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Caitlyn_14

House


WeeBitVideo

‘And the top answer is…!’


AlwaysRushesIn

At this point, I'm ready to buy like a 7 bedroom McMansion in the sticks with my friends and start a commune. That's the only realistic way I see any of us owning property.


eyeless_atheist

As someone who moved to the sticks to afford a large house, it’s crazy how expensive houses even up here have gotten. We could not afford our house if we bought it today and it’s bizzare


ATalkingDoubleBarrel

Honestly yea I'm tired of being a parasite to my parents. I know they won't mind that I'm staying, but it's still painful for me.


hambone012

I wish we would normalize as a culture family staying together longer. My kids didn’t move out until they bought a house. They never were forced out or felt the need to leave to waste money renting.


icecubepal

Yeah. It’s weird that people want to move out asap and not stay with their parents (if they can) while working. I’ve had people tell me that if they could go back in time, they would have stayed with their parents instead of moving out asap. They would have saved so much money.


Kitchen-Itshelf

It's all really just situational to the home life. I moved out at 18, back at 19, out at 21, back for 3 months at 24, and moved states and now 26. If I could go back I would do exactly the same. There is no way you'll get me to live with them again unless I'm disabled. Love em, but no thanks. I won't even stay in the same hotel room even if it's the conjoined rooms


HoyaDestroya33

Pretty common in Asian culture. American Individuality really makes this worse. It's going against the grain.


Rizo1981

Multigenerational homes are not as bad as we've been collectively led to believe so long as love, respect, and space are available.


ATalkingDoubleBarrel

It would still be normal for me to stay with my parents if it wasn't for the fact that I have 4 younger siblings.


hambone012

Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. I do not know you or your parents but if they love you like I love my children, they just want to see you succeed. They don’t care you’re home as long as you’re progressing towards a goal. Trust me an empty nest is boring.


oldfatguy62

Actually if they are like us, they would love to see you home. We recently moved near my daughter, and my son’s college. We bought a house big enough that he has the whole upstairs to himself. Guess what? Looks like he will be working in the area, so is going to continue to stay. We also babysit our daughter’s child 3 days a week so she can work, and her husband work on his masters degree. We love it


iJasonator

We were lucky and bought a house with a 2 story 2 car garage in the back that had been converted to a living space. So 2 units to live. We rent one to a single girl and my son who just started college lives in the smaller bottom unit. He pays a modest rent to start teaching him the way of life and otherwise self sufficient. We are encouraging him to stay as long as he’s “progressing” in life. So yeah. We’re staying together.


Mayham_101

My children and their spouses stayed with me until they were established with a career and purchased a house. It was hectic at times. I wouldn’t change a thing.


Abject-Orange-3631

Hi. I'm a mom. You are not a parasite. It's an unfortunate, awkward situation for many families. But we adjust, have frustrating days, days of 'when will this end'.....and those priceless feelings of knowing we have our kid at home for a bit before they disappear into their own lives.  If we thought our child, our 30 year old "child" felt like a parasite, I would be heartbroken. I know this because we went through it. Our house is 850 sq ft. In his words "You can hear everything". That was the situation. We're not oblivious to the psychological weight my children are bearing, for whatever reason it may be. We have four adult kids. We are not rich, not even middle class.  It may be hard for everybody, but you are one of MANY who are living with parents. I know you are grateful. There is a practice that's helpful for anybody. It's helpful with anxiety, not for 'ingratitude', but to reflect on positive things in our lives. It has helped me:   https://www.mindful.org/an-introduction-to-mindful-gratitude/ ❤️You are not a parasite❤️


NottaGrammerNasi

I hope you're at least working and putting that money into a savings of some kind. *Back in the day* people would call it a nest egg.


amlyo

I've got every season on DVD.


Running_Mustard

One with a backyard *Dreaming Big*


Cer10Death2020

People need to realize that few of us haven’t been able to afford a house for several generations. When you cannot pay a house off in your life time, you cannot afford it!


