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[quote=Anonymous]There were pros and cons OP.

I'm now 59, and the 90s were the best time in my life, mostly because I was young.

On the plus side: rents were lower, cars and gas prices were lower, and while salaries were lower I could afford to rent a two bedroom townhouse with a roommate. Places weren't as crowded and it was affordable to actually go to concerts and an occasional vacation.

On the minus side: in the early 90s there was a recession, so much like today I was competing with 200+ candidates for my lower library job. Had to move into the deep south to find a job. Interest rates were high and most people I know could not afford to buy a house unless you had two people working for a number of years and saving for that down payment. I did have some student loans, but they were not as bad as the ones younger people have today.

There was a lot of optimism and hope that the future would be better though. Now, I really don't see that and it's something I miss; I am also not optimistic about the US or making it out of the climate crisis unscathed. [/quote]

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