I get it. It totally sucks. I live in a mobile home, work a job that doesn't pay nearly enough, and used to work jobs that did. I have a family member who married a doctor and they moved into a house that has a second house attached (a mother-in-law suite as it's called). But I have friends who live in small houses, crappy rentals, mobile homes, and we all visit each other, not our houses. What really matters is what you consider is success, a large bank account or a large group of friends.