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I make ~4x my country's generous minimum wage and I'm struggling to find a decent flat I can afford - I'm not talking of something like a detached house, just a
by mkl95 4y ago
I make ~4x my country's generous minimum wage and I'm struggling to find a decent flat I can afford - I'm not talking of something like a detached house, just a good flat in a non crappy urban area. I often wonder how people with an average job can stand the fact all they'll ever be able to own is a small flat in the middle of nowhere or in a run down area. The state of real estate is defeating.
- enlyth 4y agoI'm 95th percentile of my country's income according to government data, but struggling in the same way. Most of my friends who have houses have gotten them by inheritance or massive help from their parents. "Why aren't people having kids? Why is no one marrying and starting families anymore?" Like dude, if I can't afford to buy a small property for myself as a single occupant, I'm not going to dive straight in to having children and renting for the rest of my life. I need financial stability.
- badtension 4y agoExactly, stability is the most important. I don't even care about large paycheck (like you said, 95th p.) if I still need to take a bad loan for 20 years in a country that has recently seen doubling in mortgage payments. I just want to know it's going to be ok, for me and my family. After that requirement is satisfied we can talk about having kids, creating innovative companies, having breakthrough research. We can't achieve great things without this sort of stability.