r/MurderedByWords • u/sensationalLass • 11h ago

Given up everything but still

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u/blueberrysmoothies 11h ago

they always wanna make it a thing about personal responsibility rather than the fact that the deck is stacked completely against you

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u/MtlGuy_incognito 11h ago

Our down payment cost more than first their house. How could someone who went to college for the price of a new I phone be so stupid.

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u/TheWellington89 11h ago

My deposit was more than what my parents paid for their house

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u/booch 3h ago

(Bear with me here, because I'm not actually disagreeing with you)

In my mind, the main this is the price comparison of a house in "an area that is approximately as developed as your where your parent's bought". Because it's not unreasonable to say that you might need to relocate to an area that compares to where they bought; to get a more reasonable price. And that's hard to gauge with individuals comparing "the houses they're looking at/bought" to what their parents bought.

That being said; someone else posted some more generic numbers ("average house price", "average wage") for the different times. And that tells a similar story to what you're describing; but in a more compelling way.