5.
“My dad used to tell me to decide where I wanted to work, then buy your house near it. People no longer work for the same company for 50+ years, and often, where you work isn’t totally up to you. Sometimes you take what you can get.”
“This is a huge part of why I doubt I would buy a home even if I could afford it. I’m not going to hold onto the same job for longer than a couple of years at the most, and I don’t know where the next one will be or if I can guarantee that the next one will be near where I live right now. I can’t afford to put down roots anywhere because even if I could get a home, I don’t think I could take the risk of locking myself out of most future job prospects because of my location.”