BOOMER: “Just buy a house instead of renting.”
ME: “Average house is $420,000.”
BOOMER: “Get a mortgage then.”
ME: “Rates are at 7%. That’s $2,800 a month.”
BOOMER: “Cut back on expenses.”
ME: “I don’t eat out. I don’t travel. I drive a 2015 Civic.”
BOOMER: “Maybe get a second job.”
Funny how every solution means working more for a system that keeps making the finish line further away.
But nobody ever tells the banks to lower the rates.
Ages 25–30 are really tough. You’re dealing with a shrinking friend group,aging parents,fixing the financial mistakes from ur early 20s,your career and your health. You’ve gotta find time to heal your mind. You just have to.
My boyfriend suddenly became obsessed with going to the gym.
New clothes.
New haircut.
New confidence.
I thought he was preparing to leave me.
One day I asked why he'd changed.
He looked embarrassed.
Then admitted:
"One kid called me 'uncle' last month."