2016 Postmortem

Demsrule86

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179. It is not easy

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 11:16 PM

Apr 2016

My son just got a house at 25...we live in Ohio where houses are quite cheap...between Warren and Youngstown...he is in Austintown. He lucked out and went to work for GM...auto's provide a decent living so far.

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I will never own a home. I will probably never save enough in a 401k. [View all] DFab420 Apr 2016 OP

So what do you do for a living? What skills have you honed in your mid to late 20's? snooper2 Apr 2016 #1

I am a 3D Animator and Illustrator. I actually just finished publishing my first book and DFab420 Apr 2016 #5

What type of Illustration? PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #10

I mean it's all digital but I use a tablet and pen so it's kind of hand drawn? DFab420 Apr 2016 #23

Look at the post i just made in the bernie group about web development Baobab Apr 2016 #30

See I adore. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #43

If you're interested in trading services. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #57

Wasn't much of that work off shored or am I mis-remembering again? haikugal Apr 2016 #25

Thank Lucas and ILM for offshoring much of that work... PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #44

Thought so..my son was interested in doing similar work. Thanks for the info. nt haikugal Apr 2016 #60

No problem. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #64

Agree totally. nt haikugal Apr 2016 #70

If you just finished publishing a book, you're missing a bet MineralMan Apr 2016 #75

It's called Filbert: Floating on Air, good for kids. Or if you like coloring books haha. DFab420 Apr 2016 #216

Congratulations Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #166

It's called Filbert: Floating on Air. It's a kids book about a whale that learns to fly.. DFab420 Apr 2016 #218

Do you have animation/illustration experience CoffeeCat Apr 2016 #175

What was your major in college? beaglelover Apr 2016 #2

Animation. DFab420 Apr 2016 #6

You can be anything you want if you work hard at it. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #3

Agreed! NWCorona Apr 2016 #7

ROFL angrychair Apr 2016 #78

Of course they do. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #85

This is a capitalist country lancer78 Apr 2016 #161

Then may it be you. Splinter Cell Apr 2016 #183

I was just making a comment lancer78 Apr 2016 #187

Maybe we need something else. OkSustainAg Apr 2016 #202

To risk his life Avalon Sparks Apr 2016 #162

The game has always been fixed. puffy socks Apr 2016 #129

JFC eom TransitJohn Apr 2016 #116

What are you smoking? progressoid Apr 2016 #198

If I didn't know you, this would read as sarcasm. zigby Apr 2016 #210

Do what your Dad did savalez Apr 2016 #4

In my darkest, poorest years(and there were many)I never thought that a politician redstateblues Apr 2016 #8

It's more about having a leader that can set the agenda DFab420 Apr 2016 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Apr 2016 #71

Did you basically say Gwhittey Apr 2016 #109

Nope I said it's basically up to you to make your life better. I was in worse shape that the poster redstateblues Apr 2016 #152

There was a time you could assume LiberalElite Apr 2016 #142

I'm 67-been through Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama redstateblues Apr 2016 #154

This makes sense now GummyBearz Apr 2016 #158

Is this all you took from her/ his OP? artislife Apr 2016 #188

I'm in a similar position. Turning 30 in a couple months, & I also don't think I'll ever own a home. Svafa Apr 2016 #9

Have you considered? PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #11

It's a cool concept, but I am a city girl through and through. Svafa Apr 2016 #14

Please consider it. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #46

Side work! metroins Apr 2016 #17

I do. Svafa Apr 2016 #21

Nice. metroins Apr 2016 #24

Thanks. It's easy to get discouraged. My friends are all in even worse Svafa Apr 2016 #28

We're on the same page metroins Apr 2016 #33

This is the problem. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #38

Funny how boomer families made it on just one salary... Avalon Sparks Apr 2016 #163

They had a lot less stuff. People didn't eat out nearly as often. Kids didn't get brand name raccoon Apr 2016 #206

Translation: Don't look for leadership to actually care artislife Apr 2016 #189

If you can keep a roof over your head, thats the important thing. Baobab Apr 2016 #35

For now! My job isn't secure, so I have enough in savings to get by for a couple of months Svafa Apr 2016 #37

