General Discussion

Those two items end up taking far too high a percentage of the average person's income. Whether you rent or buy, having a place to sleep and eat is a huge expense. And to earn that money, you have to be able to get to your job, in most cases.

If you add raising a couple of kids to that mix, you have a problem and it won't go away anytime soon.

Is there a solution? Not a good one. I see this as the key issue facing young people these days.

I'm fortunate. I have lived during a period when it was possible to reach retirement age with a paid-off house and car. I skipped the having children thing altogether. Looking at the world as it is now, I don't think that would be possible today.

It is a crying shame!