Crazy But Effective Tips For Young, Scrappy Startups
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#2I really like the tip regarding living in a retirement village since it sounds like a cheap and safe way to live. It sure beats my current choice of living in the ghetto because rent is cheap here. After doing a little research, I found that many of these retirement homes and communities have an age floor of 55-60 years. It'll be great if someone can share their experience regarding gaining entry into these communities.
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#3I really like the tip regarding living in a retirement village since it sounds like a cheap and safe way to live. It sure beats my current choice of living in the ghetto because rent is cheap here. After doing a little research, I found that many of these retirement homes and communities have an age floor of 55-60 years. It'll be great if someone can share their experience regarding gaining entry into these communiti…
So now some old retired couple on a fixed income can live in the ghetto since some kid took their spot. They have an age limit on these places so that doesn't happen.
But I'm sure they'd be happy to have you come in and volunteer some time with them. Who knows, maybe you can even glean some business advice from their experiences.
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#4Looks like Y-Combinator has a little competition huh?
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#5I really like the tip regarding living in a retirement village since it sounds like a cheap and safe way to live. It sure beats my current choice of living in the ghetto because rent is cheap here. After doing a little research, I found that many of these retirement homes and communities have an age floor of 55-60 years. It'll be great if someone can share their experience regarding gaining entry into these communiti…
+1 for not living in the ghetto to save on rent. It really affects your ability to get stuff done when you're bothered about safety or living in a dodgy neighborhood.
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#6I really wish Mixergy did transcripts. Their interviews look good but I don't want to spend 20 minutes with a video window open.
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#7I really like the tip regarding living in a retirement village since it sounds like a cheap and safe way to live. It sure beats my current choice of living in the ghetto because rent is cheap here. After doing a little research, I found that many of these retirement homes and communities have an age floor of 55-60 years. It'll be great if someone can share their experience regarding gaining entry into these communiti…
My wife and I almost borrowed my grandma's house for a year while she was traveling. There was some cap on the number of under 60 people living in the community, but the thing that prevented us from doing it was that no one under 18 can live there. We had a 1-year old at the time so we couldn't move in.
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#8I really like the tip regarding living in a retirement village since it sounds like a cheap and safe way to live. It sure beats my current choice of living in the ghetto because rent is cheap here. After doing a little research, I found that many of these retirement homes and communities have an age floor of 55-60 years. It'll be great if someone can share their experience regarding gaining entry into these communiti…
So now some old retired couple on a fixed income can live in the ghetto since some kid took their spot. They have an age limit on these places so that doesn't happen. But I'm sure they'd be happy to have you come in and volunteer some time with them. Who knows, maybe you can even glean some business advice from their experiences.
The reason for the age limits is not to keep it affordable. It's a deal with the municipalities to ensure that the development doesn't increase school enrollment and expenses. These retirement villages are net contributors to the local tax coffers, as opposed to families with school-age kids, which are a net cost to local govt.
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#9I really wish Mixergy did transcripts. Their interviews look good but I don't want to spend 20 minutes with a video window open.
Mixergy typically has mp3 downloads of the interviews. http://mixergy.com/wp-content/audio/Mixergy-Scappy-Mike-Mich...
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#10I really like the tip regarding living in a retirement village since it sounds like a cheap and safe way to live. It sure beats my current choice of living in the ghetto because rent is cheap here. After doing a little research, I found that many of these retirement homes and communities have an age floor of 55-60 years. It'll be great if someone can share their experience regarding gaining entry into these communiti…
So now some old retired couple on a fixed income can live in the ghetto since some kid took their spot. They have an age limit on these places so that doesn't happen. But I'm sure they'd be happy to have you come in and volunteer some time with them. Who knows, maybe you can even glean some business advice from their experiences.
You know he's talking about life in the US, so you know it's not safe, affordable and public housing.
Hahaha. Honestly.
The age limits are two-fold - in terms of tax burdens, as one commentor stated, and also because it seems like lots of old folks want to retire where there aren't screaming bratty kids. Not all old people enjoy the dream of sitting on the porch and yelling "Get off my lawn!"
And many of those types are premium... and of course, often home to (or close to) medical facilities and other things old folks want to have nearby. Maybe they're cheaper than the cool parts of town, but certainly not cheaper than the normal suburbs where you have all-age neighbors.
It's surely not a social service.