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minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·3 days agowe 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 days agoprobably 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-down2·2 days agoi’m disabled. my medical care costs more than rent would. should i have included that too?
minus-squarecuckmaster69@lemmy.billiam.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agowell, 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-up11·2 days agoYes. 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.