SAJ-99
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Another WSJ that isn't bad (they get a new head Editor or something?). But the article title does irritate me a little. It was standard in my 20's to have a roommate. Are Gen Z expectations too high?
"In North Charleston, S.C., 27-year-old bartender Bailey Byrum said her younger sister moved in with her at her two-bedroom rental house. Ms. Byrum said her sister had trouble finding her own place and had recently been living with her parents.
“She has a good job… but places by yourself are like $500 to $600 out of her budget,” Ms. Byrum said."
"In North Charleston, S.C., 27-year-old bartender Bailey Byrum said her younger sister moved in with her at her two-bedroom rental house. Ms. Byrum said her sister had trouble finding her own place and had recently been living with her parents.
“She has a good job… but places by yourself are like $500 to $600 out of her budget,” Ms. Byrum said."
Surging Rents Push More Americans to Live With Roommates or Parents
Rents have risen 25% over the past two years, and inflation is eating into how much people have left to spend on housing.
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