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Median family income in the US increased from $10,000 in 1971 to $106,000 today, only a 10x increase.
However, the median cost of homes increased from $25,000 to $445,000, a 17x increase.
And the median cost of cars increased from $3,600 to $50,000, a 14x increase.
The median cost of college increased from $2,900 a year to $45,000, a 16x increase.
And the average cost of healthcare per person increased from $350 to $14,600, a 42x increase.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE.
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People don’t realize what’s happening.
$2,000,000,000,000 wiped out from the US stock market in the past month.
Truly insane numbers.
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OpenAI’s planned cash burn is insane...
Tesla burned $9.3B before turning profitable.
Netflix burned $11.1B before turning profitable.
Uber burned $11.2B before turning profitable.
OpenAI plans to burn $218B.
I’m sure everything is fine.
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The most worrying stat of the month:
Pending Home Sales falls to lowest level lowest level ever recorded.
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You need to earn 80% more than you did before the pandemic to comfortably afford a home.
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A $400K mortgage is now $3,000/month.
A $400K mortgage was $1,500/month in 2021.
$1,500 more each month for the same home. Wild.
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Just one generation ago, our parents bought homes, raised children, paid for college, took vacations, and retired comfortably… all on one middle-class salary.
What happened?
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Good employees don't quit jobs, they quit:
• Low pay
• Bad bosses
• Office politics
• Toxic workplaces
• Micro-management
• Feeling undervalued
• No work-life balance
• Lack of opportunities
It's 100% okay to leave jobs that no longer serve you.
It's important to be happy where you work. You spend a lot of time there.
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Why can't data centers use regular water? Why does it have to be clean drinking water?
Not used water. Not recycled water. Clean drinking water?
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Deaths are higher in emergency rooms of hospitals owned by private equity firms, per Harvard University.
They did the math: It’s cheaper to let you die than to save you with a procedure you can’t afford.
This is what happens when profits are prioritized over people.
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Every Republican since Eisenhower has increased the deficit.
Every Democrat since Carter has decreased the deficit.
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The DOW has fallen below 50,000 today.
$1 trillion was wiped out from the US stock market.
No one tell Pam Bondi.
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Millennials living through their jobs replaced by AI, unaffordable housing, $1.7 trillion student loan debt, a global pandemic, 4 recessions, and 7 stock market crashes, all before hitting 45.
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A $100,000 salary in 1990 would be over $250,000 in today's dollars.
A $100,000 salary today would be less than $40,000 in 1990.
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Honestly... any salary under $50,000 for jobs requiring college degrees should be illegal.
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JUST IN: You can now use buy now, pay later for your rent.
Rent Now, Pay Later is a new option for renters where you pay a fee or a monthly subscription and if you miss a payment, interest rates go way up.
THIS IS VERY VERY BAD.
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If you’re in your 20’s or 30’s, consider this a blessing and invest for your retirement.
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This is insane.
2005: Median Home Price: $220,000
2025: Median Home Price: $420,000
A 91% increase.
2005 Median Salary: $44,326
2025 Median Salary: $56,292
A 27% increase.
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Own a home and married by age 30 in the US:
2025: 12%
2010: 25%
2000: 35%
1990: 43%
1980: 45%
1970: 48%
1960: 52%
This is crazy.
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An entire generation is now realizing that owning a home will NEVER be an option for them.
Our parents bought homes with single incomes and now you can’t even rent a 2 bedroom without dual incomes.
This isn’t a personal failure, it’s a system failure.
Society isn’t ready for the consequences of this. A generation with ZERO stake in the system would rather watch it all burn down.
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BREAKING: Investment Funds are holding the lowest cash level on record at 3.2%.
All while Trump wants the Fed to cut rates with the S&P 500 near all-time highs.
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