My boomer neighbor asked why I don't just 'work harder' to afford a house.

I told him I'm currently working three jobs, and I just learned to braid my bootstraps.

I've been working really hard to build my personal brand.

Turns out my personal brand is just 'tired.'

I just got a raise, but it's basically just an inflation adjustment

So now I can afford last year's lifestyle, congratulations to me

I asked my boomer parents for housing advice

They told me to 'just stop eating avocado toast', like that's the down payment on a McMansion