Meet our savvy 25-year-old engineer, who’s been living a frugal life to secure her future. She’s a whiz with a wrench, a queen of the bicycle, and a master of potluck parties. But when she moved into a posh neighborhood, her world collided with those of the high society folks next door. Her old truck, her friends’ bikes, and her lack of interest in landscaping or luxury cars have her neighbors up in arms. They claim she’s bringing down property values. But is she really? Or is this just a classic case of keeping up with the Joneses gone wrong? Let’s dive into her story.
Meet the Frugal Engineer ️
Choosing the Future Over the Now
The New Home in the ‘Burbs
The Neighborhood’s Not-So-Warm Welcome
The ‘Eyesore’ Truck
A Deal Too Good to Pass Up ♀️
The Neighbors’ Complaints Begin
Bike-Loving Friends and More Complaints
“Cheap” Bikes and Criminal Accusations
The Unspoken Rules of the Neighborhood
Staying in Her Lane ️
Resisting the Pressure to Conform
The Engineer vs. The High Society: A Neighborhood Showdown
Our frugal engineer has found herself in a neighborhood standoff. Her old truck, her friends’ bikes, and her lack of interest in luxury cars and landscaping have the high society folks next door in a tizzy. They claim she’s bringing down property values, but she’s just living her life the way she knows best. She’s not interested in keeping up with the Joneses, but her neighbors seem to think otherwise. Is she really the villain here, or are her neighbors just too stuck in their ways? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation… ️♀️
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Invest in the future with a new garage: solves problems, upgrades value, and secures parking for friends. OP is NTA.
“YTA. Lowering property value and refusing to invest in property.”
YTA for not keeping your property tidy and visible junked truck
YTA for neglecting property and being inconsiderate to neighbors.
“YTA. You’re not frugal, you’re just selfish and kind of trashy.”
Disassembled truck and bikes in driveway: neighborly etiquette and property values.
“YTA…. It sounds like your yard is a mess just because you are too cheap to build the garage and the way you talk about everything else I agree with your neighbors… I get it, you are the person who would rather stay at home then go out but you are doing it all the time so you don’t have to spend the money… That is beyond being frugal…”
YTA: Cheapskate habits tank property values, invest in garage!
INFO: Are you neglecting your landscaping and hosting loud parties?
Build a garage to solve problems and respect your neighbors!
YTA’s messy place causing property value drama!
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Keep the garage clutter-free for a better neighborhood image!
Investing in security and addressing annoying neighbors in a neighborhood.
Defending property rights with a fiery attitude
Compromise needed: Put junk truck in shed, not on fence.
YTA. Violating town ordinances with junk truck. Be a good neighbor
No HOAs, no problem! ✋
Buyers turned off by loose truck parts and chained bikes
“YTA – No garage? Good luck selling in the suburbs! “
“Old-ass truck in driveway tanking property values? YTA, neighbor! “
Blend in better to avoid neighbor’s hate and maintain property values.