Just getting by. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #73

Two is better than one. If you find the right person and marry, you share expenses brush Apr 2016 #42

Me finding the right person! Svafa Apr 2016 #62

That is sad. It's hard to find the right person but don't give up. Many people do. brush Apr 2016 #67

That's kind of the philosophy I go by. Svafa Apr 2016 #79

So true Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #168

Actually it is cheaper to buy than rent in Ohio. we can do it Apr 2016 #171

MOVE!! metroins Apr 2016 #12

Yea that's not going to happen, that's not where the work is. Moving somewhere cause it's cheap DFab420 Apr 2016 #15

Texas is most certainly where work is metroins Apr 2016 #18

That's what your parents did. savalez Apr 2016 #20

Um, no? They met in BU and landed on the outskirts of Boston because that's were two young students DFab420 Apr 2016 #26

You didn't ruin anything. savalez Apr 2016 #34

Commuting is less and less important due to the internet. Baobab Apr 2016 #41

Illustrator Creative Circle 69 reviews - Dallas, TX $37.50 an hour - Contract snooper2 Apr 2016 #27

Creative Circle greymattermom Apr 2016 #61

It might be good if somebody is planning to move, to move now, before the rush. Baobab Apr 2016 #36

We moved from a fifth wheel in the Arizona desert and within ohheckyeah Apr 2016 #90

There are a bunch of daunting problems for both younger and older people. Baobab Apr 2016 #117

Where I live - most of us built our own houses womanofthehills Apr 2016 #205

Congratulations. ohheckyeah Apr 2016 #215

I live in a city with a cost of living that is relatively very low, yet Svafa Apr 2016 #16

Side work! metroins Apr 2016 #22

My guess is that you are self employed and by that I mean you own, others labor while you doodle Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #69

I doubt my clients would say that metroins Apr 2016 #74

I'm from Michigan, and the idea that there are cheap homes is just a myth. Romulox Apr 2016 #48

Lansing metroins Apr 2016 #50

I just put Charlotte, Mi in Zillow.com. I stand by my assertion. nt Romulox Apr 2016 #56

52 results metroins Apr 2016 #58

100k for an old home in a dead/dying agricultural town 80 miles from the jobs is no great bargain. Romulox Apr 2016 #76

Thank you! Homes are not cheap or easy to get into. Moving is no longer the best, fastest haikugal Apr 2016 #63

The idea that moving is a solution to a poor economy is a myth. RedCappedBandit Apr 2016 #130

What are the prices in Da Yoo Pee 1939 Apr 2016 #132

More than $50k gollygee Apr 2016 #172

I live in Ohio Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #180

There are not decent homes for 50k in Michigan gollygee Apr 2016 #150

The same is true for my son. I'm so, so sorry. haikugal Apr 2016 #19

I disagree. LP2K12 Apr 2016 #29

You are living proof savalez Apr 2016 #59

yes - poor people are just lazy. RedCappedBandit Apr 2016 #131

That's your opinion. Not mine. n/t savalez Apr 2016 #135

... RedCappedBandit Apr 2016 #137

What is your definition of success? savalez Apr 2016 #139

Whatever the definition - you're still blaming those who don't achieve it. nt RedCappedBandit Apr 2016 #140

Whatever... Believe what you want. savalez Apr 2016 #144

Lol. Sure. nt RedCappedBandit Apr 2016 #147

You may be better off not owning a home. It is a hyped "American Dream" to keep Jitter65 Apr 2016 #31

Don't consider renting ANYTHING freedom. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #55

It worked for me. I never felt freer. But thanks for telling me how I should feel. nt Jitter65 Apr 2016 #99

I just can't stand the idea of renting. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #107

You pay for all that stuff while renting. mythology Apr 2016 #114

It's all about picking careers wisely in this economy. anotherproletariat Apr 2016 #32

I searched 'Illustrator' in USAJOBS and see quite a few opportunities. one is with Obama :P"Office o Sunlei Apr 2016 #39

yes, but greymattermom Apr 2016 #66

Don't make excuses. A person can place in their local zipcode on dotGov view hundreds of jobs. Sunlei Apr 2016 #72

Please understand that not everyone had it like your parents did, either. hamsterjill Apr 2016 #40

