Plus, they don't want to go without any other of life's daily comforts.
Yeah, I teach a lot of young professionals in healthcare, and nearly all of them don't start working fulltime immediately after. I get that...work-life balance. BUT....they do want that vacay lifestyle and want to buy a grande house immediately after graduation.
That doesn't work like that anymore. I don't know about you, but I started with roomies and living in studios and so untill the pay got better. It feels like these new kinds are skipping that phase, but they cant afford to do so... hmmm
I think they are skipping it too. The younger people I know are renting places far nicer than I would have, even when I was in a better position than they were at that age. And when they buy, many aren't getting the "fixerupper" and doing it themselves, they are getting something ready, or paying top dollar for tradies to do even the simple jobs.