It’s great your path is different from many others’ for whom this is a real issue. I wish you strength with your own challenges and I wouldn’t think to demean them by proclaiming they aren’t my troubles.
Our expenses are a little less but my wife and I have two kids. Although if we had bought a house around now instead of 7 years ago, it would easily be much more. If we had decided to buy a new car, add that on top.
But one thing to note is that is the average so that is anywhere from a single person to someone with six kids.
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I mean tbf that says household, meaning usually 3-4 people.
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The important part is that you found a way to feel superior
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It’s great your path is different from many others’ for whom this is a real issue. I wish you strength with your own challenges and I wouldn’t think to demean them by proclaiming they aren’t my troubles.
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Okay color me wrong.
Average is 2.5 people.
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For reference my rent alone is half of that in downtown of a major city.
$3k other expenses is a little high, but not out of the realm of reasonable.
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Rent or mortgage plus daycare will easily take up 3/4 of that.
Study: Median American’s Savings Account Balance Is $1,200
That seems high
Good god, according to census.gov:
Which works out to $6,215/month. Less than $200/month for emergencies, nobody is saving money with these figures. Our economic system is broken.
Add it to the pile of broken systems.
Our expenses are a little less but my wife and I have two kids. Although if we had bought a house around now instead of 7 years ago, it would easily be much more. If we had decided to buy a new car, add that on top.
But one thing to note is that is the average so that is anywhere from a single person to someone with six kids.