Either they work wells in bumfuck South Dakota or they are a SRE with a Silicon Valley company.
Comment on Anon lives with their parents
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
If they saved enough for a house in three years, either they have a highly lucrative job or they’re in a market where homes are cheap or some combination of the two.
vanderbilt@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Taleya@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Or they don’t live in the US at all. Wild concept, but entertain it for a second
vanderbilt@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It was a shitpost my dude. Their country flag is literally visible in the OP pic.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I wonder if the Portuguese flag was some sort of clue hmm
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
My area, you can get a house for 100k, a better one for 200k. If you’re saving most all income from a 75k job like programming, seems reasonable to be able to afford a house in that timeframe. But that’s with very very little spending and still pretty cheap houses.
RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Where do you live that houses are 100-200k and programmers make 75k?
GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Where are “programmers” making less than 75k in the west?
Tja@programming.dev 6 months ago
Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, UK (outside of London)…
SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 6 months ago
In Germany it’s difficult to get past 75k
zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
2015
BluesF@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The UK? Sounds about right in GBP.
snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 6 months ago
They spelled 1973 single wide trailer wrong.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Huh? Rates are crazy but you don’t need much to get into a reasonable loan. If they had a semi decent job, say, 75k a year, and legit only paid for the things they mentioned, they’d have enough for a down payment on a modest place ez.
Tja@programming.dev 6 months ago
Entry level jobs in Portugal are more like 15k a year.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Why would an entry level job in Portugal be ready to buy a house in the American market?
Tja@programming.dev 6 months ago
Because the screenshot shows someone in Portugal bragging about buying a house and stull living with their parents?
Jolteon@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
3 years is definitely a good amount of time to get a solid down payment. It’s not like a 25-year-old is going to buy a house with cash.
Tja@programming.dev 6 months ago
Are you suggesting Anon lied???
Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Depending on what anon does it’s possible. The flag is Portuguese you could pick up a one bedroom apartment for 3 years wages if you don’t live in Lisbon. Or in Lisbon if you have a good job.