I sympathize with the people in the article! My solution to improving my financial well-being during the pandemic has been to swallow my pride and move into one of my parents' investment properties in East Bay. As a bonus, I'm learning to be more handy by taking on moderate home maintenance tasks!

Considering that most young people in tech have parents significantly wealthier than them, it's amazing to me that more people don't pursue this route and insist on throwing money away on rent.

I know it's not as cool as the bohemian atmosphere of living with startup teammates in a shared house, but living rent-free in your family's spare home is the responsible and quick way to save tons of money!