I was never an affluent boomer, either Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2016 #165

Well Said! Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #45

Another factor about whether or not to have kids: Global Warming Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #47

Nice post. Nail meet head. Recommended. mmonk Apr 2016 #49

Well, I changed careers at least four times after MineralMan Apr 2016 #51

You have been talking to the wrong people Runningdawg Apr 2016 #52

Thank you for this- it IS possible. we can do it Apr 2016 #173

Your vote is not a joke. onecaliberal Apr 2016 #53

I'm in the same boat and I'm 54. The Midway Rebel Apr 2016 #54

I hear you, but 30 seems a little young to give up, so to speak. Hoyt Apr 2016 #65

TPP WON'T help that. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #77

I disagree, because we've had over 50 years of experience with similar dispute mechanisms Hoyt Apr 2016 #80

120 years after a creators death is too long Hoyt. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #94

I don't know. Someone keeping the rights to intellectual property like art doesn't bother me. Drugs Hoyt Apr 2016 #106

See but I'm talking about the creator of the work being long dead. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #108

If you are buying a recording, you are paying for the performance. Beethoven, etc., have been dead Hoyt Apr 2016 #111

I'm not talking about not paying someone who actually did their own recording. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #120

Tax royalties enough, and it goes back to society. I'm fine with hiking taxes on such income. Hoyt Apr 2016 #121

It's NOT the same. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #174

Oh, I believe in imminent domain to build hospitals, public schools, etc. Nor do I have a problem Hoyt Apr 2016 #194

Like I said, I don't have a problem with the original creator being remunerated. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #199

So an investor pays Prince for the rights to his songs because Prince wants money Hoyt Apr 2016 #208

Blaming others for your own bad decisions... beachbum bob Apr 2016 #68

Yeah following their passion. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #82

How dare someone follow their dreams, right? MirrorAshes Apr 2016 #84

His point does not include...hey I made a decision that beachbum bob Apr 2016 #88

You're treating him like he chose to work at McD's. MirrorAshes Apr 2016 #91

So if I'm working paycheck to paycheck it's not my fault beachbum bob Apr 2016 #95

Entitlement! LOL! MirrorAshes Apr 2016 #98

The American Dream is still an attainable goal. 1939 Apr 2016 #138

You are getting a lot of advice that sounds very right wing. SalviaBlue Apr 2016 #81

In terms of apprenticeship. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #86

Do you want to forge the blade of the halberd, or just make the shaft? Recursion Apr 2016 #159

I would kinda like both. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #186

Seriously! I was wondering what site I was on for a while here! smirkymonkey Apr 2016 #115

Yea, its crazy how many people claim they are liberals SalviaBlue Apr 2016 #148

Thank god you said it laundry_queen Apr 2016 #155

Spot on Salvia Avalon Sparks Apr 2016 #170

Many apprenticeships, particularly union apprenticeships pay. PersonNumber503602 Apr 2016 #193

It sounds very Hillary, to me. "Bootstraps!" "Pluck!" "Gumption!" lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #204

If these aren't actual Cons posting these things... SalviaBlue Apr 2016 #207

are you confusing internship with apprenticeship? to my understanding you have to apprentice when dionysus Apr 2016 #220

I may be. Thanks for pointing that out. SalviaBlue Apr 2016 #224

While many older folks will tell you nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #83

I see some potential for me to make money with bumper stickers. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #89

I know nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #101

Yeah I think I have a market for this particular one, especially given how the Saudi's are in hot wa PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #191

What are you talking about Radiography? taught_me_patience Apr 2016 #122

And many hospitals are now using specialists nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #124

It is illegal to use foreign radiologists to read exams in the United States taught_me_patience Apr 2016 #125

Here nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #126

This is a completely bullshit article taught_me_patience Apr 2016 #128

I'm facing many of these same issues. I am also a Hillary supporter. MirrorAshes Apr 2016 #87

Is editor something you're good at? PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #97

It is actually! It's hard to find a steady job-- MirrorAshes Apr 2016 #100

Well, I'm looking at writing something. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #110

