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Pretty much. My wife and I have chosen not to have children as neither of our careers allow us to afford it and still live in a place where the career could be

by buro9 11y ago

Pretty much. My wife and I have chosen not to have children as neither of our careers allow us to afford it and still live in a place where the career could be continued. Academia doesn't pay, and being a developer doesn't pay enough to choose both home + children in London. I'm sure some people will come along and say how they've had children and have a mortgage, etc... but I guess the key difference is that I was homeless, and neither myself or my wife have any family who could support or help at all. We live without a safety net, and there are no luxuries. To continue with the work we both find very satisfying, we must live within commute of our work, in or near London... and there is no reasonably priced housing that allows us to do that whilst also stretching to children, pensions, etc. Hah, pensions. Might go cry already.

ljf 11y ago
It is crazy isn't it, we've just left London, though I still work there (massive commute from Norfolk to London 3 to 4 days a week - staying with friends when I'm there). It's is obscene that 2 bed flats are over half a million in many parts of town. I loved living there but to have a family and fun it was important to get a house we could be happy living in. I'm someone that has "benefitted" from the increasing prices, but at the same time I haven't. While I've made some money on my house what does that mean if all the other houses have also vastly increased in price and if I need a crazy amount to buy a new house with an extra room or two? 20 years ago being able to scrimp and save for a couple of years to be able to afford the next house up was common, but now you are talking 100k minimum in London to add a room, and that doesn't really get you a bigger place or more room to actually live...
Chris2048 11y ago
Can you only continue you career in London?

by buro9 11y ago

ljf 11y ago

It is crazy isn't it, we've just left London, though I still work there (massive commute from Norfolk to London 3 to 4 days a week - staying with friends when I'm there). It's is obscene that 2 bed flats are over half a million in many parts of town. I loved living there but to have a family and fun it was important to get a house we could be happy living in. I'm someone that has "benefitted" from the increasing prices, but at the same time I haven't. While I've made some money on my house what does that mean if all the other houses have also vastly increased in price and if I need a crazy amount to buy a new house with an extra room or two? 20 years ago being able to scrimp and save for a couple of years to be able to afford the next house up was common, but now you are talking 100k minimum in London to add a room, and that doesn't really get you a bigger place or more room to actually live...

Chris2048 11y ago

Can you only continue you career in London?