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bkornblith t1_jc9qyke wrote

This guy honestly doesn’t do himself a single favor in this piece. What kind of moron complains about how hard it is for them personally when they’re making $150k??? Yes - there are cataclysmic issues with NYC real estate pricing due to a small number of rich assholes, but this piece does nothing to help tell that story.

150k in NYC is not even enough to afford to buy (I realize this) and that's a HUGE problem... and barely enough to save enough if you have a family... not denying this... its just a bad article.

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_neutral_person t1_jcajxux wrote

Someone who is trying to be financially responsible and save money from a job he may not have in a couple of years.

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Cocororow2020 t1_jcaj6r1 wrote

I mean my household is 150k and shits tight. Had to sign a lease in the middle of the height of rents spikes in NYC paying 2,200 a month. Tiny amount of saving for the house we also can’t afford and basically working to live.

That’s much harder for people making 80k. I’m aware. But roommates are the only answer. My room mate is my fiancé, as I wouldn’t ever be able to live alone on my 75k salary.

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Cocororow2020 t1_jcbd2iq wrote

Mandatory pension contributions, union dues, we have 2 cars as we don’t live in a borough with useable public transit, plus both constantly bringing materials to and from work. Utilities and just life events constantly (weddings birthdays etc).

Like I said we have enough to save but we don’t have a lot of disposable income at all.

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ketzal7 t1_jccfika wrote

The 2 cars seems like a big expense in the city

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Cocororow2020 t1_jccfzdx wrote

I don’t live in Manhattan, the local bus would turn a 25 minute drive into well over an hour commute. There’s also NO subway . Not really much of a choice.

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zgreat30 t1_jcb7qp5 wrote

Some people have other expenses like healthcare/childcare, but generally I feel like its a financial literacy issue because so many people in America just live as close to their means as possible no matter how much they make.

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Pool_Shark t1_jcbfahx wrote

Some people have close to $1K per month I student loans. Medical costs can be rough. Life isn’t cheap in this country

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sanjsrik t1_jcb0gdb wrote

It's the NYTimes, were you expecting anything closely related to being aware?

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Silvery_Silence t1_jccst0s wrote

People thinking $150k is a ton of money here is kinda funny. He could have a lot of debt, taxes take a huge chunk. I’m not saying cry me a river if I make around that but it is NOT like you are set for life if you make that salary here. Trust me. (I admittedly didn’t read this yet). $150k for a family of three is middle class here yes I’ve looked.

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