[TigerMandingo]

(05-16-2017 09:49 PM)booshala Wrote:  

Nowadays, to lead an exceptional life, you need to be an exceptional person. It sounds trite, but I think millennials have to start realizing that life in America isn't on easy mode (relatively speaking) as it was for the Baby Boomer's generation. To have that American dream lifestyle today, you either have to really kill yourself in the work/entrepreneurial grind and make a shit ton of money, or option B: embrace minimalism and not worry so much about property, eating out, luxury goods, flashy cars, etc... all things Americans seem to love.

Either make a lot more money, or perhaps an even more difficult feat - manage your expectations.

I am firmly in Camp B - everyone I know who's got a house is stressed the fuck out, and often accompanied by a frumpy wife and shrieking kids. All because they wanted their "own backyard" and "but when you rent you're just giving money away!"

Me, I am cool as a cucumber in my 1 br apartment. Have fun with your "fixer uppers" and all