Inflation made things worse. My parents did not go to college, but were able to buy a house for 2.6X their annual income.

My wife has a master's degree and I have a BA, that cost more than my parent's house but our house(in not as nice a neiborhood cost 4.2X our annual income.

My dad had a pension and my mom saved very little in her 401k, but they were still able to retire on social security. I'm not sure Social Security will be around in a few years, but even if it is, I won't be able to retire on it.

The past is better because they robbed the future.

I would be a basket case if it wasn't for bitcoin. I don't know how nocoiners cope.