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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce
How about living in Malaysia in a village with a tiny house made of wood? Can my family and I live it in? You bet. Was it a good quality of life? Hell no.
I see your point, but this is where our opinions differ drastically. Though you may have the option of buying a 400 sq ft condo, doesn't make it acceptable quality of life. And that's Oilers_fan's point. He can't sustain his quality of life, but he has to choose something considerably less because his $50k a year isn't even close to affording him a decent size condo.
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Yes, I agree that our opinions do differ here. My take is that if it's not an acceptable quality of life, then (insert anyone here) should EITHER: adjust their standards/expectations accordingly for the time being until they can afford something better. (usually through building up equity by being in the market in the first place) OR they can seek alternative markets to get into elsewhere where the quality of life is acceptable to them.
But there are obviously other consequences of relocating that they would have to deal with such as job opportunities, decreased pay, not being able to ever return once you got out etc etc. There are choices, just not a lot of them, but most people will have to make that choice one way or another. It's just the way our planet spins.