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re: Amount you need to earn to live comfortably by state

Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:41 pm to
Posted by SaintEB
Member since Jul 2008
22785 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:41 pm to
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So living comfortably is only for like the top 15% ?




This what all the millennials and Z'ers are trying to tell us!
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
71358 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:41 pm to
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Oxford?


I'm going by the Coast.

Posted by fareplay
Member since Nov 2012
4934 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:42 pm to
When did you buy your house
Posted by auisssa
Member since Feb 2010
4194 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:42 pm to
quote:

I have a feeling those numbers a highly inflated with a bunch of bullshite expenses.


$1000 a month on DoorDash.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83628 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:42 pm to
median household income in Louisiana is $58k FWIW

Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
23619 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:43 pm to
If it takes $190k to live comfortably in Louisiana, it takes way more than that (not 277k) to live comfortably in California.

You have to factor in how Louisiana always is looking for a way to scam you out of some of your money (speed traps, traffic cams, DMV fines and fees, high as hell court costs).
Posted by SaintEB
Member since Jul 2008
22785 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:43 pm to
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$1000 a month on DoorDash.




What else do you expect me to do, grocery shop myself and cook?

You got jokes....
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
19308 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:43 pm to
2013
Posted by bad93ex
Member since Sep 2018
27342 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:47 pm to
Found this map for 2019 but it's by earner



This map is from 2019 and is how much is needed by a family of four to get by

Posted by WonPercent
BATON ROUGE
Member since Aug 2023
478 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:49 pm to
You're shyting in high cotton making $189k in West Va.

Posted by hometownhero89
Center of the Earth
Member since Aug 2007
1592 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:51 pm to
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oh and frick Boston


Watch your mouth baw.

The play is to work remotely for a Massachusetts company but live in LA.

Can attest, paid more, still got Blue Cross, unaffected by current LA BCBS bullshite.



Posted by fareplay
Member since Nov 2012
4934 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:53 pm to
Not apples to apples since different methodology but the states remain consistent between cheap to expensive
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
18073 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:53 pm to
their definition of comfortable has to be absolutely asinine.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66327 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:54 pm to
quote:

The play is to work remotely for a Massachusetts company but live in LA


well, that's not living in Mass.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33691 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:55 pm to
Kansas being higher than louisiana is surprising to me. its pretty cheap here.
Posted by SuperOcean
Member since Jun 2022
3293 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:55 pm to
Interesting

FL being only 209k with 17 states "cheaper" and two at same number
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
18073 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:57 pm to
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Kansas being higher than louisiana is surprising to me. its pretty cheap here.


It is all because of Johnson County. It is one of the richest counties in the country. Get outside of the KC metro and kansas gets a LOT cheaper.
This post was edited on 5/8/24 at 1:59 pm
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
12259 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:58 pm to
Define comfort? I make well over $400k/year yet….

Have never spent more than $15,000 on a vehicle

Paid cash for a humble house

Mow my own grass, do home projects, repairs myself

Change my own oil, fixes myself

Clean my own house

Exercise regularly and eat healthy = no prescription medication or doctor visits

Only eat out on special occasions as a treat/reward.

My bills, including groceries total less than $1000/month.

Not sure why you need to make that much to live in Texas unless you’re just an entitled, spoiled, piece of trash. The younger generation needs a big lesson in a ‘do it yourself’ mentality.
This post was edited on 5/8/24 at 2:02 pm
Posted by i am dan
NC
Member since Aug 2011
24837 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:59 pm to
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Seeing as a couple in VA can’t afford a median house in their area for 160k, 235 seems conservative

Home cost seems to be the driver.
This post was edited on 5/8/24 at 2:01 pm
Posted by 50_Tiger
Dallas TX
Member since Jan 2016
40155 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:59 pm to
201k???

How are people living currently
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