Yeah I’ve got a late-20s friend in that situation and it blows my mind how ridiculous rent has gotten. It’s more than doubled since I moved to the area close to 15 years ago, and the pay certainly hasn’t.
The only thing I fault him for that seems to be a trend is he’s never doing anything to better career prospects. I think if I were in the position of approaching 30 with a girlfriend and a kid I’d be working towards some kind of mechanical qualification, likely something like A&P (airplane) mechanic. Community college here is really really cheap. Is that for everyone, no, but its highly employable and fits things I enjoy. There’s plenty of similar things that fit other people if they get past wanting to follow their unemployable passions and dreams. I just couldn’t imagine being one of these 30-something’s living with parents and working whatever job comes around having not even tried to better my situation.
Yeah I’ve got a late-20s friend in that situation and it blows my mind how ridiculous rent has gotten. It’s more than doubled since I moved to the area close to 15 years ago, and the pay certainly hasn’t.
The only thing I fault him for that seems to be a trend is he’s never doing anything to better career prospects. I think if I were in the position of approaching 30 with a girlfriend and a kid I’d be working towards some kind of mechanical qualification, likely something like A&P (airplane) mechanic. Community college here is really really cheap. Is that for everyone, no, but its highly employable and fits things I enjoy. There’s plenty of similar things that fit other people if they get past wanting to follow their unemployable passions and dreams. I just couldn’t imagine being one of these 30-something’s living with parents and working whatever job comes around having not even tried to better my situation.
IDK what to tell my cousins in California. They are working real tech jobs that require a degree and are living with their parents.
Other than leave California. That's what I did. I have a real tech job, but I can afford a house because I don't live in California.