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For most of my childhood, my family lived on less than $30k and we lived just fine (I never even knew how little my parents made until I grew up). Through a co
by morgante 11y ago
For most of my childhood, my family lived on less than $30k and we lived just fine (I never even knew how little my parents made until I grew up).
Through a combination of cooking at home, living in an area with affordable housing, minimizing entertainment expenses (do you really need $100/m for cable?), and minimizing commuting it's quite manageable.
- eli_gottlieb 11y agoAffordable housing for families isn't really a thing these days. Even the public housing explicitly marked for the purpose is mostly booked-up by now.
- morgante 11y agoThere is plenty of affordable housing in small cities and rural housing. The trick is to accept that you don't need to live in a top tier city.
- eli_gottlieb 11y agoAh. So there's plenty of affordable housing. You just need to accept that you won't have a job.