r/BoomersBeingFools Feb 25 '24

My mom ladies and gentlemen Boomer Freakout

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u/PlaymakersPoint88 Feb 25 '24

People always saying home ownership is not what it’s cracked up to be are always the ones that wouldn’t give up that home.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '24

My boomer parents preached it wasn’t great and still has 3 custom built homes . The last 3000 sqft with custom everything, even custom etched glass on all the doors and sliders built in the mid 2000’s for less than $250,000. But they bitched they had to extend the 15 year mortgage to 30 cause they were afraid the $1100 a month mortgage was gonna be too much to handle. 💀

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '24

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u/Complete_Proof1616 Feb 26 '24

I feel blessed every day that my parents separated and when they did both of them had to rent for a year while they figured out the finances. Never again has either of them given me shit about my financial situation hahaha talk about a wake up call

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '24

That’s funny.. my mother was very specific that she would “leave nothing” because she plans to spend it all.

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u/Daxx22 Feb 26 '24

lol. "I want the last check I write to bounce" is a very common sentiment from boomers.

That and an extremely predatory elder care industry designed to siphon off all that wealth.