Josh Smith
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Yeah. No. And I, I, I, the, I also think you have a lot of young kids. I've heard kids say like, I'm just, I just don't want to bring kids into this world. Like it seems like this world's messed up and whatnot. My answer always is, is that's rough. I don't think there's been any time in history that people haven't looked at something going on at the time.
Like, I don't think anyone looked at, uh, times during the great depression and thought this is a perfect time to have kids.
Like, I don't think anyone looked at, uh, times during the great depression and thought this is a perfect time to have kids.
Like, I don't think anyone looked at, uh, times during the great depression and thought this is a perfect time to have kids.
Right, or Vietnam. I mean, there's always been something, right? And that's what I always say about just life in general. Like when people talk about how, you know, like, well, it's impossible to start a business today and it's impossible to succeed and whatever. And I'm like, I'm not sure it was any easier for my grandparents in the Great Depression. You know, I think it's always hard.
Right, or Vietnam. I mean, there's always been something, right? And that's what I always say about just life in general. Like when people talk about how, you know, like, well, it's impossible to start a business today and it's impossible to succeed and whatever. And I'm like, I'm not sure it was any easier for my grandparents in the Great Depression. You know, I think it's always hard.
Right, or Vietnam. I mean, there's always been something, right? And that's what I always say about just life in general. Like when people talk about how, you know, like, well, it's impossible to start a business today and it's impossible to succeed and whatever. And I'm like, I'm not sure it was any easier for my grandparents in the Great Depression. You know, I think it's always hard.
I definitely do think though, there is a bigger disparity now between wages and what homes cost, especially in our area. Now that becomes the question like, Do you stay here, right? Because you can buy a beautiful colonial home in Georgia for 250 grand. Jess Byers, she was telling me they've been looking to buy a home here and she's one of my employees here.
I definitely do think though, there is a bigger disparity now between wages and what homes cost, especially in our area. Now that becomes the question like, Do you stay here, right? Because you can buy a beautiful colonial home in Georgia for 250 grand. Jess Byers, she was telling me they've been looking to buy a home here and she's one of my employees here.
I definitely do think though, there is a bigger disparity now between wages and what homes cost, especially in our area. Now that becomes the question like, Do you stay here, right? Because you can buy a beautiful colonial home in Georgia for 250 grand. Jess Byers, she was telling me they've been looking to buy a home here and she's one of my employees here.
She's been looking at houses and she was showing me the exact comparison to a place in Texas. And a kind of average starter home here is like 500, 600 grand. It didn't used to be. And in Texas she can buy, you know, like five acres in a 5,000 square foot house. I mean, it was crazy what you could buy down there.
She's been looking at houses and she was showing me the exact comparison to a place in Texas. And a kind of average starter home here is like 500, 600 grand. It didn't used to be. And in Texas she can buy, you know, like five acres in a 5,000 square foot house. I mean, it was crazy what you could buy down there.
She's been looking at houses and she was showing me the exact comparison to a place in Texas. And a kind of average starter home here is like 500, 600 grand. It didn't used to be. And in Texas she can buy, you know, like five acres in a 5,000 square foot house. I mean, it was crazy what you could buy down there.
Correct. That's the thing, right? Like, yeah, you can also buy a house in Johnstown, Pennsylvania for not very much money, but like, Also, you might not have a job.