>How much of this is actually new as far as income vs costs, and how much of this is unwillingness to make sacrifices that older generations did? Joking right

>How much of this is actually new as far as income vs costs, and how much of this is unwillingness to make sacrifices that older generations did? Joking right ? Where I live, you cannot get a 1 bedroom apartment for less than $2000. When I moved out on my own, one year's rent was 10 to 15% of my yearly salary, and that was a 2 bedroom. In today's dollars, my salary was 50,000. I could have easily bought a single family house at the time. Based upon those numbers, my rent would now be a bit over 50% of my salary for a 1 bedroom. Never mind even thinking about buying a house if you are young. Also Medical Insurance in the US comes into play. Back then, my insurance contribution was almost nothing. Now it would be around 10% of my salary, if I even was allows to get Medical.