I'm about to graduate college. My dream has always been to buy a house and contribute to the community. However I can hardly get by on rent. I'm getting married this summer, and to be able to have enough to finish school and survive it's looking like we're going to have to live in my parents basement. We can hardly afford rent, let alone buy a house. Even after we graduate and start earning more than 30k a year there's no way we'll be able to afford a house for years. Tough spot.