Not to be depressing Dem2 Apr 2016 #92

In all honesty tell her she needs to intern every free second she has, no summer jobs, interning. DFab420 Apr 2016 #102

Thank you Dem2 Apr 2016 #103

Apply your 3D skills to something else. Throd Apr 2016 #93

This thread has been all kinds of illuminating n/t Godhumor Apr 2016 #96

Sorry DFAB420, but it seems that you want a pitty party when what you need is a dose of tough love. politicaljunkie41910 Apr 2016 #104

sorry you feel that way. MFM008 Apr 2016 #105

Rest assured, your vote for Bernie is not a waste. NorthCarolina Apr 2016 #112

Mid 40s, same boat. PowerToThePeople Apr 2016 #113

This thread is hilarious. "Bootstraps, motherfucker!!" TransitJohn Apr 2016 #118

I know! It's incredible, isn't it?!?!? Coventina Apr 2016 #119

Sure beats "I'm fucked forever, there will be no hope!" Throd Apr 2016 #123

I err on the side of kindness and compassion, as a general rule. TransitJohn Apr 2016 #127

i don't think your vote is a waste. i don't think you want free stuff. La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #133

Reading this thread you'd think nobody ever struggled but for their own lack of drive. nt RedCappedBandit Apr 2016 #134

Ayn Rand would probably be voting HRC. PowerToThePeople Apr 2016 #136

Considering there is a thread mocking the 27 dollar donations DFab420 Apr 2016 #143

Some day soon PowerToThePeople Apr 2016 #145

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service IronLionZion Apr 2016 #160

Ya, that's the word for it... Hydra Apr 2016 #157

very very very well put eom LiberalElite Apr 2016 #141

Former illegal immigrant - home owner jaceaf Apr 2016 #146

Excuse? Hissyspit Apr 2016 #149

You have your whole life ahead of you. RandySF Apr 2016 #151

When I graduated college, the unemployment rate was higher than the worse unemployment rate Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #153

I'm sorry. Did I miss the part where you got your MBA? wildeyed Apr 2016 #156

I did not get my first house until I was 34 years old Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #164

43 for me. LuvLoogie Apr 2016 #178

It is not easy Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #179

54 for me... VOX Apr 2016 #197

Just don't give up. Keep looking for opportunities. Barack_America Apr 2016 #167

Owning a home is not always as great as you may think IronLionZion Apr 2016 #169

Life is day to day. Make peace with it. Find a mate. The rest will follow. LuvLoogie Apr 2016 #176

It is super hard! Silver_Witch Apr 2016 #177

Oh good Lord. Fortunes change. You'll be fine. Work hard and make your own path. nt BreakfastClub Apr 2016 #181

Very true Yupster Apr 2016 #184

I'm sorry things shook out this way. Jester Messiah Apr 2016 #182

I'm forty-three and have never Norrin Radd Apr 2016 #185

I have read through the comments artislife Apr 2016 #190

Yep! Right wing cons have nothing on them dana_b Apr 2016 #213

It is. artislife Apr 2016 #217

they're some bootstrap pullin mofos all right! dionysus Apr 2016 #221

At least you don't have to mow any lawns. PersonNumber503602 Apr 2016 #192

Bootstraps make a nutritious broth when steeped overnight in poverty juice Fumesucker Apr 2016 #195

I'm a boomer and I don't have much treestar Apr 2016 #196

The thing in question is that forjusticethunders Apr 2016 #200

Do not count yourself out My Good Babushka Apr 2016 #201

Not this boomer, I got out as soon as I could CanonRay Apr 2016 #203

This thread is really fucking depressing. Most replies are how "I did it, I'm fine, you can too" yodermon Apr 2016 #209

Yea, shows you really what this board has become... DFab420 Apr 2016 #211

take heart in the fact that most of the people posting "i'm doin great, why aren't you?" who dionysus Apr 2016 #222

tell it! The boomers had more "free stuff" than you OR I (Gen Xer) dana_b Apr 2016 #212

I have wondered when this topic would surface, the very real fact that our working class and middle Todays_Illusion Apr 2016 #214

people should be outraged that our standards have fallen so far. you used to be able to support a dionysus Apr 2016 #223

Just a question: Ms. Yertle Apr 2016 #219