I just got a raise, but it's all going to inflation

so basically I'm just getting paid in nostalgia for the prices of 2019

My boomer parents told me to invest in real estate.

Now my single houseplant counts as my entire property portfolio.

I'm at the point where I'm considering a 30-year mortgage

which is also the expected lifespan of my avocado toast-fueled liver

My parents always said they wanted me to have a better life than them.

Now it looks like the only thing I'm inheriting is their economic anxiety.