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1993: You'll be living in a van by the river

2023: If you save up $45k maybe one day you'll afford to live in a van by the river

Funnily enough, the amount of those luxury glamping-mobiles I've seen near me (Seattle) go up on Facebook Marketplace has exploded, but still are priced to nirvana. Those expensive toys are gonna be the first to go when people have to pare things down.

Hold some dry powder now and those riparian dreams may be fulfilled at firesale prices in the not-too-distant future :D

Dry powder? I know it’s not literal but what does that mean.

The parent is saying that “dry powder” (i.e. cash) can be used to "pull the trigger" on a purchase of luxury vans when a rainy day comes along and the owner of the vans are forced to sell at reduced prices due to economic hardship.

There is such thing as vanlords these days. They rent motorless vans or failint trailers from $400 to $1000 a month (California). I think they even tow you into a public parking lot for that money.

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