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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] fern@lemmy.autism.place 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"On purpose" here means "Buying a house isn't an option anymore"

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

The most popular of these vans costs as much as a house.


[–] fern@lemmy.autism.place 10 points 8 months ago

That's if you buy one new, which is only gentrified relabelling of RVs. I just converted a bus myself for 25k, which is what most people who actually live in them full time do. Anyone buying one is likely using it as a "second home" aka RV.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

You can probably get an old delivery van, fix it up, tune it, and modify it to be a GREAT rolling residence for like a fifth of that.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

Absolutely. In 2020 (early days of the lockdown) I picked up a "new old stock" 2019 4x4 Sprinter Passenger van for $46k. I spent $5k Minimally converting it, and it has been my travel vehicle ever since (my wife and I do not fly).

The point of my response was that assuming that someone choosing to live in a van is because they can't afford a house (as the previous comment implied) is incorrect. There are a tone of those Revel vans out there. Some people are choosing to live the van life because they want to, not because they have to.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

Depends where you look. ~$260k still gets you a decent house in most places. The problem is that the same house was under $150k in 2019.