This also changed fairly recently. Cost of living and cost of tuition have skyrocketed over a generation or two, while wages have not (outside of tech, anyway).

This also changed fairly recently. Cost of living and cost of tuition have skyrocketed over a generation or two, while wages have not (outside of tech, anyway). My parents generation could take out modest student loans and pay them along with a mortgage payment on a starter home with a single income. So what worked out just fine for them is setting kids up for disaster these days.