The whole "can't afford in Vancouver" is completely true, and it really boils down to: get fucking used to it.
If you want to buy, and don't want to compromise on anything, go East. Chiliwack has beautiful, brand new homes for 1/4 of the price of a Vancouver special. Yet again the issue with this is, "I don't want to commute that far", well then bash your head into a wall because that's what you get.
With this whole "work harder" issue, it certainly comes down to: compromise. People have voiced they don't have the drive to move up in their fields, they don't want to have 2 jobs, they don't want to work FT and go to nightschool to upgrade. Well then, please
and stop complaining. Ofcourse for some people, luck is involved and they just cruise through life, yet lots of people work 2-3 jobs, work 14 hour days, or continuously go to school to learn more and be a more valuable person to their company (you get paid more this way).
Lifestyle plays a part where people don't want to give up going out to eat 4 times a week, or going to bars drinking every weekend.. or going golfing/go-karting/movie nights/dancing/etc. Well, it's either you make more money or you save more money. Again it comes down to fucking compromise.
The younger generation is spoiled to the sense that, they expect to put in a certain amount of work, and get a certain amount back. But we as adults should be able to clearly recognize, that's not how life works. I have many friends that went to university and took easy classes to enjoy their younger years, they got a degree that is more then useless, and then they wonder why they can't find a job in a field that isn't in demand locally. Now they're going back to trade schools to get something more useful locally. (Good way to waste alot of money, and waste 4-5 years of your life)
This is how I can call the younger generation lazy. Sure there are lots of them who have a well thought-out plan for their future, but so many just want to enjoy themselves and cruise through life. When that doesn't happen they bitch and moan. "Why can't I get a $80k+ job? I have my degree in arts!"
