<prompt> Human: I was looking into buying a house in the next 5 years or so. I initially disregarded it as foolish as Ive always heard houses in California are ridiculous and too expensive. Looking at face value, 500-700k sounds super expensive when the biggest purchase Ive ever made was like 35kWhen I ran the numbers, buying a 700K house isnt out of the question with a 92K income this is now, I presume that will go up in 5 years and additional income from my future spouse 65k at the minimum lets sayFor those who have lived in tiny apartments in a big city like New York and San Francisco, would you say the savings were worth it at the end of the day?I found a 200 sqft micro flat in the Bay Area for about 1600. Is it worth saving the 500-700 compared to a normal sized studio apartment? That extra 500 can be put away, and even without interest, its 6000 put away on top of what I already will be saving Im aiming for about 900 a month.  <response>: Move to a more sane cost area. 