• kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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        It was too expensive for Gen X too. I think we all started out with room mates.

        Yup.

        Up to 4 of them at one point.

        After a bunch of years of that, my first solo place was a windowless 2 room basement “suite” in an old house behind a gas station.

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        I rented a 3-bedroom apartment in the early 2010s for $1250 with some friends. I just checked and similar apartments in that neighborhood are $2500-3900 now

        I agree that renting alone wasn’t an option for our generations but it’s become even worse. Pay has not kept up with housing costs at all

        [Edit] I just checked and $1250 in 2010 has the same value has $1,775.54 now

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          Man one my first apartments in 2001 was 360 a month for one bedroom. This was in a small town Texas.

          Today same rent is 1300 plus. That fucking nuts and doest jive with inflation.

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              Yeah exactly. I paid way to much compared to what I made I later moved to a cheaper place. I made 6.76 an hour and had my own place. Today minimum wage is 7.25 and rent is over 1000.

              Our country is fucked.

      • ImTryingLemmy@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        I think they need to have roommates in the bedrooms now. I saw a basement apartment in Englewood, CO for $1650 this week. Garage extra.