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1 in 7 white households have $1M net worth. U post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/03/white...
Gold passionate point
  03/22/18
Win thi$
Arrogant school cafeteria
  03/22/18
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Gold passionate point
  03/22/18
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duck-like vermilion macaca toaster
  09/30/18
Cops don't make that much starting
at-the-ready razzmatazz friendly grandma
  03/22/18
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Gold passionate point
  03/22/18
that's poverty wages in that city
ruby sinister property new version
  03/22/18
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Gold passionate point
  03/22/18
lol...you jumped directly from the #1 most expensive US metr...
Pink Harsh Karate
  03/23/18
Poasting was the only reason that Peterman was able to achie...
hyperactive sepia hospital trump supporter
  03/22/18
Its mostly white baby boomers rofl
Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap genital piercing
  03/22/18
I guess that's ok for their children as they can give them m...
dun curious party of the first part
  03/22/18
lmao boomers booming it all away
rose house
  03/22/18
is that why they are called boomers?
dun curious party of the first part
  03/22/18
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fishy station clown
  03/22/18
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Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap genital piercing
  03/22/18
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Gold passionate point
  03/22/18
http://www.megamillions.com
Arrogant school cafeteria
  03/22/18
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Silver Half-breed
  03/22/18
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Gold passionate point
  03/22/18
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overrated theater stage crotch
  09/30/18
Wealth should not include equity in a primary residence.
Zippy dashing step-uncle's house
  03/22/18
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at-the-ready razzmatazz friendly grandma
  03/22/18
(does not live in NYC/LA/SF)
elite principal's office fanboi
  03/22/18
You need to live somewhere, so home equity is not a lump of ...
Zippy dashing step-uncle's house
  03/22/18
if you live in a 2M home in NY then move to FL for retiremen...
dun curious party of the first part
  03/22/18
sure it is. can’t i remortgage the equity and continuously r...
appetizing chest-beating feces stage
  03/22/18
What could go wrong?
Zippy dashing step-uncle's house
  03/22/18
yes, upside is generally accompanied by risk in modern finan...
appetizing chest-beating feces stage
  03/22/18
Because if the market tanks you could be underwater on your ...
Zippy dashing step-uncle's house
  03/22/18
If the market tanks your stocks could lose value. If runawa...
Deranged heaven
  03/23/18
i do give some credit to the idea of marking home equity, 40...
elite principal's office fanboi
  03/22/18
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Gold passionate point
  03/22/18
Everything other than home equity should count.
Buck-toothed carmine shrine love of her life
  03/24/18
Wealth =/= investable cash Also, unless you live in a sha...
Deranged heaven
  03/22/18
Just sell your house and live somewhere cheaper when it pull...
Zippy dashing step-uncle's house
  03/22/18
So? Spending your money means you can't use it on other thi...
Deranged heaven
  03/23/18
...
galvanic church
  03/23/18
not everyone lives in mom's basement forever
Diverse Boltzmann
  03/23/18
Why not?
Deranged heaven
  03/22/18
You almost certainly have familial and emotional obligations...
Zippy dashing step-uncle's house
  03/22/18
i see what you're saying, but an asset being illiquid -/->...
galvanic church
  03/23/18
I think that can be true for a lot of assets (cars, jewelry)...
Deranged heaven
  03/23/18
how is this possible, i thought an absurdly low number of bo...
rose house
  03/22/18
Average wealth is >$900k, median is <$300k. Rich ou...
Zippy dashing step-uncle's house
  03/22/18
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Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap genital piercing
  03/22/18
Median is 170 according to the article. Still sounds high to...
autistic comical ticket booth associate
  03/22/18
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Gold passionate point
  03/22/18
170 is high? JFC none of you people live in New Jersey.
Tan sick legal warrant
  09/30/18
property rich, cash poor
bat shit crazy business firm
  03/22/18
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arousing alcoholic ceo
  03/22/18
it wouldn't surprise me if both were true. I could see 1/...
dun curious party of the first part
  03/22/18
didn't click but has to be including their home values ton...
concupiscible ruddy library
  03/22/18
A bunch of them rode the housing bubble all the way: bought ...
costumed glittery forum
  03/23/18
white or (((white)))?
Lemon orchestra pit scourge upon the earth
  03/23/18
pretty sure it's like 6/7 for (((whites)))
Purple 180 center
  03/23/18
I’m probably a paper millionaire including home equity (incl...
contagious kink-friendly rigor tanning salon
  03/23/18
If your wife works say *we*. You by yourself are not a paper...
Purple 180 center
  03/23/18
Fair. I edited before I saw your post.
contagious kink-friendly rigor tanning salon
  03/23/18
This works very well where the couple is committed to stayin...
Purple 180 center
  03/23/18
Neither of us is from a broken home, at least.
contagious kink-friendly rigor tanning salon
  03/23/18
So you probably have lots of Jew gold buried in the backyard...
Lemon orchestra pit scourge upon the earth
  03/23/18
I should go check.
contagious kink-friendly rigor tanning salon
  03/23/18
damn among the xoxo cohort, like college educated whites and...
Puce Mischievous Shitlib Native
  03/23/18
other data: about 8% of households (calculated based on the...
Puce Mischievous Shitlib Native
  03/23/18
Is a million supposed to be a lot in 2018? That was a lot of...
Misanthropic travel guidebook immigrant
  03/23/18
but tbf, $1mm gets you 30 years of $65k distributions assumi...
Puce Mischievous Shitlib Native
  03/23/18
(guy who doesn't think 1 out of 7 xo posters are worth $1+ m...
Diverse Boltzmann
  03/23/18
What percentage of households with members in their 30s have...
soul-stirring bisexual base weed whacker
  03/23/18
...
Gold passionate point
  09/30/18
A lot of Boomers are rich, news at 11.
Tan sick legal warrant
  09/30/18


