Woodznutz
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- Dec 9, 2021
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I shared apartments or houses with other guys up until I got married at 32. That was the only way I could save money, and I had a good paying job. Rents were always high where I lived.Exactly! They want to come right out of school and expect to afford their own apartment. Nobody I knew did that - including college graduates with well-paying careers in their future. When they first started out, everyone either 1) shared an apartment or b) rented a small bedroom in a house.
I just did a search on Zillow for a 3-bedroom apartment about an hour’s commute from a major East Coast city. There were a lot of them in the $2000 range, and one only $1500, which three low-wage people could share. Of course they were all in dumpy areas, but that’s what you get if you haven’t any job skills.