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What is a dream you've given up on?

I gave up on home ownership. I had some money I've been saving since 2015 to put toward a down payment and finally just started spending it. I bought a new couch, which I've needed for at least the last 5 years. I spent some money to go overseas to a wellness retreat to try and lose some weight. I spent money to try to preserve my fertility. I spent money on matchmaking services. I'm thinking of buying a newish car too, since I think it will help my driving anxiety. I feel really sad about the homeownership thing, but I've been on the market in this city for four years and can't find anything I can afford. where the prices are right now, I would need to earn $20K more a year to afford something. And by the time I make it to that income, the homes will be out of my reach again. Basically, I've been trying to afford a home for the last 10 years and that's what keeps happening. I just gave up. I don't feel like a weight is lifted though, because I know eventually, I'll have to move into a bigger place and I won't be able to afford the rent. This economy was really set up for dual income but I only have one and I haven't been successful with relationships either. In general, aside from robbing a bank, I had to give up for my sanity.
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GeniUs · 56-60, M
This is true for so many people today and the governments (whichever one serves you) come up with more and more outlandish ways of deflecting when asked why ordinary people can't afford homes. A while back in the UK it was suggested that you should, 'wait until your parents die then you can inherit at least enough to give you a deposit for a house'.
blindbob · 41-45
@GeniUs it's so frustrating. i finished my schooling, got a job, paid off my loans, and i'm mid-career but can't even afford a condo, and, no I don't live in San Francisco or NYC.