[Cthulhu_]

I was early 30's when I finally bought my house; for me, it was a combination of not feeling like settling in a house just yet (I switched jobs and cities a few times over the years), and once I was ready, I didn't just settle for the first thing that came up but I had some basic requirements (things like some outdoor space and a separate bedroom, I know, shocking). Then came the issue that housing prices went up faster than my income could keep up with. And of course I was single / single income; entering into a financial interdependency (my vocabulary is on fire today) is not the norm, and cynically speaking, most relationships end up in tears, sharing a mortgage in that case is even more sucky.

But anyway, the rent I spent on various 'student' housing over the years does add up to a quarter of the value of my current house. In retrospect, I should've bought a cheap apartment ten years ago.