Frequent-Shape6950 t1_je808bv wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:55 AM

Reply to comment by supermechace in Ex-homeless tenants face mass eviction by Lower East Side landlord by natekrinsky

>I think six figures is a bit of an exaggeration

My friend pays his nanny $90,000/yr.

supermechace t1_je8bffz wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:26 AM

Does he provide healthcare? If no healthcare I would say her actual take home is $78k and that's not counting if he provides retirement match plan, though if he pays under the table then that's better than if you're making 120k

Frequent-Shape6950 t1_jeakd0a wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:48 PM

Good question. I'll ask next time he brings it up. He is a longtime close friend but makes 40x my income so I don't want to be nosy.

The point is, in 2023 NYC "six-figures" doesn't mean what it used to.

supermechace t1_jeasjfi wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Oh definitely but in the framework of the article it doesn't mean you can't find a place to live in NY, just that it gets you a lot less. For those that make much less it's much harder to get by much less get ahead.