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> This is more like “optimal wage to live alone in my own apartment with a car.” An appartment and a car aren't exactly luxury goods. Cars are often needed to
by pyrale 8mo ago
> This is more like “optimal wage to live alone in my own apartment with a car.”
An appartment and a car aren't exactly luxury goods. Cars are often needed to work, and well, having a roof over your head is usually required for a decent living.
Sure, if you fancy living in a cardboard box located next to your work, your living standards are going to be much easier to attain.
- imperio59 8mo agoThis is such a US centric take.
- tartuffe78 8mo agoIt's a Living Wage Calculator for US States!
- NewJazz 8mo agoThe website is US-specific, so....
- throwway120385 8mo agoMIT is a school in the US.
- cozzyd 8mo agowhere very few (relatively) people commute by car
- irishcoffee 8mo agoDell me you didn’t click the link without… ah fuck it who cares, almost nobody around here does.
- pyrale 8mo agoBecause the calculator is an US-only calculator.
- prepend 8mo ago$700/month on car+gas+insurance is certainly pretty cushy. This is a luxury for many people I know. Their cost estimates are much higher than what’s required to live comfortably and save for a rainy day.