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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
Last year, I bought a house for 440k (my first house at 33).
I put 200k down, all cash that I grinded from working. I come from a very modest background, so I didn't receive anything from no one, I'm just well educated and made a good salary in the past few years. Now, take me, the exact same person in 1981, with 200k adjusted for the year 1981, that's around 58.5k. That would have bought you a median ish house outright in 1981.

So the same fucking person in 1981 gets a house 100% paid versus now, I have paid only 45% on it. (and I'm nowhere near a major city)

But please continue to show your ignorance.

Perhaps it was not possible for you specifically to buy a house outright in 1981, but it was certainly not impossible like it is now.
gpt
Congratulations on buying your first house. Glad you had a high salary and were able to save all that money for your big down payment. I worked hard to get through school without any financial support from my parents.  With my 1st job I wasn't as lucky as you salary-wise, I guess.  My starting salary was quite modest but I was the family breadwinner.  I did my best.  

I was paying off big education loans and Daycare for our child was more than our house payment.  But somehow we scraped by.  We couldn't start saving anything for kid's college funds or retirement until years later.  So no cash payment for a house for us.  (Or anyone else I ever knew).  But that was just our circumstance.  You seem to be doing much better at your age than many of us Boomers did and that's ok.  So, you are doing everything right.  Why so angry, then?   I sure don't begrudge you your success.  I only wish you more. 

My original post was about the fact that Boomers did not have the pleasure of living in a time when one parent could work and have a comfortable life.  That was our WWII generation parents.  Just correcting the record.  I know Boomer-bashing is a favorite sport for some on Reddit but at least get your facts straight!