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vermont4runner t1_jcxwnwx wrote

Reply to comment by dmccullum in What will the future of Vermont ski towns look like? by The_Idealist_Realist

There’s really not. Those existing cities and areas are built on very old infrastructure that wasn’t designed for denser development. There is far more to urban planning than just zoning regulations.

Prime example. My town has sidewalks that need to be rebuilt. The 1/2mi stretch will cost millions to do because modern sidewalks have very different drainage requirements than old slate ones. Many in town just say “pave over them” but it’s not possible because it’ll flood the rest of the town. There is so much more behind the scenes work.

Burlington would require whole new sewage and water systems coming up in the billions of dollars just to shove a few more units per block in. That’s money nobody has.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_jcxvmjb wrote

Reply to comment by VTPeWPeW247 in We're #3. Not a yay. by RedRipeTomato

"poors"... I grew up on public assistance, without hot water or a bedroom. The 5 lbs blocks of cheese people joke about, I grew up eating those. I had an older brother so never had anything new and everything I owned was a hand me down. At one point me and my 4 siblings shared the living room while my parents had the bedroom of a 1 bedroom apartment.

Being poor sucks. My siblings and I spent our youth in the gutter and now we are making sure our children don't have to live like that.

I'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination but I'm comfortable and I've been working since I was 15 years old to get there.

Sorry your shit is not working out but don't blame me for that.

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Legitimate_Proof t1_jcxuur0 wrote

Reply to comment by Odd-Philosopher5926 in We're #3. Not a yay. by RedRipeTomato

>Save your money people

But not in a pension or 401k since it didn't work for those two? It's tricky in our society without a safety net.

For younger people I'm not sure what to invest in. I think for them, the stock market and general economic stuff is fairly likely to collapse before they retire. So, when I was younger, I took money out of a IRA to buy a multifamily house to live in/invest. As you can imagine, that has worked well, but I don't think buying at today's prices would.

So like many things what worked for older people isn't necessarily going to work for younger ones. I'd suggest investing in things people need like housing, food, energy.

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Justagirlfromvt t1_jcxum8x wrote

Reply to We're #3. Not a yay. by RedRipeTomato

Although I can agree that the COL is high in VT, I suspect most people who complain the loudest live in Chittenden County, which is far different from the rest of VT. The bottom line is that it costs more to live in more desirable places, period. I moved to the Lakes Region in NH and my rent/utilities/groceries are higher here than anywhere I lived in VT, including Burlington. But them's the breaks, these days. Everything is more expensive everywhere, and at least I live in a decent place. I may never retire, but I love what I do, so I'm okay with that, too. If you can't wait to retire because you don't enjoy working and want to pay less and live in a shit hole like FL, those are your priorities. Don't complain, just go away and leave us alone up here.

Edit: The same goes for access to healthcare, etc. It's not a metropolitan area; there aren't ANY amenities everywhere. We like it this way.

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AgingEmo t1_jcxra8z wrote

Reply to comment by kitokspasaulis in Is Runamok a good maple syrup brand? by kitokspasaulis

Vermont syrup has a reputation for a reason. It's the best. There are signs everywhere for people selling maple syrup from their small sugar houses. Go buy it from them, not from a grocery store.

Edit: just realized you're in Europe. Morse farm or Bragg's maple will do online orders. Don't go for the flavored stuff.

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