1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Higher percentage of povery based on population out there

Means technically, it costs less to live here

 

@Ozark_RegCab what company is your mom CEO of

 

I worked for about 3 weeks in a Podunk town 2 hours south of St Louis in 200. I couldn't get out of there fast enough. I'm sure it hasn't improved much since.

 

Social security?

 

Yep, this!

I don't share what others have told me about their salaries/etc because that's personal

And only some people know of my own salary/wages because that too is personal

With that said, my own experience combined with the experiences shared by many others only reinforces the fact that you - don't have to be rich to live in a nicer state, and can still have a comfortable living and even own a house

If you live in a shit state, and don't live comfortably, you're doing something wrong

And when I say comfortably, I do not mean materialism because that's not how you measure success

I mean you live within your means, you're not paycheck to paycheck so to speak, you can save money to better your future, etc

 

Then it's safe to assume she's lived there and has been established for quite some time; she own her house outright?

If so, that's not a fair comparison

Buying a home for $200k in an area with a higher poverty rate is far from saying "it's cheaper here than CA"

 

She owns it yea. Ithaca had a good economy cause of Cornell and Ithaca College, but the surrounding areas are pretty rural and can get poor.

 

Publicly available data suggests it's harder to live out there than here

Waiting for your next "it's super expensive to live in the West coast" statement

 

Which speaking of, I still want a shop as big as @Wulf or @Speedytech7

 

That’d be interesting to see what regions have the best purchasing power. If you can get a job with a good salary in a lower COL city like Tulsa or Columbus, you can do pretty well.

 

Wait I don’t have electrical gremlins..

 

It was just monitor split between two laptops. A later docking station supported hdmi that I switched to.

 

No but you have other perceived issues that aren't stopping you from driving it

 

So, personal question

Why limit yourself?

You have a degree (some of us don't), you have experience in your field by the sound of it, why not aim higher? Relocate? Buy that nice 100 series you want? Experience life outside of misery I mean Missouri?

 

Get a good retirement.

 

Some people never achieve this; it's great to see when people can, especially friends/family you want to see succeed.

 

I pay into my retirement stuff a decent amt. I'm skeptical I'll live long enough to use it though.

 

I remember when old VWs smelled like sulfuric acid.

 

We never know right?

Life's crazy and fucked up all at once!

Least you have a Steam Deck to enjoy! I returned the Rog Ally as the clunkiness of Windows on a portable was just unbearable.

 

Yea I can’t even picture the world in 35 years. Will there even still be a monetary system or stock market?