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You dont want to live in the Outer Loop in Houston. Its a cultural wasteland. Jose lives in Pearland, not the Inner Loop. Myrla lives in Galleria, the farthest place where you can live in the Inner Loop. Zack lives in Greenway Plaza, in the Inner Loop. I assume Gil is Outer Loop. Ryan looks like he lives around Mid-town/Washington- Inner Loop. Jonny looks like he lives in Bellaire- the edge of the Inner Loop.

No I would never lived there. I lived near Rice University. Most Black men grew their hair during Covid and many are never going back to being bald. Zack has hair. I think he is in Finance. But Finance could mean anything. Didnt Michael from the other season say he was in Finance, but it turned out he cleaned yoga studios.

I am on Team Myrla with the funky dog smell. I agree with the poster who said that owners get used to it. Why should Myrla get used to it? She didnt sign up for the dog. This is all on Pastor Cal.

Yah it was a regional thing. I am mostly in finance so that tends to be more conservative. In Atlanta, the other Ryan seem to be able to dress like a hipster and part his hair in a interesting way even though he sounded like a corporate drone. But I notice that in Unfilterd, some of the cast changed the way they dressed away from the way they normally dress in Houston. I cant believe Michaela would lose it like that on TV. When people look her up, people might see the episodes where she lost it. Gil is smart. No matter what happens, he is obsessed with looking like the good guy, smoothly smiling. He knows after the show he will probably get a higher paying job and unlimited dates. As long as he keeps his cool, and keeps on smiling. I dont know how Johnny recovers after the show. Women might be cautious after watching him on the show. I actually like Myrla more after watching her. After the first few episodes I really couldn't stand her.

I read somewhere that she makes like $100K, $75K after taxes. $6250/month. If she is paying $1000 for a tiny apartment, she could save $3K/month after other expenses. In 3 years she could put a down payment on a $600K house. But I also read about how millennials are not into buying houses and rather have short term commitments. When you see someone who always dressed in designer stuff and acting haughty like Myrla, you expect that they at least they own a house or have a kick ass apartment. Not in LA or Manhattan, but definitely in Houston.

Yeah, thats like Manhattan. Its like that here in LA. My cousin lived in UWS in a tiny apartment, but he went out every day. But in Houston tiny apartments are like $600/month. I am not saying this is the best house, but she could be living here: https://www.trulia.com/p/tx/houston/14303-reissen-ln-houston-tx-77069--1004947951

I dont have any particular way. I used to be like Jose and take save my Starbucks cups to get a refill the next day for $.50 and stop and pick up change at the tolls so I didnt have to pay. Then after my divorce I took a different tact. More like Johnny. Covid has taught us that you never know when you are going to die. So maybe Myrla has the right approach. I used to work 70-90 hrs a week in Houston. It almost killed me and I realized money is not the most important thing. Maybe Myrla thinks this way. I dont get Jose. He says he had sex, but I still dont believe him. He didnt exactly sound convincing. But at least people will stop asking them the question. Bao seems very clean, so I dont understand why she doesnt like to shower. I think it is possible that Myrla and Gil are lying to us about not kissing or having sex. Johnny says he wants to have sex with Bao but constantly calls her a child. I think Gil will quit the fire department and make way more money. Myrla should think about that and ask him if he is REALLY bald. Sometimes Ryan looks like he is "Repulsed and Dead Inside". Hasnt anybody told Brett that she needs to wear a bra. She is losing me fast. Michaela be nuts. Zack needs to run pronto. But I think we are gonna need to see some phone records to know what's what. Johnny and Jose embracing. What to say about that. I HOPE that production is not giving him the "gay edit". That would be totally wrong. But Johnny did disappear on the first night back in Houston, so you never know. Maybe he has already moved on from Bao and hooked up with a girl for a one night stand.

I didnt say she was crazy or not smart. I actually think she has intelligence base on her banter with Gil. A FEW shoes. Thats not what I saw. FTR, I have nothing against designer shoes. I have a pair of Loubis myself. And and a few pairs of Dolce's. And a pair of Balenciagas. All sneakers. So I get why she likes nice shoes. But If she has over $50K in her closet, she could have had a house instead. She could be a shopoholic. Thats a legit addiction.

Anything is possible. I'm just giving my opinion, like all of us. Myrla is overspending. She could have a way nicer apartment if she spent a little less. Or even a nice house. But she wants to show people her labels instead. I get it.

