Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 9197633)

My cousin and his family just came back from a Banff/Canmore trip.
When he got back to Los Angeles, he messaged me, "Holy shit, I want to become Canadian after seeing Banff!" :seriously:

:gtfo:

Originally Posted by spoon.ek9 (Post 9197636)

Banff is indeed beautiful though lol. I just never appreciated it as a kid.

Originally Posted by whitev70r (Post 9197574)

From someone on reddit who did the math, FWIW. Obviously, details can vary with price of home, how much a person makes (single/married/how many kids), how much down, etc. Anyhow, you can create a scenario, plug in numbers and show me how it is so much different today than it was in the 80's.

Average price 1980 of single detached = $180,000, in 2023 = $1,956,000 (looking primarily at the Hotspot of Vancouver)

Interest high 1981 = 19.29%. If entire cost is mortgage, it works out to roughly $2917/mth at 25y amortization. Average family income is 30K, so 12x2917 / 30K = 116% or so going to home

Let's look at 2023. Interest now is 6.04. Lets buy a steal of a property at 1.5M. The payment is now $9701, same amortization. Average family income is 110k. 12x9701 / 110k = 105% of income going to home.

Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 9197633)

My cousin and his family just came back from a Banff/Canmore trip.
When he got back to Los Angeles, he messaged me, "Holy shit, I want to become Canadian after seeing Banff!" :seriously:

:gtfo:

Originally Posted by spoon.ek9 (Post 9197710)

Out of curiosity, I looked up the price for one night at Chateau Lake Louise during Xmas. It's a whopping $450 per night for their cheapest room. I suppose that shouldn't shock me but man, so much for that. I guess it'll just be a day trip if we visit Banff this Christmas (gf has never been).

Originally Posted by mikemhg (Post 9197698)

That math doesn't work :lol

It doesn't even take into account the down payment needed, and how long that takes to amass. Also neglects the other inflationary costs of current goods, education nowadays, etc.

It's not a simple conclusion to make with just the above.

Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 9197700)

no waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy reddit can NEVER be wrong! :ahwow: /sarcasm

Originally Posted by whitev70r (Post 9197714)

It's over $500/nt here at Chateau Fairmont Waterfront in October!

Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS (Post 9197722)

Sooo experts of RS, my buddy gave me this smoked fish and I didn't think to refrigerate it. It's vacuum sealed still but I left it under my desk (in a basement) for the last two months.

Should I eat it? Do I feed my family this? Are we all gonna get botulism and turn into vegetables?

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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD (Post 9197741)

I hated the 981 GTS I tracked - terrible steering feel.
991 Cup car was way beyond my skill level, esp with braking.

Think I would enjoy a GT4 RS?
I'm in Atlanta, and Porsche Drivingt experiecnce is offering a 90 minute session for $1450.

Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 9197139)

Some kid in my old team asked for a raise. He's doing well for the type of work he's doing, experience, and work/life balance in comparison to the industry and a US-based equivalent role in a tech hub. At the end of year performance review, he asked me to bump his salary to $150K because "it wasn't in line with the industry and it's hard to save." Then he tells me he's going to Paris next month and waiting for his Audi SQ5 to be delivered. I was like wut? :pokerface: