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Originally Posted by Eff-1
Yes, there are less expensive areas around, but we love it on the North Shore, my family is close by, our kid goes to daycare here, etc etc. It's our home.
It's mind boggling. What a world we live in.
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I really mean this without judgment or contempt, but I think you, along with most of us, are going to have to be realistic with what are "wants" versus "needs" in the housing choice.
My wife and I have a choice - we could probably (just) get into a newer house in Brentwood, and we really really want to. It would cut my commute in half, it would get us more land, it would put us closer to family, like it would do a LOT for our lifestyle. But it means I go from a mortgage that I dont generally think about and a few nice trips a year, to budgeting, watching cashflow, and generally saying no to some things on a financial basis.
My parents live an hour and a half from me, in Britannia Beach. We don't "love it here" in Coquitlam like we probably would in Lower Lonsdale, Brentwood, Kits, etc. We decided a house in Brentwood was a want, not a need, and so I commute an hour each way each day. It sucks, but we made that choice, and I try to remind myself of that while yelling at my steering wheel on Hastings St.
I'm just saying you are not alone in this, but frankly, moaning about not being able to comfortably live in one of the most desirable suburbs of one of the most expensive cities in the world is just the new normal and is kind of a waste of breath. Many people will not be able to afford to live in the type of house and city that they grew up in and will have to make peace with that. It's going to be a tough couple decades I think as kids become young adults become working adults.
-Mark