My landlord just raised our rent by $300 a month and offered zero upgrades to the apartment.
I complained to my neighbor, who casually said we should just buy a starter home instead of complaining about rent.
I showed him that current interest rates and prices make a mortgage double our current rent payment.
Then my dad weighed in, saying our generation is just picky and should move to a tiny town hours away from our jobs.
It blew my mind how out of touch both of them were with modern reality.
We aren't refusing to buy homes because we want to spend money on avocado toast or coffee.
We’re trapped in a market where renting is an overpriced trap and homeownership feels like a distant pipe dream.
Systemic economic traps shouldn't be blamed on personal choice.