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Canom The financial reality no one's honest about. Rent, wages, retirement — breaking down why the math doesn't add up.

09/15/2026

Everyone tells you renting is throwing money away, but at today's interest rates, buying a home might be locking up more cash than you think. 🏠📉

When you buy a $400k home, a huge chunk of your monthly payment goes toward mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, and maintenance—costs that yield zero equity return.

On the flip side, renting a modest place and consistently putting the monthly savings into index funds can build over *$200,000+ in liquid wealth* over a single decade.

Is homeownership still the ultimate wealth-building strategy in 2026, or has renting + investing taken the lead? Drop your math below. 👇

09/15/2026

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$1.60 an hour in 1971. $208 an hour today — if you measure it in gold instead of dollars.That's not a typo. That's what ...
09/15/2026

$1.60 an hour in 1971. $208 an hour today — if you measure it in gold instead of dollars.

That's not a typo. That's what happens when a currency quietly loses its value over 50 years while wages get measured against the number on the bill, not what that bill can actually buy.

In 1971, a 40-hour workweek at minimum wage got you 1.83 ounces of gold. Today, that same 1.83 ounces is worth over $8,300 — meaning you'd need to earn $208 an hour just to match what a minimum-wage worker "earned" back then, in real terms.

We keep hearing that wages have gone up. Technically, true. But up against what? Not against gold. Not against housing. Barely against groceries.

This is the part nobody talks about at the dinner table: it's not that people got worse with money. It's that the money itself got worse.

Something to think about next time someone says "just save more."

👇 Did this number surprise you as much as it surprised me?

09/15/2026

$1.60/hour in 1971. $208/hour today — if you measure it in gold instead of dollars.

The dollar didn't just lose "some" value. It got quietly gutted, and wages never caught up.

This is why saving in cash alone isn't a strategy anymore. It's math against you.

09/15/2026

In 1971, the federal minimum wage was $1.60 an hour.

40-hour workweek earned you $64, equivalent to 1.83 ounces of gold using the $35/oz official gold price at the time.

Today, 1.83 ounces of gold is worth roughly $8,300.

To earn $8,300 in a 40-hour workweek today, you'd need to make $208/HOUR.

$1.60/hour then.
$208/hour today.
Measured in gold.

Let that sink in.

Ron Filipkowski's take on where Trump's policy priorities actually sit — and the gap he sees between that and how his ba...
09/14/2026

Ron Filipkowski's take on where Trump's policy priorities actually sit — and the gap he sees between that and how his base perceives him. Strong opinion, no filter.

What's your read on this? 👇

09/14/2026

“Nobody wants to work anymore!”
No, people don't want to:

Work 60 hours for 40 hours pay
See their boss more than their kids
Beg for raises that lose to inflation
Work weekends to stay “caught up”
Get laid off over email
Nobody hates work.

They hate working for nothing.
What do you think — fair point or not? 👇

09/14/2026

“People don’t want to work anymore.”

Maybe that’s not the real problem. 👀

People still want to earn, build careers, and get ahead. They just don’t want to work 60 hours for 40 hours’ pay, sacrifice every weekend, and watch raises lose to inflation.

People don’t hate hard work. They hate being undervalued.

Do you agree? 👇

People don’t want to work anymore.I don’t think that’s the real problem.People still want good careers. They still want ...
09/14/2026

People don’t want to work anymore.

I don’t think that’s the real problem.

People still want good careers. They still want to earn more, support their families, buy homes, build savings, and create a better life.

What many people are questioning is what they’re getting in return for their time.

Working 50–60 hours a week, answering messages after hours, missing time with family, and watching your paycheck lose purchasing power to inflation isn’t exactly the dream.

And there’s a big difference between working hard toward something you care about and working harder simply because your company keeps expecting more without giving you more in return.

Hard work still matters.
Ambition still matters.
Showing up still matters.
But so does fair pay.
So does time with your family.
So does having a life outside your job.

Maybe the conversation shouldn’t be “Why doesn’t this generation want to work?”
Maybe we should be asking:

“Why are so many people feeling like working harder isn’t getting them further ahead?”

That’s a much more interesting question. 👀

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