in the way of strong protections in the event of corporate bankruptcy or malfeasance. Even if they had a match, that often went away and sometimes the employee contribution went with it.
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on Jun 30, 2024 15:34:37 GMT -5
This. My parents and their siblings are boomers. Most of the ones I know are living above average too. They paid $50,000 for a house that would sell for $400K today. If they went to college they paid a few thousand dollars a year in cash. Meanwhile younger generations are up to their eyeballs in student loans because their educations cost 10 times as much. Many have worked the same job for decades and have are set with their retirement accounts. Some still work because they are making high salaries and don't have to do much since they have so much seniority. Meanwhile younger people can't move up because they refuse to retire. So the average boomer has a paid off house, is receiving pensions and retirement payouts in addition to social security checks. They're on Medicare while the rest of us pay ridiculous amounts for health insurance. They're living a pretty good life. The only boomers I knkw that are poor are that way because of life choices. I don't know a single boomer with a paid-off house. I agree with Drama. It's the older folks, those in 70s and 80s are the ones who seemed to have it better. Boomers go up to age 78. My parents are all Boomers and have had their houses paid off for a long time. Same with all their siblings in the 70-78 age range. None have a mortgage on their primary house and most have paid off rentals as well.
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 30, 2024 15:47:56 GMT -5
so I've been tied to my kitchen all afternoon with pup food prep, and LD was up my ass about 30min ago. so I left everything as it was and went downstairs with him. the thunder booms over the next 15-20min? woof. I still need to shred the 2nd pass of the IP BSCB, and prep their dinner and mine. I closed the basement door when I came back upstairs just now. probably going to spend a little more time downstairs before setting up dinners. here's hoping these storms pass soon, I wasn't planning on sleeping downstairs til at least Thursday 👎
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Post by Opti on Jun 30, 2024 15:48:28 GMT -5
Its pouring. Apparently I am not doing work laundry today.
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Post by CCL on Jun 30, 2024 15:49:11 GMT -5
Also there was no Internet back then, so really no good way to get info on 401ks and IRAs. Company matching wasn't common, either. You were really just gambling with your money if you contributed anything. There also wasn't much in the way of strong protections in the event of corporate bankruptcy or malfeasance. Even if they had a match, that often went away and sometimes the employee contribution went with it. Yep. Conseco comes to mind.
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Post by busymom on Jun 30, 2024 15:53:23 GMT -5
Also there was no Internet back then, so really no good way to get info on 401ks and IRAs. Company matching wasn't common, either. You were really just gambling with your money if you contributed anything. There also wasn't much in the way of strong protections in the event of corporate bankruptcy or malfeasance. Even if they had a match, that often went away and sometimes the employee contribution went with it. Yup, that's exactly what happened to one 401K that DH had with a company that went under. He did get SOME of his money back, but he lost a chunk of money that he'd put into that account. And, you really have no way to go after a company that has gone belly up. At least, you didn't years ago.
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Post by andi9899 on Jun 30, 2024 15:57:24 GMT -5
This. My parents and their siblings are boomers. Most of the ones I know are living above average too. They paid $50,000 for a house that would sell for $400K today. If they went to college they paid a few thousand dollars a year in cash. Meanwhile younger generations are up to their eyeballs in student loans because their educations cost 10 times as much. Many have worked the same job for decades and have are set with their retirement accounts. Some still work because they are making high salaries and don't have to do much since they have so much seniority. Meanwhile younger people can't move up because they refuse to retire. So the average boomer has a paid off house, is receiving pensions and retirement payouts in addition to social security checks. They're on Medicare while the rest of us pay ridiculous amounts for health insurance. They're living a pretty good life. The only boomers I knkw that are poor are that way because of life choices. I don't know a single boomer with a paid-off house. I agree with Drama. It's the older folks, those in 70s and 80s are the ones who seemed to have it better. I know plenty of boomers with paid off houses. They bought them for nothing compared to today's prices and have lived in them forever.
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Post by daisylu on Jun 30, 2024 15:57:37 GMT -5
Forgot to tell ya'll about my outing yesterday. I made it to the BBQ truck, over the top delicious as always!
But before that was my stop at Ollie's to look for an area rug. Threw some other things in my cart along the way. The rug I picked was in a bin with other rugs marked $30. Of course, when I got to the register the rug I chose had no tag. So manager was called for assistance. He left to look it up, so I paid for my other items in an effort not to hold up the long ass line. I paid and waited at the end of the register for the manager to come back. He came back with a tag and the cashier proceeded to ring up other people. After the 5th person I asked if I could just pay for the rug and be on my way. Her response was "Let me clear the line" - like that was going to happen anytime soon. I could have already been back in line and out the door at that point. An older cashier came over to ask if she could do anything to help the other cashier. She gave her the ticket to ring me up. I did complain to her about the wait after I stepped out of line to wait for the rug tag to be polite. She agreed and used a coupon to get me the rug for $15. Happy overall, but was still peeved that I was treated the way I was by the first cashier when I thought I was being a conscientious customer.
