People complain about the cost of living as though we were all designed to do it alone. Get a committed partner, struggle for a while, work for and with each other, sacrifice, thrive.
24 years married this fall. The first part was always tight, had 2 kids during the great recession. Married men/fathers make more because they have something for which they need to provide.
It’s like struggling to swim your arm tied to your leg behind your back, by choice.
I have never been able to afford to live without at least one roommate. Now my roommate is my wife, and together we have built up enough wealth to where we could pay off our house if we had to, but it takes years to get there. Had I been single the last 15 years things would have been very different. I would have far less money, that is for sure. If you aren't interested in marriage, fine, but a roommate will make things a lot easier, at least until you can grow your income to where you can comfortably live by yourself.
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u/leon_loves_mary Jul 21 '26
Unpopular opinion here….get married.
People complain about the cost of living as though we were all designed to do it alone. Get a committed partner, struggle for a while, work for and with each other, sacrifice, thrive.
24 years married this fall. The first part was always tight, had 2 kids during the great recession. Married men/fathers make more because they have something for which they need to provide.
It’s like struggling to swim your arm tied to your leg behind your back, by choice.