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• SubstituteTurkey@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Unfortunately, in Canada, it’s not possible to live in a house with that type of work situation unless you’re of a much older generation and bought your house decades ago. When I was younger it was typical for the father to have the full-time job (blue collar) and his wife to have a part-time job for “fun money”. Those days are long gone. Any couple starting up are both going to need professional jobs and likely live with their parents for quite a few years if they want to crack the housing market only to live house-poor.

  I’m a millennial, I caught the middle ground. Housing wasn’t as expensive (but far from cheap) but still required both my wife and I to have above average paying jobs and we didn’t start having kids until our mid-30s in order to get our finances in order

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  • sexy_peach@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Living in a house is pretty inefficient in a few ways, I live in a flat, it’s way cheaper.

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    • SubstituteTurkey@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Again, different places. Rentals are through the roof here, not a lot of savings to be had the prices went up along with the real estate. Plenty of rentals in cities, we’d have to relocate only to downsize then pay a comparable amount and be at the mercy of landlords. Owning houses, although expensive still makes sense here if you can do it. Living in a rental means you’ll never get out seeing as 2500+ monthly to live in a dump with rooms to accommodate children and much more to live in a larger city and/or nicer place. Rentals are a trap these days.

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      • sexy_peach@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        That’s insane how expensive it is. What would it cost to buy a flat? Maybe build one with others, like build together? That exists here in Germany, it’s called Baugenossenschaft

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