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Ms Mcmltm goes 0n to show how leverage pulan an: often used backwards. crvan’ng mon- pruh- krms than an- ~0|vcd mssmuaammu awmmanmm Steve Bull LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Re: How will middle- (‘ltl‘is families Mp ups”. let- u'r (u the Pde by Brian ()‘Sullimu, Mar 4. Every day one reads how affordable hrmsing is out of many's reach. with the list- ed average price of a home in York Region ,at $643,000. Even those with six-figure incomesstmggie. True. Maybe expectations are too high today But let's not look a; financial numbers for a moment and ask the ques- tion what is today's percep. tinn nf affordable housing? My first abode was a ruw-houw, under 900 square fool. (me) bathroom, three bedrooms and laun- dry room in the unfinished hawnwm. ll ' was perfect even (lumgh we had a lS-pcr- ccm - plus mortgage with no powder room. no cnsuite. no hardwood floors. eight- fom ceilings and nonâ€"stain- lms slfi'l appliances. You had to bring the lawn mower lhmugh the living momldining room to mow both lawns. PUBuSHER Ian Proudfool (imam MANAGER lohn Willems I was raised old-school and have passed this along to my children but even I Location was in the htxmdmzka. known as Ajax. a sacrifice we made to give our son a back yard. That was aflnrdable housing â€" with the exception of that mortgage rate of course. Why aren't builders building these homes? Maybe it is because peopie want $wha! it took their par- ents decades to acquire. I I‘m risking the Wrath of readers for posing this but maybe expectations today “are the real issue. My first car was old. My wedding cos: less than $20,000. I worked two jobs to get through school and took years to pay off. My first child was born while renting an apartment. HAVE YOUR SAY, STOUFFVILLE D mmwaot MMUWM? [MWcm SEW-Tribune 6290ManSL I.“ 167 It‘s this murney lhatsa makes one appreciate the years of putting your head down. laying one foot in fmm nflhe other and wn'rk- ing as a family to endure the :ough times and relish And while i am not sure I want my kids to get used to it, I do want them to have coping skills to get through those tough times that will make them peopie I am {proud to know and ensure their expectations match reality. If they want the same as I now have. they, too, have to start at the bottom. succumb to the realization they need reminding that one must start at the bot- tom and work their way up. Maybe even more important. it builds coping skins and sets an example for your Idds for their ion:- ncy throng: life. , Rule No. l of Bill Gates’ H Rules of Life slates: “Life is not fair â€" get used to it!“ SHAEN ARMSTRONG m :1 Hm I 1-