re: What's your definition of a livable wage?

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I need at least $80k a year. Going lower than that (which is around the exact number my wife and I earn right now) seems like it would put us in a bind for our life necessities and goals.

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Key here is "livable" not meeting your goals in life.

For me to have 2-3 kids, be financially secure, set for retirement and live the "minimum" lifestyle I would like to have, I need 135k/year

All about frame of reference though. If I was married no kids and had to, I easily could live in $40k/year assuming my partner was on my understanding and save for retirement etc