My parents are planning to retire soon, and part of their retirement plan is selling their house to downsize into a space that’s better suited for their old age. Unfortunately none of their kids can afford to buy the house for market price, but they won’t be able to retire if they wanted to sell it at a discount to any of us. We’ve had a lot of difficult conversations lately where I encourage them to stick to their retirement plans while explaining to them that us kids likely won’t ever be able to afford our own places, ever
Between you and me, I’m just half-considering what it would be like to leave the US entirely. I know many other countries have a slew of problems, but its obvious that the US is an ancap shithole. The wealthy are the only “real” people, and we’re just cattle that they always foot the bill to for everything all the damn time, and we’re told that we’re ‘entitled’ for not liking it.
My parents are planning to retire soon, and part of their retirement plan is selling their house to downsize into a space that’s better suited for their old age. Unfortunately none of their kids can afford to buy the house for market price, but they won’t be able to retire if they wanted to sell it at a discount to any of us. We’ve had a lot of difficult conversations lately where I encourage them to stick to their retirement plans while explaining to them that us kids likely won’t ever be able to afford our own places, ever
Between you and me, I’m just half-considering what it would be like to leave the US entirely. I know many other countries have a slew of problems, but its obvious that the US is an ancap shithole. The wealthy are the only “real” people, and we’re just cattle that they always foot the bill to for everything all the damn time, and we’re told that we’re ‘entitled’ for not liking it.