During the time of my fathers, the economy and monetary value was favourable. They don't do much but lived a comfortable society. There was little to no inflation of commodities. Life then was way better than what we have in this generation. You don't need to trouble yourself before you get married. Everything was just easier than what we have today.
As much as we want life to turn out exactly as we planned it and grow out all rosy, the reverse is the usually case and that is reality.
Life doesn't get easier. It gets tougher and tougher. Only the tough can truly ply the turns of this life. You must make sure to be one of the tough ones to take on the life. When you don't give up then you'd definitely make it one day.
Gods grace is all we need