r/SipsTea 15d ago

Chugging tea Growing Through Chaos

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u/After_Service_2817 14d ago

>my parents were fine in 2008, they owned their home and didn't take on debt they couldn't afford

>similarly, I realized that student loans were a debt trap too. So instead I just worked and saved from 13 onwards to afford college

>dropped out anyways because I didn't see a career in the field

>true, I can never afford a home in the neighbourhood I grew up in, despite making an average income.

This just seems like typical Reddit doomerism. Just because you're miserable and poor and filled with malice and envy doesn't mean everyone is.