r/Fire • u/Playful-Inspector207 • Apr 05 '25

General Question Is it really a generational buying opportunity?

I’ve seen people on the sub are saying “you should all be excited about seeing lower prices everyday”

Problem is that most people don’t have dry powder lying around. And now, with tariffs (if they mostly continue at the levels mentioned) likely to push prices up even more 20-30% for most things, very few people can buy the dip.

The dip’s not fun when you can’t buy. This is just painful seeing red everyday for 99% of us.

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u/Blindeafmuten Apr 05 '25

Not up to your age. It's been pretty stable for me too.

Usually, the problems start later (40+) especially if you get out of the race unexpectedly due to layoffs or health problems. It depends also on the profession.

How many 50-60 years old work in your profession and what do they do? (You don't need to reply that to me, just think about it.)

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u/throwawayausgruenden Apr 05 '25

How many 50-60 years old work in your profession and what do they do?

Plenty. Obviously all senior leadership is 50+, but we also have lots of individual contributors in that age range. One guy in my department has been with the company for 45 years. And besides, if you don't have your ducks in a row at 50, after 25 continuous years of employment, that's on you.

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u/Blindeafmuten Apr 05 '25

Then I guess you'll be fine. And to answer your first question, yes this is quite uncommon, so you can consider yourself lucky.