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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...
Mischievous double fault public bath
  03/22/18
Win thi$
peach market
  03/22/18
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Mischievous double fault public bath
  03/22/18
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Buff Indian Lodge Sandwich
  09/30/18
Cops don't make that much starting
carnelian laser beams
  03/22/18
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Mischievous double fault public bath
  03/22/18
that's poverty wages in that city
Snowy big doctorate location
  03/22/18
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Mischievous double fault public bath
  03/22/18
lol...you jumped directly from the #1 most expensive US metr...
black nighttime pistol roommate
  03/23/18
Poasting was the only reason that Peterman was able to achie...
Misanthropic Shrine Electric Furnace
  03/22/18
Its mostly white baby boomers rofl
swashbuckling jade foreskin hospital
  03/22/18
I guess that's ok for their children as they can give them m...
Cocky provocative coffee pot gaming laptop
  03/22/18
lmao boomers booming it all away
harsh topaz liquid oxygen
  03/22/18
is that why they are called boomers?
Cocky provocative coffee pot gaming laptop
  03/22/18
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Dead Indigo Mediation Station
  03/22/18
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swashbuckling jade foreskin hospital
  03/22/18
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Mischievous double fault public bath
  03/22/18
http://www.megamillions.com
peach market
  03/22/18
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mewling drunken love of her life piazza
  03/22/18
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Mischievous double fault public bath
  03/22/18
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tan box office boiling water
  09/30/18
Wealth should not include equity in a primary residence.
judgmental ebony water buffalo
  03/22/18
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carnelian laser beams
  03/22/18
(does not live in NYC/LA/SF)
spectacular fiercely-loyal resort patrolman
  03/22/18
You need to live somewhere, so home equity is not a lump of ...
judgmental ebony water buffalo
  03/22/18
if you live in a 2M home in NY then move to FL for retiremen...
Cocky provocative coffee pot gaming laptop
  03/22/18
sure it is. can’t i remortgage the equity and continuously r...
Exciting address
  03/22/18
What could go wrong?
judgmental ebony water buffalo
  03/22/18
yes, upside is generally accompanied by risk in modern finan...
Exciting address
  03/22/18
Because if the market tanks you could be underwater on your ...
judgmental ebony water buffalo
  03/22/18
If the market tanks your stocks could lose value. If runawa...
Mauve menage
  03/23/18
i do give some credit to the idea of marking home equity, 40...
spectacular fiercely-loyal resort patrolman
  03/22/18
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Mischievous double fault public bath
  03/22/18
Everything other than home equity should count.
Infuriating Bat-shit-crazy Nibblets Lettuce
  03/24/18
Wealth =/= investable cash Also, unless you live in a sha...
Mauve menage
  03/22/18
Just sell your house and live somewhere cheaper when it pull...
judgmental ebony water buffalo
  03/22/18
So? Spending your money means you can't use it on other thi...
Mauve menage
  03/23/18
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Histrionic Property Codepig
  03/23/18
not everyone lives in mom's basement forever
Amethyst incel ape
  03/23/18
Why not?
Mauve menage
  03/22/18
You almost certainly have familial and emotional obligations...
judgmental ebony water buffalo
  03/22/18
i see what you're saying, but an asset being illiquid -/->...
Histrionic Property Codepig
  03/23/18
I think that can be true for a lot of assets (cars, jewelry)...
Mauve menage
  03/23/18
how is this possible, i thought an absurdly low number of bo...
harsh topaz liquid oxygen
  03/22/18
Average wealth is >$900k, median is <$300k. Rich ou...
judgmental ebony water buffalo
  03/22/18
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swashbuckling jade foreskin hospital
  03/22/18
Median is 170 according to the article. Still sounds high to...
Electric pea-brained messiness
  03/22/18
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Mischievous double fault public bath
  03/22/18
170 is high? JFC none of you people live in New Jersey.
Primrose zombie-like space kitty cat
  09/30/18
property rich, cash poor
amber philosopher-king clown
  03/22/18
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Khaki Antidepressant Drug
  03/22/18
it wouldn't surprise me if both were true. I could see 1/...
Cocky provocative coffee pot gaming laptop
  03/22/18
didn't click but has to be including their home values ton...
chest-beating gunner bawdyhouse
  03/22/18
A bunch of them rode the housing bubble all the way: bought ...
Soul-stirring nowag
  03/23/18
white or (((white)))?
ivory corner
  03/23/18
pretty sure it's like 6/7 for (((whites)))
Odious cobalt partner coldplay fan
  03/23/18
I’m probably a paper millionaire including home equity (incl...
Vibrant brunch kitty
  03/23/18
If your wife works say *we*. You by yourself are not a paper...
Odious cobalt partner coldplay fan
  03/23/18
Fair. I edited before I saw your post.
Vibrant brunch kitty
  03/23/18
This works very well where the couple is committed to stayin...
Odious cobalt partner coldplay fan
  03/23/18
Neither of us is from a broken home, at least.
Vibrant brunch kitty
  03/23/18
So you probably have lots of Jew gold buried in the backyard...
ivory corner
  03/23/18
I should go check.
Vibrant brunch kitty
  03/23/18
damn among the xoxo cohort, like college educated whites and...
disrespectful point candlestick maker
  03/23/18
other data: about 8% of households (calculated based on the...
disrespectful point candlestick maker
  03/23/18
Is a million supposed to be a lot in 2018? That was a lot of...
Trip pozpig
  03/23/18
but tbf, $1mm gets you 30 years of $65k distributions assumi...
disrespectful point candlestick maker
  03/23/18
(guy who doesn't think 1 out of 7 xo posters are worth $1+ m...
Amethyst incel ape
  03/23/18
What percentage of households with members in their 30s have...
Startling floppy mother field
  03/23/18
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Mischievous double fault public bath
  09/30/18
A lot of Boomers are rich, news at 11.
Primrose zombie-like space kitty cat
  09/30/18


