START??????
Better wake up to reality... it takes 2 incomes per househould just to match in real dollars what 1 did 30 years ago.
What was that, exactly? 4-room house, no garage or a/c, and a 12" b/w TV?
No need to tell me, my wife and I both work. It's getting to be that even double-income families can't afford to own a home. You would think something's gotta give.
My wife and I have been treading water for the past 3 years. We have had small cost of living increases but inflation, raising health care insurancea, and now gas that is about 30+ cent a gallon more today then this time last years we are just staying where we were. And the sad part is when we look at many of our friends we are happy to be doing that.
That little factoid is difficult to hide.