The reality is that it's still not particularly hard to make a decent living in large swaths of the country, but you have to use your own judgement to find the way.

That's what I meant. The market is so uncertain that everyone is running his own narrative and suggesting heads with tails and also a sitter! 

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U.S. housing affordability hits its worst level since 1981

I'm not sure about that, but it's not a great time to be trying to follow mainstream advice as a young person.