The same is happening in most countries. Wise young men will stay out of the rat race, be frugal and learn to build their homes.
Not in the old days. The young men would leave the farm, attend school, join the military or go off somewhere to seek their fortune. (Of course, families were larger, so maybe one or two would stay home to help out with the family farm.) The young ladies would remain home where they were protected until an appropriate suitor would come along (most likely some respectable young man she would meet at the local church).