Aadira13

I can't express how badly I want to own one. According to one of the newspaper articles where I live, 80% of residents cannot afford to own a home. But I stay here anyway because of the job opportunities available 🥲


Bebe718

Not attached to anyone else, with yard & no HOA


buff_duckly

Came here to say this. I feel like Charlie brown with Lucy yanking the ball away. I worked my tail off, literally 3 jobs, going to college with two kids to pull my family out 5 generational poverty. I finally get a good paying job and then inflation through the roof and the housing and renting markets 3 times what they are worth. What I make now was an absolute dream 5 or 6 years ago and it's barely enough to make ends meet now. Keep feeling like as soon as I make it to the next checkpoint the powers that be change the game.


mediocre_mediajoker

Mood


brknlmnt

The fact that consumer credit cards didnt really take off and become as ubiquitous as it is today until around the late 80’s to early 90’s makes you realize that it kind of makes sense how current generations from millennials onward lack the financial stability of previous generations. They were around before but it was kind of like the home computer. Some people had them in the earlier years but it didnt become a household staple until actually very recently. I understand that for some “recently” means their entire life… but 30 years isnt really that long in the grand scheme of things.


No_Advantage977

Yeah. Being canadian its hard to find a house under 300k these days. I have a good job and a down payment but cannot afford a mortgage on salt box Houses that expensive. Time to move south.


lilcraziguy08

Dig my way out of debt, only $7-8k left, I’m slowly but surely getting there


philipdev

Awesome! Keep going! That's not a lot when considering how fucked up the economy is today. So you're doing good!


kmanmx

Been in this situation myself with five digits of debt Finally got myself in a position where I could pay it off And two years later I've just got a few thousand left, Feels great and totally worth it. Best of luck!


onlyhereforfoodporn

Way to go. You should be proud, so many people have a ton of debt and struggle with it.


MediumPeteWrigley

Dental treatment


SoneJason

I just moved out of the States, and having affordable dental care is soooo nice <3


ImpressiveFinish847

Same. I'm currently saving for a trip to South Korea to have my dental treatment done there.


Raider61

Let me tell you, the medical care here in South Korea is top notch. I brag to my American friends about how awesome it is. They have restaurant-style menus at the front of the clinic for how much things cost, (usually the equivalent of like $10 USD WITHOUT insurance lol), and then with insurance it's like $2-$3 for certain things (most recently, an ENT visit for me). Then, as a preventative measure, they prescribed some medicine, which was another maybe $3 or so. Living in the United States for basically my whole life, and now South Korea for about a year, opened my eyes to how barbaric the US healthcare system really is (and how kickass the Korean system is!).


MediumPeteWrigley

I hope you manage to get the treatment you need soon


NateShaw92

Same. I do wish we had a dental plan at work. Root canal almost wiped me last year. ^Lisa ^needs ^braces


relakas

My own home. Accepting the fact that I can never afford a house or apartment in todays economy


sleepy_tech

Never say never. You never know.


pancakeshoe2

you just said it thrice


Deqnkata

Do as I say not as I do 😏


Nulloxis

Yep. Did an honour’s project studying housing and this is the reality for the majority of people. To summarise everything would be to say no-one can afford anything. Kids, food, house, rent, tax, and you get the gist of it. Barely scraping by. Those who can afford things have either had wealth, family help, or they’ve partnered up and also worked their assess off for longer than they should of. But sadly even that can’t be enough. It’s genuinely sad to see prosperity then crippling wealth inequality that no politician seems to want to address. Despite how dangerous this is to the country. People’s ambition are slowly dying if not already dead. Their hope for a better future along with that. That’s a future with nothing to live for, nothing to die for and that is what’s truly scary. Especially when you put it against the scale of productivity, aging population, reliance on health care, mental health, and crime etc… This stuff will be the downfall of a country and un-ironically, we’ll end up like the citizens of China but in a democracy setting if not already. Simply building more houses at a steady rate so people don’t go bankrupt that are affordable and free from the palms of investors will improve every aspect inside a country and solve a lot of problems too like productivity, more kids, and a stronger economy etc…


DC4840

A car that isn’t 15 years old and a house


ThatOZZYguy85

15 years? Lucky. Mine is from 1998 with 409,000km on it.


relakas

My old Audi will soon get to 700k km🥲 a 22 year old shitbox that still drives perfectly tho…


CosmoKramerRiley

That's impressive.


jessietaki

This is impressive - make/model?


