Rant incoming. I’m 26F and my boss is 51F. We work in accounting.
Her parents inherited multiple properties and spent their lives managing these rentals. As a result my boss grew up quite well off and was lucky enough to have her college paid for in the 90s by her parents.
Recently I’ve been struggling with funds. I’m in the painful process of finding a new rental I can afford. My boss is aware of this because I’ve warned her I’ll be moving soon enough. While I’m happy she is open to me taking off time for my move, her unnecessary comments have really irked me.
She asked why I don’t just “buy a house”. I explained to her that as it is, I struggle to afford studio apartments. Then she told me “well, you should try shifting your funds around. When I graduated college I made $12 an hour less than you make right now! But I was able to make my down payment.”
My jaw about dropped. She graduated college in 1993. $12 an hour less than my current income, adjusted for inflation and cost of living, WAS A LOT OF MONEY BACK THEN.
I actually tried to explain this to her and she told me “people shift funds to what matters to them.” When the most god awful smirk.
Oh you’re totally right! If I really wanted to buy a home I would sleep in a tent on the streets to save up the down payment!