8 years ago I was adamant I couldnt possibly save and owning was an unachievable dream. Admittedly we had phone contacts that wasnt exactly expensive, the cheapest tv package. I did drink at weekends (at home so cheaply) and buy take aways but aside from my car payments (cheap car just simply tax and insurance payments monthly) I didnt live a careless lifestyle.
Now over the last 4 years we have finally managed to save the deposit and the house prices are now what are making it unachievable to own.
Each time you go without and make do to save that little bit more the goal posts move again.
I come from poverty. My dad disappeared when I was 2 and my mum was a single mum for years until I became an adult. we had sod all. Since having children Iv gone to college and bettered myself which has left to a better job, my husbands had a huge promotion at work which means more money and weve still got sod all
. Unfortunately we dont all have parents to help us out while we are young with the cheap home lifestyle that affords us to save. But looking back 8 years if I'd know that owning is still out of reach I wouldnt have spent money any differently trying to save more. Because even by saving this past 4 years hasnt made any difference.
Hopefully this makes sense
it's still early