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I think these are really inflated. I've got 5 kids, my wife doesn't work, and our expenses in the categories above are: $150/month for day care or camps or le
by unit91 10y ago
I think these are really inflated. I've got 5 kids, my wife doesn't work, and our expenses in the categories above are:
$150/month for day care or camps or lessons or whatever...
$500/month for health insurance for family [my portion, the company has a plan]
$1500 month in rent or mortgage
$1000/month in groceries
That's just under $38,000 per year. I make more now, but we lived very comfortably when I made $80,000 per year (before tax).
- sheeshkebab 10y agoYes, completely overpriced relative to average costs across us - however these are real for major metro areas (ny, dc, sf, Boston etc). Unless you make $250k+/year there, it's not worth being in these areas.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoThe median family income for those metro areas is nowhere near $100k. I spot checked Boston and its $53,657.
- laughfactory 10y agoYep. I've got one word of advice: move!