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[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (12 children)

Literally me rn but I'm gen z

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (10 children)

I'm an elder millennial but you guys are in the same boat. No idea how we're going to afford housing down the line.

[–] NotSoCoolWhip 5 points 9 months ago (5 children)
  1. Lower standards
  2. Buy shitty small rural house built nearly 200 years ago
  3. Spend any and all free time & money learning the skills & buying the tools to strip it down and rebuild it. All of it is online. Do it quietly and you won't have to pull permits. Hold yourself to a higher standard than what a permit will allow and you'll be fine.
  4. Continue to invest in yourself and your skills. You will become a rich person if you do this, if not in money, then knowledge. The earlier you can do this, the more value will compound off of your skillset.

It's not fun but it's possible for myself, born 98. Got my little slice and the sunsets and stars are sure damn pretty out in the boonies. Gotta deal with the rednecks & general small mindedness though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

If your professionnal situation lets you do this, go for it. Problem is, for a lot of people including myself, jobs are in the city. Moreover, here in France, by living in the countryside, you get an additionnal bonus of :

  • no public transit

  • no hospital

  • no doctor

  • no school

  • no post office

  • no bakery (the worst)

(edit: formatting)

[–] NotSoCoolWhip 0 points 9 months ago

Not for everybody. If you're clever enough you can work around every item you listed though.

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