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[–] glimse 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I rented a 3-bedroom apartment in the early 2010s for $1250 with some friends. I just checked and similar apartments in that neighborhood are $2500-3900 now

I agree that renting alone wasn't an option for our generations but it's become even worse. Pay has not kept up with housing costs at all

[Edit] I just checked and $1250 in 2010 has the same value has $1,775.54 now

[–] Fredselfish 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man one my first apartments in 2001 was 360 a month for one bedroom. This was in a small town Texas.

Today same rent is 1300 plus. That fucking nuts and doest jive with inflation.

[–] glimse 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Fredselfish 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah exactly. I paid way to much compared to what I made I later moved to a cheaper place. I made 6.76 an hour and had my own place. Today minimum wage is 7.25 and rent is over 1000.

Our country is fucked.