• salty_chief@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    You’re 25, this looks pretty standard. Majority of people don’t own(mortgage) a home until at least 35+.

    I like how OP modified meme to say 35 after it was 25 originally.

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      It’s hard to get ahead when you’re barely getting by. There are many of us who have been working hard but are in much the same position at 35. I’ve edited the post accordingly.

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      I am almost 50, I’ve gone from owning a home to losing everything twice and starting from scratch due to medical issues, life disasters, family medical disasters and economic crashes and layoffs over and over.

      You can do everything right and still end up making no progress in life. Our world promises nothing, nothing should be expected. You will lose a lot of mental health if you can’t adapt to the idea that you may not have anything at certain ages.

      Owning a home is a massive expense and source of stress that starts falling apart the moment they hand you the key. It’s perfectly valid to not feel particularly inspired to take this kind of back-breaking responsibility on before you’re more than ready.