I thought everybody knew this. Maybe it was a Houston/Florida thing. Why do you think so many young Black men were bald pre-COVID but have their hair post COVID? Gil might not be naturally bald, but firehouses are conservative and maybe he needs to fit in. In CA, its illegal to ask someone to not have natural hair. Similarly, I think his answer about voting based on what the benefits were going to be for him and saying politics is unimportant was a canned answer that would make him fit into the firehouse. I guess I know Houston really well. I worked with people exactly like Ryan. The had a ranch and hunted too.

I never understood this thing about giving politicians credit when you are doing well financially. Did they fucking do your job for you? Why do we have to give them any credit? Does Bill Gates give credit to politicians for why he is successful? I dont thing so.

Sorry this does not make sense. In NYC and LA it totally makes sense (apartments across the street for me are going for $18K/month for rent), but not Houston. I know people in SF that make $250K, but have roommates. Because rent is so expensive. They have designer stuff, but a nice house cost at least $3M. In Houston, for a $70K down payment, you can get a nice house with a pool. So if she has $70K worth of stuff instead of a house, her priorities are all wrong. Most people in Houston normally dont do what she does.

I know in Corporate America I know Black men are told to either be bald or have a Marine cut in order to fit into making Whites comfortable. So most bald Blacks men who are not balding do this so they can have a good job and fit into a ridiculous cultural standard. Black women go bald with weaves trying to fit this standard. Gil might be forced to look bald because he does not have straight hair. I was bald for over a decade in Corporate America until COVID, and I thought I was balding. But then my barber got closed down last year, and now I be like this.

I lived in Houston, and now I live in LA. They dont let you wear funky stuff in Houston if you work for corporate America. In LA, I've gone to work in camos and a torn t-shirt. And a nosering. Nobody cares. You dress like you are homeless and nobody would care. In Houston, you better be wearing a button down or polos, and khakis. Maybe loose jeans. On Unfiltered they were not dressing like they lived in Houston.

Or they are lying. Maybe Rachael decided to let it go, and they made an agreement.

I totally agree with this. Boa has a spreadsheet with her outfits. She should teach Jose some things. Also, $80K is not that much to have saved, but at least he has saved something. I'll give him that. They should have paired him with Myrla.

This is what some poor people do when they finally get some $$$. Her tiny apartment doesnt justify her expenses. In LA you see this, but here tiny apartments could rent at $6K/month and decent houses are $4M, so it makes more sense. But in Houston you could buy a house at $180K so having $70K of clothes in a tiny apartment makes no sense.

I cant understand this either. Bao looks like the cleanest person on the whole series. But she doesnt like showering??

I am not buying the "not sweating at night" thing. There is funk. There is funk on the bed too. Especially on day 6. I dont think not showering in the morning is clean- even if I cannot smell you. I am team Johnny on this one, though I think Bao should be allowed to experience her joy.

I used to be bald but now have hair and a beard post covid. It sometimes takes me 30 min just to pick out and wash my hair. I used to wash my hair every day, but now only once a week. But I am on team Johnny with the bathing. If you work out, you better take a shower. Someone said that Asians dont stank, but I dont know about that. But he is being a little bitchy about the other things.

Puke consummated his marriage, He is gay or gender fluid.

Taxes have to come out of that and she is in a single tax bracket. So its really $60K-$100K cash. If rent is $2K that is $24K/year. If she drives a MB thats another $12K/year. Food and Utilities another $24K. So she doesnt have much left. Loubies are like $900-$2K each.

I think he is definitely gender fluid and might be from a family that is conservative about that. Just based on his mannerisms. The fact that he makes out publicly so hard, yet wont try anything else, practically seals the deal. I saw him embracing Johnny in the previews. Thats his TRUE crush. If things dont work out with Rachael, I have a guy friend that would be perfect for him. He is uptight about money too, so I think they would definitely work out. I think he has a higher score than Jose.

My score is not that great, but I have a AMEX platinum and Black card. I see people killing themselves to have the perfect credit score and I wonder why. I used to be that way too. Jose can use the 815 to get cheap loans or a bigger house with a cheaper mortgage. But killing yourself over a score seems counterproductive. Jose is more than his score.

I kinda halfways agree with you. I know a lot of savers who didnt enjoy life but didnt make retirement either. There has to be a balance because nobody knows when they will die. Everybody should enjoy life while they are alive. The trips every month are excessive. There should be a middle ground. All a 815 score means is that you can borrow more money at a lower interest rate. It doesnt mean you have money. If Jose doesnt make it to retirement and he never lived a full life, I dont know about that strategy. Work hard, play hard.