Seems a funny point we’re at, feels like it’s going backwards. people aren’t affording their own homes anymore, renting seems to be more of thing, or the young guys in the office are getting help with deposits from family, carrying LOADS more debt than I had to at that age. Though I say that age, a good few of them are several years older than I was for buying my first house. There’s several that have either reduced their planned family size or are currently holding off having kids as they can’t afford to have any/ have anymore. Leasure activities, there’s certainly a lot more choice, Internet, access to sports online or on TV, quality of TV shows and def quantity… I’d guess there’s studies into this that are scientific over this circumstantial example though
Our standard of living is pretty sweet though. For some that was similar to now but I feel like across the bar that’s been lifted somewhat?
Seems a funny point we’re at, feels like it’s going backwards. people aren’t affording their own homes anymore, renting seems to be more of thing, or the young guys in the office are getting help with deposits from family, carrying LOADS more debt than I had to at that age. Though I say that age, a good few of them are several years older than I was for buying my first house. There’s several that have either reduced their planned family size or are currently holding off having kids as they can’t afford to have any/ have anymore. Leasure activities, there’s certainly a lot more choice, Internet, access to sports online or on TV, quality of TV shows and def quantity… I’d guess there’s studies into this that are scientific over this circumstantial example though
It sure does feel like backwards recently, just the last couple of decades…
Not sure if that’s just the boomers pulling up the ladder, presumably there’s a lot more to it than that