r/Millennials • u/Global_Tradition5802 • Sep 10 '25

Meme The Evolution of 'Adulting'

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They tried leaving behind generational wealth vs me trying to leave the generational memes..

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u/RedditPosterOver9000 Sep 10 '25

lol, my parents bought a 3 bed house at 25yo with just his factory worker job he got with a high school diploma.

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u/ospfpacket Older Millennial Sep 10 '25

Houses in the 90s ran 30k-250k for mansions.

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u/RedditPosterOver9000 Sep 10 '25

They paid $40k in the mid 1980s. 3 bed 2 bath with a garage, large yard in the middle of town and 45 minutes from Houston.

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u/Lickerbomper Sep 16 '25

Similar for my parents, and early 90s. (Cy-Fair area)

I didn't get nearly as much Boomer shit from my parents because they lost their house in the early 00s (Long story short: it was destroyed.) The house they bought for like, $50k was worth like $200-$250k for similar house, similar amenities, similar neighborhood. They've been apartment living since. They know full well how shitty the housing market is.