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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 77 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It was too expensive for millennials so, not too surprised to hear that.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Same for GenX. We all had roommates or lived with SOs.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

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 8 points 10 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.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It was too expensive for Gen X too. I think we all started out with room mates.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

2nd story two-bedroom behind a grocery store for me!

[–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago
[–] FartsWithAnAccent@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

You're just me, but Kbin though.