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Could you really buy a 2-story Victorian house by selling balloons back in the day?
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>>220805478
the house was kinda cheap
and it was probably an inherited house that he never bought
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>>220805478
Helium's cheap if you mine it yourself.
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>>220805478
it had been abandoned since they were kids. also, even if it wasn't yes you could.
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>>220805478
Boomers had it easy. You could buy a house working part time as a bagboy
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>>220805478
Yes, those balloons are extremely overpriced. Selling shit to children is one of the best way how to make money.
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>>220805478
His wife was a zoologist, probably most of their money was hers
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>>220806715
They couldn't even afford to take 1 vacation in their entire lives yet could still afford a house.
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>>220806765
Literally me since buying a house
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>>220806765
Or they were simply working hard and saving money because they wanted a nice house and would go on more trips when they accomplish that goal, you know like responsible adults.
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>>220806322
It's a refrence to "It's a Wonderful Life"
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>This is seen as an unachievable and unrealistic goal in 2026
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>>220807470
particularly the 'wife' part
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>>220806765
Other stuff they have to spend money on keeps popping up, the opening montage clearly shows this you tiresome bore



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