How do people afford houses in places like NY, Cali, and other expensive areas?

Re: How do people afford houses in places like NY, Cali, and other expensive areas?

This whole topic is my current source of unhappiness (sigh). I mean hubby makes 6 figures so everyone thinks we're rich kwim? Yet we live paycheck to paycheck and each year, the debt (along with interest rate) just increases. Its not even like we have a huge house or anything, I mean, 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths, older house that needs constant upgrade/repair....So I'm going to have to re-enter the work force sadly unless I can convince hubby to high-tail it outta here...maybe once he sees how much its going to cost for oldest to have drum lessons and middle guy to have guitar on top of the swimming, tapping and horseback riding, he will finally see the lite.

Wax