My wife and I bought our first home at 29yo last year. We both have our masters and can afford to go on multiple vacations a year. We live in a central suburb to Philly, an affordable city. Between the 2 of us we earn 140k a year, our sallaries likely could double in the next 10 years if we get a good career path. Were investing a solid 12% of our income so we should be able to retire early. Even if you earn less than us or are single you could buy a condo or townhome in an affordable city with a decent trade job or something comparable. And have a pretty nice standard of living.
As long as you go to an afordable college or tradeschool, get a job that you don't hate, and develop your career, and live in a city with housing that you can afford. You should have a better standard of living than 95% of people alive.
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My wife and I bought our first home at 29yo last year. We both have our masters and can afford to go on multiple vacations a year. We live in a central suburb to Philly, an affordable city. Between the 2 of us we earn 140k a year, our sallaries likely could double in the next 10 years if we get a good career path. Were investing a solid 12% of our income so we should be able to retire early. Even if you earn less than us or are single you could buy a condo or townhome in an affordable city with a decent trade job or something comparable. And have a pretty nice standard of living.
As long as you go to an afordable college or tradeschool, get a job that you don't hate, and develop your career, and live in a city with housing that you can afford. You should have a better standard of living than 95% of people alive.