Just... gahh... what is the point of this.. I feel the same way minus roomates... funny enough, I'm actually considering moving back in with housemates because living by myself is so uneventful.. I've been on the dating app hamster wheel for years.. Something is so broken here.. I'm not so sure wealth is even the answer..
I've been researching "intentional communities"
Get roommates! I bought a house and almost continuously have friends in the guest suite. It's been great, and I'm honestly living some of the best years of my life.
The easy availability of credit and focus on consumption has led many people, myself included, into patterns of behavior that are either unsustainable or at the very least excessive/expensive.
On what information are you basing that assumption?
Do you have a viable alternative?
OP doesn't sound like they're describing a lack of money. They're describing depression. Lack of friends, lovers and community. Loads of miserly fucks are lonely as hell despite not spending a modicum of their millions.
Several come to mind off the top of my head just from personal experience:
- Debt
- Medical expenses
- Child care
- The cost of that single-occupancy dwelling
Like yeah, obviously the outflows are the problem, but not all outflows are avoidable, and it's pretty presumptuous to jump to the conclusion that this is some problem that can be fixed by better spending habits. No amount of cutting out avocado toast or whatever is going to make hospital bills go away.