I was making that much on Wall St back in the day and had roommates, because it was fun and we could share costs for a place we barely used since we were working.

As a married person with children now, having roommates is absolutely out of the question. I know people suggest it as a "solution" to the housing crisis but in no way is it acceptable in my mind to have strangers living in the house with my wife and children.

That's pretty harsh. I don't make that kind of money but if I did, I'd still be open to living with roommates in a house. Some of us like living with other people and saving money while at it.

That's a ridiculous statement to make. I live with a roommate and love it even though I could afford to live by myself. We have a really nice central apartment and get more social interaction.

People making different choices than you aren't "living in squalor." You're going to have a hard time convincing me that a luxury apartment with separate bedrooms is squalor.

Amen. After spending all day in an open office, it isn’t home unless I’m in control of the acoustic environment. Roommates ate my sanity very quickly during my internship - they were lovely people, but they had the right to watch TV and talk on the phone and they did. I ended up spending most of my evenings and weekends in random work conference rooms.

I'm so glad that both of my out of state internships gave me a free/small deduction 1BR apartment! Would not be able to deal with a roommate.