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Priced Out Of The Past: When Home Becomes A Luxury You Can’t Afford

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Jamie Lynn Morgan
Mar 17, 2026
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What does it mean when “home” becomes a luxury you can’t afford?

My generation is well past middle age (unless some of us plan to live to be 110), which means nostalgia with a side of yearning for what was. I see it on Facebook daily: those of us who moved away from our hometown of Butte, Montana, lamenting the fact that it has become too expensive. Many…

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