BOOMER: “Just buy a house instead of renting.”
ME: “Average house is $420,000.”
BOOMER: “Get a mortgage then.”
ME: “Rates are at 7%. That’s $2,800 a month.”
BOOMER: “Cut back on expenses.”
ME: “I don’t eat out. I don’t travel. I drive a 2015 Civic.”
BOOMER: “Maybe get a second job.”
Funny how every solution means working more for a system that keeps making the finish line further away.
But nobody ever tells the banks to lower the rates.
BOOMER: “Nobody wants to work anymore.”
ME: “The warehouse down the road pays $18 an hour.”
BOOMER: “That’s good money.”
ME: “Average rent is $2,200.”
BOOMER: “Get roommates. Work overtime. Stop complaining.”
Funny how every “solution” demands workers lower their standards, kill their free time, and live like broke college students forever.
But nobody ever tells corporations to pay enough to survive.
Having a job and living alone is such a crazy combo. You go home, shower, eat, scroll through your phone, and stay silent until you talk to someone at work the next day.
Chris Getz is in a trading mood!
Nolan Jones had an incredible 2023, posting a 137 wRC+ across 106 games as a 25 year old for COL. Since then, he’s struggled to find it again, striking out nearly 30% of the time.
The upside is big here, but it’s gonna take some work.
Trade news: The Philadelphia Phillies are acquiring center fielder Derek Hill and international bonus money from the Chicago White Sox for outfield prospect Dylan Campbell and infield prospect Jose Colmenares, sources tell ESPN.