Unpopular opinion: The trades are underpaid

[jwitten82]

I have done it and I know others have done it; you really have never see it so of course its impossible.
To start with you cannot afford a $1500 or more mortgage a month or paying $300 a month payments for two cars or $1000 a month on credit cards
Got news for you; lots of people live pretty well not spending that much

Lol i dont know a place where you can even get a $1500 mortgage payment, one bedroom apartment are running for 1200 or more

 

[jwitten82]

you still have rose colored glasses on about unions
I saw them destroy the economy in a town driving a business out of there due to unreasonable union officers

Im saying their standard of wages are better, there's no really denying that

 

[gtb1943]

Lol i dont know a place where you can even get a $1500 mortgage payment, one bedroom apartment are running for 1200 or more

I am paying one right now. Got a $170,000 mortgage on a five bedroom two bathroom house on two thirds of an acre of land
and my payment is $1400 a month.
So you TRULY do not live in any place NORMAL people do

 

[jwitten82]

I am paying one right now. Got a $170,000 mortgage on a five bedroom two bathroom house on two thirds of an acre of land
and my payment is $1400 a month.
So you TRULY do not live in any place NORMAL people do

I live in Dallas

 

[gtb1943]

Im saying their standard of wages are better, there's no really denying that

seen plenty of non union people making more money
man you really do not get out with regular people at all

 

[jwitten82]

I am paying one right now. Got a $170,000 mortgage on a five bedroom two bathroom house on two thirds of an acre of land
and my payment is $1400 a month.
So you TRULY do not live in any place NORMAL people do

When did you get it?

 

[gtb1943]

I live in Dallas

I live in Utah;a and before that lived in Las Cruces NM and before That Watertown NY and in each place my rend for a HOUSE was less than $1000 a month

 

[jwitten82]

seen plenty of non union people making more money
man you really do not get out with regular people at all

Lol i am regular people. Been in the construction industry for 8 years, believe me, the wages for the work is not that good

 

[gtb1943]

When did you get it?

1.5 years ago
As I said you know nothing about normal people

 

[jwitten82]

I live in Utah;a and before that lived in Las Cruces NM and before That Watertown NY and in each place my rend for a HOUSE was less than $1000 a month

What year did you get your current house

 

[gtb1943]

Lol i am regular people. Been in the construction industry for 8 years, believe me, the wages for the work is not that good

my best friend is an auto mechanic; and makes around $75,000 a year near Grand Junction Colorado

 

[gtb1943]

What year did you get your current house

I already said that but since you clearly have problems with Math Jan 2023

 

[jwitten82]

1.5 years ago
As I said you know nothing about normal people

Plenty of normal people will agree with me. The median price for a home in Dallas is $386,000. 60k a year is not enough when interest rates are 7% , which means your mortgage payment will be at least $2000 with 3.5% down

 

[gtb1943]

Plenty of normal people will agree with me. The median price for a home is $386,000. 60k a year is not enough when interest rates are 7% , which means your mortgage payment will be at least $2000 with 3.5% down

Got news for you
median price does not mean DICK
Lots of people own homes at less than $200,000 in value
MILLIONS do
as I have said again and again you do know not anything about normal people

 

[jwitten82]

Got news for you
median price does not mean DICK
Lots of people own homes at less than $200,000 in value
MILLIONS do
as I have said again and again you do know not anything about normal people

I dont think you know what median means lol. What year did they get those 200k houses? Any house at that price in Dallas is a house that needs a TON of work

 

[rags747]

Lol i dont know a place where you can even get a $1500 mortgage payment, one bedroom apartment are running for 1200 or more

$1.5k per month would cover an approx $300k 30 year mortgage At 5%.

 

[jwitten82]

$1.5k per month would cover an approx $300k 30 year mortgage At 5%.

Not sure where you're getting your numbers from, mortgage calculator that includes taxes fees for a house that cost 300k with 5% down is still a 2500 a month mortgage payment. I dont think yall realize how high interest rates are right now

 

[gtb1943]

I dont think you know what median means lol. What year did they get those 200k houses? Any house at that price in Dallas is a house that needs a TON of work

Well guess what dude. The world is not Dallas or SF or NY etc
Lots of people live real lives on less then your so called great experience thinks possible
I have lived all over the country and see it again and again
snobs really are very ignorant of normal people
median is just a stat that is only important to people who think they are important

 

[Creeper]

I imagine that someone could make a living in my area fixing Washers/Dryers and dishwashers and the like.

There was two people in the past that worked on these things in our area. One guy moved. The other guy worked as an older man until his health prevented him from working.

Nobody has filled that void.

Now it seems most people will just buy a new one instead of paying way too much to take it to a place like sears that over charged...and I am not even sure they do it anymore.

Some goes for TV repairs. People just go get new ones cause they can not find a repair man around my area.

Thankfully we still have a couple of places for small engine repairs like push mowers, riding mowers and weed eaters.

Honestly, one problem is how much it costs to repair appliances today. Everything is controlled by computers and specialized circuit boards. I had my kitchen renovated in 2013. All new appliances, including a washer and dryer for a laundry room off the kitchen area. After 6 years, and coincidentally after the warrantees expired, the appliances started to fail one by one. The Washing machine needed two boards and the repair cost me over $600. The electric oven upper heating coil failed and cost over $500. The stove igniter failed and was continuously making that clicking sound. That was $580. The microwave above the electric over failed and cost almost $800 - and it has never been the same. I looked up the parts online to see if I was being ripped off, and all the boards and parts would have cost be about the same as what the repair guys charged. I can see why some people might just dump their old appliances in favor of new ones. Nothing as expensive as these devices should fail after only 6 years.

I started repairing my own TVs and monitors. They are not as complicated or dangerous to work on as the old tube TVs. In most cases it's a capacitor or two that goes bad, or the backlight LEDs get old and brittle. They are easy enough to replace. Or if modules go bad, you can find replacements online for less than what it would cost to get a TV repair guy to do it.

I honestly think prices for these repair parts are set at a number where it is just cheaper than the point where you would go buy a new appliance. But I do think a good repair guy could make a good living, and repairing appliances for the most part is not as dirty as plumber in crawlspaces and dingy basements or bathrooms.

 

[jwitten82]

Well guess what dude. The world is not Dallas or SF or NY etc
Lots of people live real lives on less then your so called great experience thinks possible
I have lived all over the country and see it again and again
snobs really are very ignorant of normal people
median is just a stat that is only important to people who think they are important

Lol again, you're talking to a normal person. Ive been in the construction industry for a little while now, people EVERYWHERE are complaining about the price of houses. Sorry dude, not everyone wants to live a thousand miles from nowhere. Most millennials and gen Z worry if they'll ever be able to afford a home, try talking to regular people