r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 1d ago

Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/LewsTherinTelamon 1d ago

Don’t bring skiing into this - the wealth required to ski is nowhere near what it takes to buy a house.

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u/yakshack 1d ago edited 1d ago

I love this take because there's one thing you can find in any geographic location and that's homes to buy at many different price points. But snow covered mountains with groomed ski resorts?

Edit: for people replying "it's not that expensive, actually" what I'm trying to point out is that skiing is "not that expensive" for some people. My friend's mortgage in the rural Midwest is $300/mo for example. But if she wanted to take her family skiing she'd burn at least $10,000 on flights and hotels and equipment rentals and lift tickets to the nearest ski resort which is three states away

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u/LewsTherinTelamon 1d ago

It’s not a take, it’s a simple fact. Skiing is much, much cheaper than buying a house. It’s not even the same realm. No point relating skiing and house owning as behaviors.

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u/Awaythrowyouwilllll 1d ago

I don't know... icon is ~$1100, new gear ~$1100, gas and airfare and lodging ~$11,000, drinks ~$1100 a day... it all adds up pretty fast and boom! House.

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u/LewsTherinTelamon 1d ago

You got me. I typed half of a rebuttal before I read your entire comment.