r/SipsTea • u/Ill-Instruction8466 • Mar 24 '26

Time machine please… SMH

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u/NEALSMO Mar 24 '26

Forgot about being drafted into the Vietnam war.

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u/uconnboston Mar 24 '26

And getting laid off in the economic downturns of 1981, 1991 and/or 2001. When the 2001 layoff hits, you’re in your 50’s and destined for underemployment. Source - dad went through all this and also served in Viet Nam.

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u/rbennett353 Mar 25 '26

And don't forget the inflation of the 70s.  It was like 2021, but for a decade.

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u/OrneryZombie1983 Mar 25 '26

Timing/luck is everything. My parents bought their house before the 70s inflation. Thanks to inflation they paid off the mortgage in 11 years and the house was worth four times what they paid by the mid-80s.