<prompt> Human: Im 16 and currently in school. I am going to go to school for 4 years, and I take both vocational and general studies. I will also work in those 4 years, and at the end I will earn about 1 years salary for a carpenter, which is about 47 000.After that, I will probably study, which will cost me about 10 000. I will probably live with my parents for all of this, since I wont be working while studying. At the end of that Ill probably be about 2223 years old, and I wont have all that much money. Now, to get a loan for buying an apartment I will need 15 in equity. Most apartments in Norway can cost from about 350 000 to 800 000. I really cant afford that, and I dont understand how anyone can. And Ive been told that renting is a bad idea, so I dont know what I will do. Anyone know anything about this?  <response>: Pretty simple, youd have to make more money to afford something in that price range. Having a SOpartner and combining incomes helps tremendously. 