I did what I was told to do since I was a kid to be a "good, responsible adult". I went to college and got a degree. Went right into a career and have worked for the last 10 years non-stop with no gaps longer than a month or two. I make above the median income in our country but nothing crazy, but it's a sturdy job and one that would be considered middle class in previous generations. However, I keep getting pushed back to entry level or just one step above it and there's never any upward movement.
I had to sell my house after 2 years because I couldn't afford the mortgage payments, I was always just barely clinging on and it was the cheapest starter house in my somewhat suburban/rural small town. Now I'm renting and rent is now almost as high as my mortgage was anyway, and the houses in my town have basically doubled in value over the last 5 years.
There's zero hope I will ever be able to afford a house on my own. There's zero hope that I can ever retire. There's zero hope I could have kids and put them through college or pay for anything. I budget and am thrifty, I barely eat out or buy anything. I wear 5 year old clothes and hand-me-downs.
I did what I was told to do since I was a kid to be a "good, responsible adult". I went to college and got a degree. Went right into a career and have worked for the last 10 years non-stop with no gaps longer than a month or two. I make above the median income in our country but nothing crazy, but it's a sturdy job and one that would be considered middle class in previous generations. However, I keep getting pushed back to entry level or just one step above it and there's never any upward movement.
I had to sell my house after 2 years because I couldn't afford the mortgage payments, I was always just barely clinging on and it was the cheapest starter house in my somewhat suburban/rural small town. Now I'm renting and rent is now almost as high as my mortgage was anyway, and the houses in my town have basically doubled in value over the last 5 years.
There's zero hope I will ever be able to afford a house on my own. There's zero hope that I can ever retire. There's zero hope I could have kids and put them through college or pay for anything. I budget and am thrifty, I barely eat out or buy anything. I wear 5 year old clothes and hand-me-downs.
I DID WHAT EVERYONE SAID TO DO AND I GET NOTHING