I've been at my current job for over a year now and it's got solid pay ~$60k/yr. I've still been bumming it at my parents with the goal moving out by buying my own place - likely with a friend who'd pay me rent.
However, with the housing market as it is with 8% interest rates and low supply it seems I'm stuck kicking back with my parents again.
At the same time, I feel like I'm stunting my development as I'd held off any serious relationships until I have my own place.
Renting doesn't seem ideal unless my parents kick me out (unlikely, we all get along and I pull my weight) as I just see it as lighting money on fire I could be saving for an actual house.
ATM I'm thinking of bitting the bullet for inflated interest rates as I'm in a good place financially (I have zero debt) but it does make me concerned that the “you will own nothing” seems less and less like a conspiracy theory for the Zoomer generation.
Is this r-slurred? What is the best move here?
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I didnt move out until i was like 26??
Stay at home, it's not the same stigma as it was before imo
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I'm a bit younger than that so it's getting up there.
You are correct though. Plenty of my friends are living at home or rely on their parents significantly.
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I work in trades and there's guys in their late 20s still at home and no one gives them any grief. Used to be in a job like that you could afford your own place no problem.
I started my first serious relationship while we both still lived at our parents. No one really cares anymore imo
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Do you still enjoy working trades? I've had some buddies with trades skills I've encouraged to apply more but they seem content with basic manual labor
Hm, I guess I should give relationship more of a shot for sure.
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More pros than cons. The days can be long and there isn't always a definite start/end time. Hard work and odd hours sometimes.
The pros are that i don't really work around people, get a company car with a gas card and skilled tradespeople are hard to find and retain so the bosses arent huge peepees.
I can't handle jobs with heavy social components like office work or retail and i can't ever see myself transitioning to an office/supervisor role so it suits me fine.
What's the worst that could happen??
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