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I am overwhelmed and feel like I am chasing a “dream” trying to move in together with my girlfriend, but I can’t because of low wages and high housing costs

I just feel so burnout and overwhelmed that I can only find jobs in my area that will pay around 15 dollars an hour. My girlfriend makes around the same so that means we can maybe only afford 1300 in rent combined? The MEDIAN average for rent in my area is around 1700 so yeah we can't afford that unless we split a small studio. Even 1500 a month would be a stretch to split if you are doing the “you need to make 3x your rent in order to qualify for the rent. I just feel defeated I don't know what to even go to school for because I just lost all motivation and ambition to move forward. I just feel stuck every day waking up and working at a job that;s not helping me achieve my goal. I am so close to just telling my family I have…


I just feel so burnout and overwhelmed that I can only find jobs in my area that will pay around 15 dollars an hour. My girlfriend makes around the same so that means we can maybe only afford 1300 in rent combined? The MEDIAN average for rent in my area is around 1700 so yeah we can't afford that unless we split a small studio. Even 1500 a month would be a stretch to split if you are doing the “you need to make 3x your rent in order to qualify for the rent. I just feel defeated I don't know what to even go to school for because I just lost all motivation and ambition to move forward. I just feel stuck every day waking up and working at a job that;s not helping me achieve my goal. I am so close to just telling my family I have to move and just find the cheapest apartment that not only is in my state, but out of state to move into.

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