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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:18 PM
Author: Gold passionate point

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/03/white-families-are-twice-as-likely-to-be-millionaires-as-a-generation-ago/?utm_term=.e42043bd2ced



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665806)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:25 PM
Author: Arrogant school cafeteria
Subject: Win thi$

http://www.megamillions.com

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665873)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:43 PM
Author: Gold passionate point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666091)



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Date: September 30th, 2018 10:35 PM
Author: duck-like vermilion macaca toaster



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#36930010)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:28 PM
Author: at-the-ready razzmatazz friendly grandma

Cops don't make that much starting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665911)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:47 PM
Author: Gold passionate point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666135)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:57 PM
Author: ruby sinister property new version

that's poverty wages in that city

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666235)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:59 PM
Author: Gold passionate point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666262)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:19 AM
Author: Pink Harsh Karate

lol...you jumped directly from the #1 most expensive US metro to the #2.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669415)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:19 PM
Author: hyperactive sepia hospital trump supporter

Poasting was the only reason that Peterman was able to achieve that. What say you to that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665816)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:24 PM
Author: Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap genital piercing

Its mostly white baby boomers rofl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665866)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:27 PM
Author: dun curious party of the first part

I guess that's ok for their children as they can give them money and pass it on... unless you have a lot of brothers and sisters, then ur fucked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665899)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:32 PM
Author: rose house

lmao boomers booming it all away



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665943)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:35 PM
Author: dun curious party of the first part

is that why they are called boomers?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665992)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:35 PM
Author: fishy station clown



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665993)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:36 PM
Author: Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap genital piercing



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666005)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:45 PM
Author: Gold passionate point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666110)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:31 PM
Author: Arrogant school cafeteria

http://www.megamillions.com

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665939)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:45 PM
Author: Silver Half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666108)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:46 PM
Author: Gold passionate point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666123)



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Date: September 30th, 2018 10:18 PM
Author: overrated theater stage crotch



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#36929925)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:31 PM
Author: Zippy dashing step-uncle's house

Wealth should not include equity in a primary residence.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665938)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:32 PM
Author: at-the-ready razzmatazz friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665948)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:32 PM
Author: elite principal's office fanboi

(does not live in NYC/LA/SF)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665952)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:35 PM
Author: Zippy dashing step-uncle's house

You need to live somewhere, so home equity is not a lump of investable cash.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665986)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:36 PM
Author: dun curious party of the first part

if you live in a 2M home in NY then move to FL for retirement, it basically is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666002)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:55 PM
Author: appetizing chest-beating feces stage

sure it is. can’t i remortgage the equity and continuously reinvest it in equities?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666201)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:58 PM
Author: Zippy dashing step-uncle's house

What could go wrong?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666252)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 11:02 PM
Author: appetizing chest-beating feces stage

yes, upside is generally accompanied by risk in modern financial markets. and therefore...you actually can’t reinvest the value represented by the equity in your home? cmon man.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666298)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 11:26 PM
Author: Zippy dashing step-uncle's house

Because if the market tanks you could be underwater on your home. And if everyone does what you say then that will happen much sooner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666551)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:18 AM
Author: Deranged heaven

If the market tanks your stocks could lose value. If runaway inflation happens your cash could lose value. A lot of things could make your net worth decrease, but that doesn't mean it's *not* net worth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669407)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:57 PM
Author: elite principal's office fanboi

i do give some credit to the idea of marking home equity, 401K, 529, etc., to 0 in net worth calcs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666239)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 11:20 PM
Author: Gold passionate point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666488)



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Date: March 24th, 2018 1:29 AM
Author: Buck-toothed carmine shrine love of her life

Everything other than home equity should count.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35675987)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 11:25 PM
Author: Deranged heaven

Wealth =/= investable cash

Also, unless you live in a shack, you can sell your house and live somewhere cheaper.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666535)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 11:30 PM
Author: Zippy dashing step-uncle's house

Just sell your house and live somewhere cheaper when it pulls your kid out of a good school district.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666603)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 10:50 AM
Author: Deranged heaven

So? Spending your money means you can't use it on other things. That doesn't mean it's not part of your worth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669201)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:23 AM
Author: galvanic church



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669459)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:19 AM
Author: Diverse Boltzmann

not everyone lives in mom's basement forever

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669416)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 11:24 PM
Author: Deranged heaven

Why not?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666528)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 11:28 PM
Author: Zippy dashing step-uncle's house

You almost certainly have familial and emotional obligations that make primary residence equity less fungible than, say, a stock portfolio. Primary residences are not simply another asset class.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666586)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:23 AM
Author: galvanic church

i see what you're saying, but an asset being illiquid -/-> you don't count it in your net worth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669456)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 12:07 PM
Author: Deranged heaven

I think that can be true for a lot of assets (cars, jewelry). There are other qualities that make assets more or less fungible, but I don't think they should be excluded from net worth (unless you're going to totally redefine what it means).