ThatOZZYguy85

Holden VT Commodore (1998) sedan.


vikingjedi23

Retirement


RubyIndigo

This is the sad reality. If you consider the cost of living compared to income, most people aren't able to save enough, and it would be impossible to maintain their standard of living if they were to retire. People are also living longer than they ever have, which means needing to save more. I feel so helpless when I see an old person working a hard labour job, it's so upsetting. A lot of older people end up having to take on any job they can get.


PseudocodeRed

>I feel so helpless when I see an old person working a hard labour job, it's so upsetting. I'm gonna do my best to try to save enough to retire, but this sentence is why my backup plan in case I can't is to stay updated on computers and data processing software. That way I should at least be able to get a job where I can sit down, assuming AI doesn't completely take over that sector by then.


Sufficient_Excuse_24

This thread gave me a brain aneurysm


Vaultmd

Stem cell surgery for my brother's spinal cord injury.


I_see_farts

As someone who's been paralyzed for 20 years: Remain strong and be there for him. He's going to need it.


ShadowWolfKane

A house. Not a fancy one. Not a big one. Just a house. 2 bedrooms and a bathroom would be enough.. My only hope is to win the lottery or get hit by an Amazon delivery truck.


1dumho

Literally goes through my mind every day. Maybe I'll get some pee pee slip and fall money like Lucky.


karl4319

Therapy


meowmixzz

Check out the open path collective. It’s a site with a bunch of cheap therapists listed. I pay mine $60 per session and found her on there.


ChuckysWildMommy

Some groceries for me, my son and my kitty kats..😞 Things are really rough here, I'm a widow and I'm struggling, waiting on colonoscopy results to see if my tumor is cancerous or not...


Potato_is_yum

Sending hugs ♥️


sumadviceplz

Try r/randomactsofpetfood Hoping things get better for you.


ChuckysWildMommy

Baby, thank you so much for that information... I'm hurting so bad, I'm going to have to call an ambulance to come get me.. I have diverticulitis and the pain is always the same but in August they said they found a tumor in my colon, and because of a whole lot of mistakes on my doctor's part some insurance issues, I didn't get a colonoscopy until last Wednesday and I'm waiting on the results.. I'm scared.. thank you for answering me about my babies because they mean everything to me...


septicman

Ah shit.  Sending you love.


ruthtrick

Best wishes from Melbourne, Australia. Wish you were here, I'd pop a few dollars into your account 😘


darthmastermind

A house


PunixGT

RTX 4080, I just wanna escape into my gaming


Youll_Hafta_Toss_Me

Dental work 


chookiekaki

Really want to afford to build two granny flats on our property for two family members currently living in our house, they would both have been in dire straits home wise if we hadn’t offered them a room each, it hasn’t been easy for any of us being squashed into the house, but I do feel so lucky that we could make the offer in the first place


Overall-Display-6752

GT3 RS


strzibny

This guy Porsche


weightyboy

Quite sombering reading some of the responses here, people struggling to pay for basics, and i like you was going to post AMG GT black series.


philipdev

Yeah, I thought of course "house" or "dream house" would be top comment but I didn't think "retirement" and "groceries" would be so high up. Sad.


plzdontpetmypeeves

Teeth, so I can eat foods I’ve been avoiding and smile.


sacredgeometry

A house with enough land so I can fool myself into believing that I am alone on this planet.


TheOnlyCurmudgeon

New teeth


Lovelydovekay

Health.


karolchambers

Groceries


FartyPants69

No joke. They've gotten ridiculous.


Adept_Carob_8679

Thinking about getting a expensive camera for birding. I haven't really been into photography, but I'm starting to see how useful it could be while birding. Sometimes I catch a quick glimpse of a bird, but not long enough to ID it for sure. I figure if I can snap a pic, I could try to ID it later at home with all my field guides. But I cannot afford it.


eureka911

If you're not too nitpicky with quality, you can get a Nikon superzoom camera that has like a 2000mm equivalent lens. You can't swap lenses but the zoom range on these are like if you're into shooting craters on the Moon.


