08-31-2016, 11:35 AM
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#81
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Hmmmmmmm
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Originally Posted by Regulator75
What is a Bae?
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You haven't come across Bae in your several years of reposting memes off Reddit?
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08-31-2016, 12:25 PM
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#82
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Franchise Player
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Zero. After university I moved to Lloydminster with pretty much no savings and my student loans. Thanks to the previous bust in Lloyd apartments were a dime a dozen and super cheap to rent. Paid off my loan in a year and starting saving after that.
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08-31-2016, 12:31 PM
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#83
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Behind Nikkor Glass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by calgaryblood
You haven't come across Bae in your several years of reposting memes off Reddit?
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Hey funny guy, nope.
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09-01-2016, 01:55 AM
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#84
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
When I moved out and moved in with my wife (gf at the time), I had about $120,000.
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So only at the point of having 120k saved up did you decide it was time to move out? 
Must've truly loved your parents' company.
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09-01-2016, 06:16 AM
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#85
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by djsFlames
So only at the point of having 120k saved up did you decide it was time to move out?
Must've truly loved your parents' company. |
This thread should really be: "How long did your parents put up with you freeloading crap?".
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09-01-2016, 08:17 AM
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#86
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evil of fart
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No money, but moved out the day after my 18th birthday to live in Lake Louise. Lived in staff accommodation so didn't need any money. That was the most fun ever. No responsibilities, snowboard every day, party every night.
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09-01-2016, 08:20 AM
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#87
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Nobody knows what's actually going to happen with real estate in the near future. I'd wait a few months before buying though. It be a bit of a kick in the nuts to have negative equity after saving so long.
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09-01-2016, 08:32 AM
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#88
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
This thread should really be: "How long did your parents put up with you freeloading crap?".
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No kidding. As soon as it came to light that I'd been kicked out of university and I had a decent job, it was strongly suggested that I leave the nest. Oldest of five kids, so freeing up a bedroom was a good thing. No one seemed too concerned if I had much of a nest egg.
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09-01-2016, 02:10 PM
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#89
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Yeah it was a cultural thing for me too.
I hated it at the time. Tough to date, it sucked coming home when you have had 10 beers, but now I am starting to see the benefits.
You can save a LOT of money staying at home and it today's world it makes a big help. My wife and I at the age of 33 are now moving into a million dollar home because we saved up a lot of money at an early age.
Just to be clear, I am not trying to brag or be a dick. I am just illustrating the benefits of staying home. It can pay off in the end if you play your cards right.
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09-01-2016, 02:27 PM
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#90
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
Yeah it was a cultural thing for me too.
I hated it at the time. Tough to date, it sucked coming home when you have had 10 beers, but now I am starting to see the benefits.
You can save a LOT of money staying at home and it today's world it makes a big help. My wife and I at the age of 33 are now moving into a million dollar home because we saved up a lot of money at an early age.
Just to be clear, I am not trying to brag or be a dick. I am just illustrating the benefits of staying home. It can pay off in the end if you play your cards right.
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It's gotta suck for the parents too though. What's the benefit for them?
Plus, kids are the worst cockblockers. If your old man was still around, his balls must have been bluer than Pappa Smurf.
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09-01-2016, 02:34 PM
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#91
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$120k is nice and all and congrats on the million dollar house. But you maybe also missed out on some amazing experiences being your parents dependent instead of being independent at an earlier age. I am there to support my kids when they need it but I want them out there experiencing life on their own. And I sure as hell don't want them regularly staggering home drunk while I'm footing the bill.
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09-01-2016, 02:35 PM
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#92
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It's gotta suck for the parents too though. What's the benefit for them?
Plus, kids are the worst cockblockers. If your old man was still around, his balls must have been bluer than Pappa Smurf.
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Not sure he was a "kid" at this point.
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09-01-2016, 02:37 PM
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#93
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Find it somewhat pointless to save $120K just to end up buying a $1mm house. Gawd I freak out over my tiny mortgage.
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09-01-2016, 02:41 PM
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#94
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
$120k is nice and all and congrats on the million dollar house. But you maybe also missed out on some amazing experiences being your parents dependent instead of being independent at an earlier age. I am there to support my kids when they need it but I want them out there experiencing life on their own. And I sure as hell don't want them regularly staggering home drunk while I'm footing the bill.
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Living alone and being single, while utterly depressing in many ways, is something everyone should definitely experience. I was living with my parents throughout my early twenties so this is the first time I'm single and don't have to worry about :
A) telling the girl you live at home (maybe it's just me but I DREADED this at 23/24)
B) Having somewhere to take them with total privacy
It feels like those two issues were huge. Really regret not living alone when I was younger.
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09-01-2016, 02:46 PM
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#95
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Not sure he was a "kid" at this point.
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Still a kid, just an adult kid. Which is probably worse. You can hide things easier from a child, but when you live with your adult kid at home, you can't just koala style in the kitchen and not expect your kid to walk in and start making toast.
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Find it somewhat pointless to save $120K just to end up buying a $1mm house. Gawd I freak out over my tiny mortgage.
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He said it was a cultural thing, so I am guessing the expectation is that one day, the elderly parents will move in with him and return the freeloading favour. A bigger house with an in-law suite is probably a good investment.
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09-01-2016, 02:51 PM
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#96
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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That's one hell of a carrying cost.
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09-01-2016, 03:05 PM
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#97
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: 30 minutes from the Red Mile
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A month's pay, which was $1400 working two P-T jobs. I was 19 and my parents gave me a 30% down payment on my first 1-bedroom condo next to the MRU. Bought it pre-sale at 99k the day I turned 18 and traded it for a 2-bdrm in the mid-2000s, rode the boom up to a nice townhouse in a fancy pretentious neighbourhood, got married & divorced, sold the townhouse, gave the ex-wife 10% down for her condo across the street and bought myself a house on the other end of town, now finding the house way too big but no regrets, mortgage + utilities is still cheaper than a typical O&G guy's car payment.
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09-01-2016, 03:33 PM
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#98
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Find it somewhat pointless to save $120K just to end up buying a $1mm house. Gawd I freak out over my tiny mortgage.
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Jesus, no kidding.
Put 100 down on a 400k place and laugh yourself silly in 10 years time.
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09-01-2016, 03:37 PM
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#99
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by polak
Living alone and being single, while utterly depressing in many ways, is something everyone should definitely experience.
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Why do people imply that living by yourself is depressing / lonely? YOu don't have someone else to clutter your place up, the look and feel is totally yours, and whenever you want (ahem) company over, just make it happen.
Hate this stigma that being by yourself is wrong or something. Sheesh.
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09-01-2016, 03:38 PM
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#100
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by polak
Living alone and being single, while utterly depressing in many ways, is something everyone should definitely experience. I was living with my parents throughout my early twenties so this is the first time I'm single and don't have to worry about:
A) telling the girl you live at home (maybe it's just me but I DREADED this at 23/24)
B) Having somewhere to take them with total privacy
It feels like those two issues were huge. Really regret not living alone when I was younger.
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Not unless you are dating a girl that also lives at home!
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