Dude I feel your pain. I left school at 16 and started as an apprentice. Met my misses when I was 20 and we had a daughter a year later. We needed to get our own place so went to look at some new builds.
We managed to secure a mortgage but it's was crippling. £950 a month fixed for 5 years but it was our only option. Whilst friends were off having luxury holidays we were doing all we could to furnish our 2 bed flat and focus all our attention on raising our little girl.
I changed jobs 4 years ago and moved house but needed to borrow £10k off my parents and the wife's to secure the mortgage.
It's extremely difficult so I feel your pain. Like you and everyone else we sacrificed loads to get where we are today (rarely go out, don't have sky, etc)
It's so hard today trying to save, pay bills and enjoy the finer things in life. Yet my situation compared to others is a million light years away. I really feel for those who have to rely on food banks just to keep food on the table etc
Hope you find a solution soon. Keep your head down and keep pushing and all you can do.... Or find those magic 7 numbers 🙂
Edited by jamesmpi, 24 October 2017 - 06:56 PM.