I'm in my early 30s, had a great up bringing, do a job I like and got married last year. I do feel very lucky.
However where we live in the south east, all we can afford to rent is a badly converted 1 bed flat with a damp problem. Can't really save much and are very economical with our money so can't see ever affording anything bigger and could never bring up a child here.
My parents managed to get a large 4 bed Edwardian house on one sallery when I was growing up and dads job level was about the same as dh. No way could with double sallarys afford anything near that lifestyle.
Parents keep saying my time will come, but looking at the statistics that seams very wishful thinking. Parents have kindly offered 15k to help get a house but to be any use would need much more than that and to pray interest rates never rose much.
Am I alone in just being unable to afford children even though we both work full time?
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to feel screwed over by our society, can't afford a home, can't afford children, can't afford car
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Lauranda · 03/05/2014 12:07
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