>>Someone trying to say "ooh I did ALL on my own 40 years ago so you should be able to" is just ridiculous

A lot of Internet ink has been spilled over how lazy and entitled Millennials are, but when it comes to paying for a college education, work ethic isn't the limiting factor. The economic cards are stacked such that today’s average college student, without support from financial aid and family resources, would need to complete 48 hours of minimum-wage work a week to pay for his courses—a feat that would require superhuman endurance, or maybe a time machine.

Of course those lazy bums should be willing to work 48 hours per week so they can attend college. That's exactly how it was 40 years ago, except you only had to do it over summer to pay for a full year's tuition.

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/the-myth-of-working-your-way-through-college/359735/

As for housing costs: it's going crazy in some places. Average price in little old Auckland New Zealand now tops $1M. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/average-auckland-city-house-price-tops-1-million-buyers-flock-to-nearby-cities-6351623