• PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 months ago

    120k for a no kids household is more than enough for a house, expensive hobbies and travel.

    With 80k you could easily afford a decent apartment, normal hobbies and occasional travel.

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      8 months ago

      I dont have much knowledge about cost of living in the US, but I’d imagine it depends on cost of living in the desired place no?

      I heard on Reddit about people making about that in a big city and struggling to stay properly afloat, not like I can really trust strangers on the internet, but it sounds plausible according to my own experience…

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        8 months ago

        You’re pretty much dead on. My partner and I budget tightly, and make a combined ~60-70k. However, between an elderly dog, an elderly cat, our own chronic conditions, and insane cost of living (relatively compared to a few years ago) we’re still paycheck to paycheck ish.