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Date: March 22nd, 2018 10:18 PM
Author: Mischievous double fault public bath

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: peach market
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: Mischievous double fault public bath



(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: Buff Indian Lodge Sandwich



(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: carnelian laser beams

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: Mischievous double fault public bath



(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: Snowy big doctorate location

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: Mischievous double fault public bath



(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: black nighttime pistol roommate

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: Misanthropic Shrine Electric Furnace

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: swashbuckling jade foreskin hospital

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: Cocky provocative coffee pot gaming laptop

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: harsh topaz liquid oxygen

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: Cocky provocative coffee pot gaming laptop

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: Dead Indigo Mediation Station



(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: swashbuckling jade foreskin hospital



(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: Mischievous double fault public bath



(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: peach market

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: mewling drunken love of her life piazza



(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: Mischievous double fault public bath



(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: tan box office boiling water



(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: judgmental ebony water buffalo

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: carnelian laser beams



(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: spectacular fiercely-loyal resort patrolman

(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: judgmental ebony water buffalo

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: Cocky provocative coffee pot gaming laptop

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: Exciting address

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: judgmental ebony water buffalo

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: Exciting address

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: judgmental ebony water buffalo

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: Mauve menage

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: spectacular fiercely-loyal resort patrolman

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: Mischievous double fault public bath



(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: Infuriating Bat-shit-crazy Nibblets Lettuce

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: Mauve menage

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: judgmental ebony water buffalo

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: Mauve menage

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: Histrionic Property Codepig



(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: Amethyst incel ape

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: Mauve menage

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: judgmental ebony water buffalo

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: Histrionic Property Codepig

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: Mauve menage

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: harsh topaz liquid oxygen

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: judgmental ebony water buffalo

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: swashbuckling jade foreskin hospital



(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: Electric pea-brained messiness

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: Mischievous double fault public bath



(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: Primrose zombie-like space kitty cat

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: amber philosopher-king clown

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: Khaki Antidepressant Drug



(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: Cocky provocative coffee pot gaming laptop

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: chest-beating gunner bawdyhouse

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: Soul-stirring nowag

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: ivory corner

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: Odious cobalt partner coldplay fan

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: Vibrant brunch kitty

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: Odious cobalt partner coldplay fan

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: Vibrant brunch kitty

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: Odious cobalt partner coldplay fan

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: Vibrant brunch kitty

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: ivory corner

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: Vibrant brunch kitty

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: disrespectful point candlestick maker

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: disrespectful point candlestick maker

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: Trip pozpig

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: disrespectful point candlestick maker

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: Amethyst incel ape

(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: Startling floppy mother field

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: Mischievous double fault public bath



(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: Primrose zombie-like space kitty cat

A lot of Boomers are rich, news at 11.

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