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Post by greenthumb59 on Jun 30, 2024 16:00:10 GMT -5
I'm tired, but I went to bed around 10 and just got up around 10. 12 hours of sleep. I think only 1 Pottie break. Even the cats slept all night without budging, they woke up when I did, so we were all tired. I'm up and need to get busy but sure am tired. Hubs is half way home. I told him to rest, wearing himself down could give the cancer a way to ramp up I fear. I know he needs rest and good nutrition and he is getting neither right now. I worry about him. We have so much to do. I have no idea if they allow cats to roam, the current park does to keep down mice. And with the mice over at that place they sure need to. Behind us is a green belt, and its forested some. I think Smoke would love that. We will see. I am not asking, if I have to keep them in I will try. Maybe they won't, if so that is why they have so many mice. I would worry about letting them roam outside in a new area. Could hubby build a catio for them? They would be much safer. So would the wildlife around your new home!
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Post by Opti on Jun 30, 2024 16:02:34 GMT -5
I don't know a single boomer with a paid-off house. I agree with Drama. It's the older folks, those in 70s and 80s are the ones who seemed to have it better. Boomers go up to age 78. My parents are all Boomers and have had their houses paid off for a long time. Same with all their siblings in the 70-78 age range. None have a mortgage on their primary house and most have paid off rentals as well.
Most of the people I know with paid off houses aren't Boomers. NJ is HCOL to VHCOL so some people have remortgaged houses or have home equity lines of credit to survive. Because of all the unexpected storms and even the NJ earthquake this year there seems to be a lot of big home improvement projects going on around me. Tree removal, driveways, etc. Complex repaired some earthquake damage, but not all. Nice legacy MPL. ![](https://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/JiminiChristmas/ymamsmiles/thumbsup.png) None of the homes my parents owned were ever paid off to my knowledge. Of Mom's two surviving siblings the youngest might be 74/75 or even 78.
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Post by soupandstew on Jun 30, 2024 16:04:09 GMT -5
I don't know a single boomer with a paid-off house. I agree with Drama. It's the older folks, those in 70s and 80s are the ones who seemed to have it better. Boomers go up to age 78. My parents are all Boomers and have had their houses paid off for a long time. Same with all their siblings in the 70-78 age range. None have a mortgage on their primary house and most have paid off rentals as well.
Okay, I got two more years of Boomering - WTF will I be after that? Dead, or just a really cranky old bat?
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Post by Opti on Jun 30, 2024 16:06:26 GMT -5
Just an opinion on boomers who "keep working". Most of my circle of friends do NOT have pensions. IRA's & 401K's were a new thing, and not really trusted to be safe when they first became available, so while some of my friends put some money into them, they didn't max them out. (Yes, that's going to bite my age group later.) So, they're probably going to keep working until they can't, just to be sure they're not living on cat food when they get really old. I just don't want people to think all boomers were born with the same silver spoon in their mouths, because that's not accurate. Oh, and politically, most of my friends vote Democratic. Also there was no Internet back then, so really no good way to get info on 401ks and IRAs. Company matching wasn't common, either. You were really just gambling with your money if you contributed anything. Plus acquistions and mergers that I as a working peon had no control over. I am working because I want to live indoors and eat. Its that simple. There are legions of people in my area of NJ in similar situations. 401Ks and company matches are useless if you get laid off b4 you are vested.
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Post by Opti on Jun 30, 2024 16:07:34 GMT -5
Boomers go up to age 78. My parents are all Boomers and have had their houses paid off for a long time. Same with all their siblings in the 70-78 age range. None have a mortgage on their primary house and most have paid off rentals as well.
Okay, I got two more years of Boomering - WTF will I be after that? Dead, or just a really cranky old bat? You will be a cool exceptional woman either way, but that's just my unpopular opinion.
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on Jun 30, 2024 16:15:34 GMT -5
Boomers go up to age 78. My parents are all Boomers and have had their houses paid off for a long time. Same with all their siblings in the 70-78 age range. None have a mortgage on their primary house and most have paid off rentals as well.
Okay, I got two more years of Boomering - WTF will I be after that? Dead, or just a really cranky old bat? You'll still be a Boomer after that. They are CURRENTLY up to age 78. It's those born between 1946 and 1964.
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