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re: Cost of Living & Salary Requirements
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:32 pm to Epic Cajun
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:32 pm to Epic Cajun
If I made less than 50k per year I would split an apartment with someone 
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Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:33 pm to FIREAWAY
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$342.11 Food Cost
Would need to be exclusively eating at home.
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:33 pm to RogerTheShrubber
No.. it would be 1800 rent
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:34 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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They probably wouldn't have a $1.400 mortgage.
A single person making 45k in 2023 shouldn't have a mortgage in the vast majority of the country or drive a $525/mo vehicle either.
I'm in my mid 40s and I've never had a $500+ vehicle payment.
This post was edited on 3/7/23 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:35 pm to FIREAWAY
quote:not bad if that is your entertainment because you can't afford to do anything else
Not commenting on the other numbers but lol at the fact you have a line item for Roku in the cost to “live” in America
I call that living.
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:35 pm to fallguy_1978
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A single person making 45k in 2023 shouldn't have a mortgage in the vast majority of the country or drive a $525/mo vehicle either.
Where you gonna live baw? In your car?
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:35 pm to FIREAWAY
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I googled average cost of x in America.
I’m just seeing this post, this is useless information. No one lives in “America” we all live somewhere that is way more specific than that, to which these numbers do not apply.
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:36 pm to FIREAWAY
Bs. My car note and insurance isn’t that high, neither is my rent, my employer pays my phone bill and my gas.
I prob spend more on food but I throw in buying beer with that when I go to the store.
I prob spend more on food but I throw in buying beer with that when I go to the store.
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:36 pm to FIREAWAY
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Anyone making less than $50,000 per year cannot afford to live in America.
I made about $45k in 2020 and did okay
Luckily, I've more than doubled my salary over the past few years but I could do it again on a strict budget.
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:36 pm to fallguy_1978
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They probably wouldn't have a $1.400 mortgage.
A single making 45k in 2023 shouldn't have a mortgage in that vast majority of the country or drive a $525/mo vehicle either.
Household income matters the most, there's a lot of people making 50-75k, but due to having a working spouse can afford a home.
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:37 pm to Epic Cajun
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I’m just seeing this post, this is useless information. No one lives in “America” we all live somewhere that is way more specific than that, to which these numbers do not apply.
Put your numbers in then. They are not that far off.
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:37 pm to FIREAWAY
quote:add in 2 more Wyldn Watermelon BANG energy drinks to round it to an even $350
$342.11 Food Cost
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:37 pm to FIREAWAY
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Where you gonna live baw? In your car?
I mean you can get a car and a trailer for pretty cheap.
Or you just get a semi decent vehicle and get a roommate or get married.
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:37 pm to FIREAWAY
You can cut that mortgage in half if your house has wheels
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:38 pm to dgnx6
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My car note and insurance isn’t that high,
That's because you don't drive a truck.
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neither is my rent
You live with someone.
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my employer pays my phone bill
you dont own a phone
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my gas.
You get free gas. Quit your job and come talk to us.
This post was edited on 3/7/23 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:39 pm to FIREAWAY
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$342.11 Food Cost
That's tight.
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:39 pm to madamsquirrel
I guess it’s all perspective but I feel we live a middle
Class life yet it takes a good $90-100k a year to float our lifestyle.
One decent family vacation coupled with once a week family dining out is easily $10k a year alone
Class life yet it takes a good $90-100k a year to float our lifestyle.
One decent family vacation coupled with once a week family dining out is easily $10k a year alone
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:40 pm to FIREAWAY
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How so? What numbers do you have
mort much less than $1000.
food is more like $1000/mth (family of 4)
internet is $250-ish
fuel is about $400/mth....but admittedly, i drive a lot.
my income is no business of yours. however, if you make $50K....you better get off of TD and get better at your job.
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:40 pm to dgnx6
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I mean you can get a car and a trailer for pretty cheap.
Or you just get a semi decent vehicle and get a roommate or get married.
Or you can become a semi-truck driver and have a bed in the cab.
Posted on 3/7/23 at 2:40 pm to FIREAWAY
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Put your numbers in then. They are not that far off.
The problem is that you’re essentially saying that the minimum wage to live should be able to afford an average standard of living.
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