Today, I can’t even find a place to rent. Every place has dozens of applications, with several offering well over asking price. I just graduated from college. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after several long years, a lot of debt, and two great degrees from a top university, I had to move back in with my parents, because no matter where I look, I can't find a job. FML
Today, I tried to find a cheap apartment to get away from my toxic parents. There seems to be only one that's in my budget and it has abysmal reviews. The job market is in the crapper, so the odds of getting a better-paying job anytime soon are slim to none. FML
Today, I was rejected from the 25th rental I applied to in the last two months. I give up. Guess I'm stuck living with my mother forever. FML
Today, I found out that I'm going to have to work really hard to get a job, since I don't have enough money to finish my bachelor's. I thought it'd be easier, but two weeks in, I'm struggling. FML
Today, I'm in a US college. I could've gone into a trade or internship, but no one listened. Now, while my parents brag to their friends that their child has a degree, I'll probably be spending the rest of life in crippling debt, sleeping on the side of the road, and begging strangers for table scraps. FML
Today, even after applying to literally hundreds of jobs a week for the past 6 months, I still can't get a job. Unemployment is almost gone, and I won't be able to afford my medication. I also can't figure out a painless way to kill myself. FML
Today, I had to listen to fellow classmates whine about selling one of their many houses, while I can barely afford to pay for a $100 textbook. FML
Today, I eagerly applied for a high-salary, fully supportive graduate program that I qualified for. There were 5 steps in the application process. I was turned down after the first one. FML
Today, as it has done in the last couple of years, my dream job has only been accepting applications from students continuing their degree in the fall. Literally, people with half degrees can get what I can't get with a full degree and experience. FML
Today, I had to stop going to university with 2 years left because my parents feel it's not the right course for me. I am 23 years-old, living with my parents, $2 to my name and no job. FML
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Top comments
Brightside86 31
My crystal ball say's it won't get any better any time soon, same problem. I ended up buying a triplex the numbers work out a lot better when you have 2 other groups subsidizing your mortgage.
protoskore 27
I have today seen a guy commenting he's considering going to rehab even though he doesn't need it, just to have a roof over his head
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Brightside86 31
My crystal ball say's it won't get any better any time soon, same problem. I ended up buying a triplex the numbers work out a lot better when you have 2 other groups subsidizing your mortgage.
protoskore 27
I have today seen a guy commenting he's considering going to rehab even though he doesn't need it, just to have a roof over his head
EBrogen 12
I wasn't going to say it, then I read the comments. I once knew a doctor who made the decision to drive a truck for a short time to defer his student loans. The same can be said for a place to stay. The good news, pay is way up. The bad news, it's driving a truck.
CTscan 8
I've been out of hs for 10 years and graduated from college 5 years back just bought my first place and I close on it on the 17th
RichardPencil 32
I graduated from college. Seems like a good place to brag about that.
ChipBoundary 9
I don't know where you live but I know there's THOUSANDS of rentals in my area alone. You're a college graduate, you move where life takes you.