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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
I never realized 2008 was that bad tbh, guess shit is different when you're a kid.
gpt
I hit the jackpot hard on the 2008 crash.  I had just joined the military in 2007 and saved up enough to use my VA loan to buy a house.  I was able to buy just at the very bottom of the crash.

That single decision has grown and generated about a quarter million in wealth over the past 14 years, and I only had to come out of pocket about $5000 to buy that first house for $114k.  It's now worth $350k.