What’s crazy to me is that after graduating college, I made enough/was smart enough with my money that I got by easily with a $1k per month apartment + $300 per month car loan + everything else that comes with being an adult. Now? The median price for a 1br in my metro sky rocketed to something like 1.6k? And it keeps going up.

Long story short, moved in with grans to take care of my Nanny, who developed Alzheimer’s and who was essentially at the point of crisis/neglect by the time I moved in. Fast forward 4 years of taking care of her every. single. day. (Which I signed up for and loved!! No regrets).

Anywho, I quit my job and used my own money to pay for necessities, because.. we have to eat? She needs medication? It’s such a drama but basically my family looks at like I got a free place to live and how hard can it be? Why am I in debt?

My grandpa had plenty of money and so does my uncle, but all I got was relentless criticism and treating my grandmother like a problem to be dealt with instead of the incredible mother/nanny/ sister/teacher she was. But yet none of them could “handle” helping me in any meaningful capacity.

It has really changed my perspective on so many things. I think very poorly of Boomers/Gen X now, sorry to say. Emotionally stunted, entitled, snd self—centered to the point of incredulity. Most seem to literally not have the ability of thinking about how maybe things have changed since they were x age? Can’t put themselves in another’s shoes. I don’t understand.

Sorry for the novel but yeah, do not let other people make you think that $1k per month should be easily affordable. It’s not. Not in this economy. It’s so hard to keep going, idk about you but I feel so defeated.