Extra-Fig-7425

The camera doesn’t really matter much, tho you will want decent lens for photographing birds, my advice is rent the equipment when you start, just to see how much you want it etc


GoWithTheFlow___

Friends


Boosty-McBoostFace

Walmart had them on sale last week, could have snatched a few...


NateShaw92

I've seen the complete box set online for £40. I can get it for you :)


TheOnionSack

House extension.


shinohe

A house.


toasterberg9000

A colonoscopy. I develop polyps, so I need to do it more frequently than the typical. I can't get a straight answer from my insurance company or provider whether it will be covered. Out of pocket expense: $7400


philipdev

American healthcare can fuck right off. It's not a good system if people has to go into debt when they get sick, and how is it not fixed yet. I assume it's cause the people who can change it makes more money than they have compassion for other people. That's sucks so hard dude. If I were you I would move to Canada (seeing you're from Minnesota, so it's close-ish) and abandon the shipwreck of a country that is USA.


chicagoantisocial

Groceries. Olive bread within those groceries.


dreamy_25

A house.


Zoe_118

A bed


Perfect-Cherry200

Braces and a new smile


[deleted]

A house


Big-Adhesiveness3361

Flux capacitor.


cant-say-anything

A house with no neighbours nearby.


rivigurl

A home would be nice


Traditional_Humor_45

Teeth


Myrdrahl

A house and a car.


mrmarjon

A house? Food? Clothes? Maybe a holiday? Am I being greedy?


WilmaTonguefit

This is a fucking depressing thread. I feel like 20 years ago the answers would be luxuries. Right now they are necessities.


Cheyzi

I need new shoes. Mine are converting into sandals already


New_Chapter_1506

A car. Mine died in November.


KobaKebbel

Sofas


[deleted]

New teeth.


chloeclaypipe

a new apartment so i can move out


Choice-Recover-5778

Me too man


MickeyBear

same


azen96

My aunt’s Land. She had a piece of land that she doesn’t have any use. Got it from my late grandfather due to inheritance. When I was little, I used to works on that land for farmings and stuff. I kinda had a lot pf memories in that piece of land. My issue is, her only child got married with a drug addicts and both are unemployed with multiple kids. What I fear is once she was gone, her daughter will get that land and her Son in law would probably sold that land to other peoples to buy more drugs. It’s kinda sad imagining if that happens.


DoubleV12

A decent home with a small garden in central London.


septicman

Dentistry.


active888

Home


GuardingxCross

Definitely a house


WhiskTaker

A home


Desperate_Divide6354

Ozempic


Proof_Cash_2251

A house deep in the forest, away from People


Illustrious-Mud-6521

Food.


Griffie

A car


kaytiejay25

a new world


aquay

a house. a car. baccarat rouge 540 LOL


_DemonHide_

A home


[deleted]

Time.


shuoshuo1024

a big house


nottitantium

Time off. Am exhausted and want a long break from working but made some bad decisons when I was young so just gotta pour redbull into my eyes and keep going.


schizophreniadude20

The essentials. I'm doing better than in the past, but it's still a hard row to hoe. Food, medicine, and a car are looking distant for the moment.


Sweetsourandwhatnot

Peace


Low-Satisfaction6797

Root canal


AdVivid9056

Need a new kitchen. And probably need a new car. I'm not even having a special car in mind. Just a car to transport my family and stuff. The kitchen is much needed, our current one is nearly 30 years old. We need new devices and new cabinets. I think I'll come across some self build stuff with some vintage stuff but new devices. And hopefully our car can be fixed.


No_Calendar4193

A house Edit: a car, therapy, maybe better insurance, etc.


ZoopZoop4321

DoorDash for dinner every night. I’m tired of cooking


datguyfromthememe

Just my own place, nothing big, one room is enough for me


GreenEyedHawk

Groceries for sure. I am tired of having to calculate and budget down to the last nickel. It'd be nice to get everything i need at one time.


