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[–] 70 points 9 months ago (14 children)

"a family of four needs $136,500 a year"

I could see that, more likely in more expensive areas. You aren't getting anywhere in New York or San Francisco on $140K.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    in New York or San Francisco on $140K.

    A month?

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    plenty of people live in these cities on less than 140K and are doing fine.

    I live in Boston and I do great and a few years ago I was only making 70K.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not sure what are the living standards in Boston or even if those exist, but good for you.

    Boston scares and mystifies me and I know nothing of your bizarre customs.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago*

    it's a city with a lot of money. but nobody shows it off the way they do in nyc/la. it's very 'modest'.

    people with 50million in the bank drive a 30K prius and wear eddie bauer and agonizing over their property tax going up $500 as if it will bankrupt them.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The poverty line is for the nation overall. Using some of the highest cost of living areas to set it doesn't make sense. Why would you say a family making considerably more than most of their peers is poor because they would struggle to afford living somewhere else entirely?

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    It should be localized. it cuts both ways. Why would we say a family struggling to make ends meet is not really poor because they could live comfortably on that salary in a different region?

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    I mean, we're poor but we make less than half that just outside San Francisco. Honestly we're doing okay. We don't get any of the luxuries my parents had at our age, but we have smartphones so we can never get away from anything!

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    How much is your rent, if it's not too much to ask?

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [+] 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    i'm disabled. my medical care costs more than rent would. should i have included that too?

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