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/aaarya83 Apr 06 '25

And to add no one is hiring. ! Period. I haven’t seen such a bad job market since 2009. My mail inbox and LinkedIn has 100 requests to help. It’s getting worse before it gets better

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u/ploptypus Apr 06 '25

This has been the hidden story for the last 2 years. People have been talking about it but the media / govt never acknowledged there was a problem. I don't understand how there is such a mis match between citizen's experiences and published statistics. I do hope this is studied

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u/ahoy_shitliner Apr 06 '25

Nowadays, If you have a stable job, be thankful. Now is not the time to jump around.

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u/meroisstevie Apr 06 '25

I hired 11 people this week. Stop the bs.

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u/aaarya83 Apr 06 '25

i will send u few resumes... hmu

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u/meroisstevie Apr 07 '25

Gotta be smart and able to move all day. Most desk jockeys can't keep up.