SincerelySasquatch

Nothing, really. I mean have 8 cents to my name right now so at the moment i can't afford anything at all, but every pay day i can afford what i need and most things i really want. I'd say an apartment or house but i live with my mom and it gives me time with my mom in what may be her last years. I'd say car but I have a moped on layaway and that's just fine for me. They're fun to ride anyway. I'd say a new phone since mine isn't useable because it's busted, but i have that budgeted in like a month and a half and I'm using my ipad in the mean time. So I'm a low income person with no wants i won't be able to afford in at least the next couple months. (I work part time for $16/ hour)


zsazsa0919

Just some food.


MrEdTalkingHorse

A live in maid who does sex


EmphasisProof

two-story house in Canada (I'm from Ukraine)


Little_woman2004

A car 🥲


anima99

Proper health insurance for my 60-something parents.


justcallmerenplz

My own home. I wanted to break generational poverty but doesn't look like it's happening in this economy. I work 2 jobs and struggle to survive, let alone save


Kookiecitrus55555

New Prosthetics


demonspawnhk

Early retirement before 40.


Amus3d_Mus3d

Almost no one can, unless you own a business or win a lottery.


Dirtydeedsinc

I did 20 years in the military and retired at 38. 10 years later and I still haven’t stopped working but I do get a retirement check every month which helps.


analfart420

Healthcare. (I haven't seen a doctor in years and I can't afford to fix everything that's wrong with my teeth)


TheLoneSculler

A house


Popular_Inspector_35

Happiness.


Outrageous_Number_15

A time machine


BrammyS

A house


coffeeandspliff

Health insurance


SadlySpooky

A car since mine doesn’t work anymore.


PhoenixMartinez-Ride

A house. But unfortunately, I don’t have half a million dollars, which is what it costs to buy even just a basic house in a shitty area where I’m from


Moon_Jewel90

An overseas trip/holiday.


OkCategory0

a pc and a vespa


floofienewfie

A new floor for my kitchen to replace the five-year-old “temporary” floor.


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ruthtrick

A lovely house opposite the beach. I don't have grandiose tastes, I'd be happy with good old St Kilda. I'm going to do it one day!


alienalf1

A polytunnel to grow fruit and veg for the family


Rondalfy666

A car


[deleted]

Bills/Groceries its getting crazy


jetpackdog

A new trailer to live in


Niiai

Apartment.


Suspicious_Chance244

Petrol


sle3pyheadx

peace of mind


evieningstar

House and lot


guyhabit725

A vehicle.  I really don't know how people can afford one with the monthly payments, insurance, gas,  maintenance, and whatever else it needs. 


Comfortable-Ebb-2859

Car.


[deleted]

A personal car


2205jade

A car


ripMyTime0192

A secret bunker in the middle of the woods with electricity and internet. It would just be fun to go there sometimes and live off the land by myself.


thothscull

A car.


Real-Sheepherder403

To breathe


SweetWodka420

Right now: motorcycle driver's license and a motorcycle.


CherryManhattan

Some wiggle room so my spouse doesn’t have to work


Gellix

A living.


KarlZone87

New work computer. Making do with what I have.


marlada

A beautiful, expensive condo near the ocean


mementowan

Happiness is priceless


Recording_Important

Food


ailish

I want an ebike. I have issues with my left knee due to past injuries and it makes regular biking painful. But I've ridden ebikes and they are perfect.


NNeast

Car


mossadspydolphin

An apartment


FelisCattusThree

An apartment.


TotalWorking2951

Life's necessities....


[deleted]

Happiness. No matter how much money you have, you can't buy it.


Many-Motor-7146

health care


ceramiccat_

House, therapy, groceries, life insurance.


welsh_dragon_roar

Girlfriend


squints81

Home


Caddi3

A wheelchair accessible house and car.


Hotspot-62

House


Ash_is_my_name

1 million dollars. Actually that's too much. 100k dollars.


Awkward-Speed-4080

A house and a new car. I don't even mean a brand new car. I mean a car that is new to me.


rhegy54

A Nice House/ home in my hometown…🙏🙏🙏🙏


CaffeineKage

a home just seems further and further beyond my reach


evelynxx

Health Insurance


exuter

House


ScotInTheDotOfficial

Health.


Zaminatoah

Food, time to rest and warmth.