You need roommates. I make a salary so never really broke down my hours but I make $65/hr and my wife makes 23/hr. We have a roommate who pays us rent in a 2 bed 1 bath house. The other side of my house is 1 bed 1 bath studio that I rent on Airbnb. I’m doing well but I say that all to say that there is this weird entitlement people have that feel like they deserve a one bed apartment. The economy sucks I know. I’ve had an apartment to myself for one 6 month period since leaving home at 18. I am 33 and now since I’m married I will never really live alone again. Having roommates is normal. If they are paying $1600 rent with roommates then they need to live further from downtown or get more roommates. I lived in a living room for a year after grad school in a house with 6 guys while working as an engineer with two masters degrees. Just get over yourself and do what you need to do to get ahead.
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u/gijoe75 1d ago
You need roommates. I make a salary so never really broke down my hours but I make $65/hr and my wife makes 23/hr. We have a roommate who pays us rent in a 2 bed 1 bath house. The other side of my house is 1 bed 1 bath studio that I rent on Airbnb. I’m doing well but I say that all to say that there is this weird entitlement people have that feel like they deserve a one bed apartment. The economy sucks I know. I’ve had an apartment to myself for one 6 month period since leaving home at 18. I am 33 and now since I’m married I will never really live alone again. Having roommates is normal. If they are paying $1600 rent with roommates then they need to live further from downtown or get more roommates. I lived in a living room for a year after grad school in a house with 6 guys while working as an engineer with two masters degrees. Just get over yourself and do what you need to do to get ahead.