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minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·3 天前we live with family, maintain the property and shit. that’s our rent. given our locale it comes out to about 15k/yr net we’re saving.
minus-squaretym@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·3 天前probably should have put that in your original comment tbh. You implied one can make it on ~$70k near SF as if your bills were 1:1
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·3 天前i’m disabled. my medical care costs more than rent would. should i have included that too?
minus-squarecuckmaster69@lemmy.billiam.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 天前well, if you’re comparing your income to the average, then yes, anything that substantially puts you out of the average would be pertinent for a comparison
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 天前Yes. That seems pretty relevant to your financial story.
we live with family, maintain the property and shit. that’s our rent. given our locale it comes out to about 15k/yr net we’re saving.
probably should have put that in your original comment tbh. You implied one can make it on ~$70k near SF as if your bills were 1:1
i’m disabled. my medical care costs more than rent would. should i have included that too?
well, if you’re comparing your income to the average, then yes, anything that substantially puts you out of the average would be pertinent for a comparison
Yes. That seems pretty relevant to your financial story.