re: Deindustrialization - Have We Become a Poor Country?

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People today wouldn't live in those houses, do their own maintenance, eat 3 meals at home a day, fix their own cars....

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I think they would if more new homebuilders offered these options

I know a younger married couple that I'm close friends with that live in a 2/1. It's an older house that they've put a lot of sweat equity into. I'm planning on buying or building something similar. The idea that everyone needs to live in a 4/3 with close to 3K square ft of living space is silly. Homes have gotten much larger over the years and created false expectations for what is actually a good quality of life.