Does make you wonder where these people come from. Given, I made certain life choices, like being a husband and dad at 19, which made things very difficult financially - especially while racking up school debt and paying the rent at the same time. What did frustrate me, with the little I was able to save each month, was that the house down payment that I was able to come up with was never enough. Houses were skyrocketing and every time I thought I had enough home prices had gone up. I eventually was able to get into a home at 30, only then was I able to consider my retirement plan. Food came first.
These “goals” don’t seem to ever match reality or the course of peoples lives. I now have the opposite situation from my younger life. Once my son was done with schooling and started work, several years ago, my income was more than enough - maxing out 401k, Roth IRA, saving into other funds, etc.. I should be fine but how many people actually follow this prescribed model? I doubt very many.
I do agree housing prices are thru the roof. I have no specific reason for it, I speculate its section 8 tenants and section 8 payments making anyone wanting to buy affordable house stuck with living among dindunuffins and their lives and tvs would be in peril every time they left the house. Cut welfare, MAKE people work and theyd be too tired to raise a ruckus and if THEY PAID FOR ELECTRICITY AND STUFF, they’d be much less likely to not feel bad stealing yours. Its time black privillage was stuck with just having darker skin, not free stuff from the government.
I’d help my son get a house but I dont trust his wife not to divorce him and take half.. so can I throw out stupid marr8ages and easy divorce with men getting screwed for. Buying a house , this could be why some people dont buy houses?? High housing costs are a hidden blessing for some men!! 👍