Maybe some other classification (easily investable worth?) makes sense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669858)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:32 PM
Author: rose house

how is this possible, i thought an absurdly low number of boomers had even like 10K saved for retirement

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665947)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:34 PM
Author: Zippy dashing step-uncle's house

Average wealth is >$900k, median is <$300k.

Rich outliers skew the numbers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665970)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:34 PM
Author: Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap genital piercing



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35665984)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:39 PM
Author: autistic comical ticket booth associate

Median is 170 according to the article. Still sounds high to me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666035)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:49 PM
Author: Gold passionate point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666142)



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Date: September 30th, 2018 10:23 PM
Author: Tan sick legal warrant

170 is high?

JFC none of you people live in New Jersey.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#36929944)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:36 PM
Author: bat shit crazy business firm

property rich, cash poor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666001)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 11:22 PM
Author: arousing alcoholic ceo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666511)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:37 PM
Author: dun curious party of the first part

it wouldn't surprise me if both were true.

I could see 1/7 people having 1M in assets.

I could also see 4/7 having less than 100K in assets.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666012)



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 11:25 PM
Author: concupiscible ruddy library

didn't click but has to be including their home values

tons of boomers in CA and east coast are "millionaires" that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35666544)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:20 AM
Author: costumed glittery forum

A bunch of them rode the housing bubble all the way: bought in Los Altos for 250k and are now sitting on a 2.5 million house

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669425)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:09 AM
Author: Lemon orchestra pit scourge upon the earth

white or (((white)))?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669323)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:11 AM
Author: Purple 180 center

pretty sure it's like 6/7 for (((whites)))

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669338)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:13 AM
Author: contagious kink-friendly rigor tanning salon

I’m probably a paper millionaire including home equity (including wife’s claim on assets).

Problem is a lot of it is home equity that I can’t easily access.

I still feel poor as fuck and am constantly nervous about me or wife getting Lathamed.

I’m (((white))), so make of that what you will.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669352)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:14 AM
Author: Purple 180 center

If your wife works say *we*. You by yourself are not a paper millionaire. You and your wife are.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669360)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:15 AM
Author: contagious kink-friendly rigor tanning salon

Fair. I edited before I saw your post.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669374)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:16 AM
Author: Purple 180 center

This works very well where the couple is committed to staying together forever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669394)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:17 AM
Author: contagious kink-friendly rigor tanning salon

Neither of us is from a broken home, at least.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669397)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:14 AM
Author: Lemon orchestra pit scourge upon the earth

So you probably have lots of Jew gold buried in the backyard then

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669361)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:16 AM
Author: contagious kink-friendly rigor tanning salon

I should go check.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669388)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:15 AM
Author: Puce Mischievous Shitlib Native

damn among the xoxo cohort, like college educated whites and asians living in a top 15 population city and above age 40 i bet this number has to rise to like 1/4.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669385)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:19 AM
Author: Puce Mischievous Shitlib Native

other data: about 8% of households (calculated based on the 10mm millionaire figure assuming 125mm households) have $1mm in investable assets excluding home equity

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/22/record-number-of-millionaire-households-in-us.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669417)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:19 AM
Author: Misanthropic travel guidebook immigrant

Is a million supposed to be a lot in 2018? That was a lot of money in 1985. It's nothing in 2018. I'm worth like $1.5 million. I still have to work. That amounting money just means if I get fired I can spend 6 months looking for a job instead of immediately selling a kidney or driving Uber. $5 million is the new $1 million just like 250k is the new $100k for a good salary. $100k now is nothing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669420)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:25 AM
Author: Puce Mischievous Shitlib Native

but tbf, $1mm gets you 30 years of $65k distributions assuming 6% returns.

So you already know you can retire at 65.

And you are young so if you can double that by 55 you probably could retire then (if OK to live on fixed income).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669478)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 11:21 AM
Author: Diverse Boltzmann

(guy who doesn't think 1 out of 7 xo posters are worth $1+ million)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35669433)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 3:13 PM
Author: soul-stirring bisexual base weed whacker

What percentage of households with members in their 30s have a net worth of 1 million?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#35671593)



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Date: September 30th, 2018 10:17 PM
Author: Gold passionate point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3926199&forum_id=2#36929914)



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Date: September 30th, 2018 10:21 PM
Author: Tan sick legal warrant

A lot of Boomers are rich, news at 11.

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