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  • DoghouseCharlie [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    I get to walk everywhere now but if I ever want to stop paying rent to a leech my most likely prospect is my parents land but I'd need a vehicle 'cause it's a 40 minute commute to literally anything from there. My question is, what's that little electric truck in that screencap, can you get that in the US, and would it work on a bumpy mountain road 40 minutes to and 40 minutes from work/groceries?

    • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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      2 years ago

      What if I told you...

      ...that there's a place in America where you can buy a decent house for less than 100k, and have a <20min bike ride to get pretty much anywhere in town?

        • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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          2 years ago

          Lol no, it's a college town. It's not Youngstown either (but that could fit the bill? Idk I've never been to Youngstown but I feel like I live in a more appealing place).

        • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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          edit-2
          2 years ago

          Below 50k and banks will be reluctant to give you a mortgage for that little.

          It's like 3-4 years of one minimum wage worker's total gross wages to buy a house outright. 3 proles sharing a 3br apt, working 20 hours/wk and being thrifty, they'll afford a down payment within 1 year. How is that not cheap enough?

          EDIT: I'm talking outright, not yearly or monthly. Monthly total cost would be below $1000 including utilities.

          By thrifty most of what I mean is not operating more than 1 car between 3 people. Because car ownership costs about ($2500 + [miles per day]*100) a year.

          I would tell you all the cool things you could ride your bike to but I'd be doxxing myself.

          • DoghouseCharlie [he/him, comrade/them]
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            2 years ago

            I mean if it's that easy why isn't everyone doing it? I have no friends, no credit, and no job prospects besides the one I'm at now I lucked into. I'm hoping to get something very small on the land my parents have that's already hooked up for power and well water. I might have 20k saved up in two years from right now if nothing comes up between now and then but I'd need a vehicle too.