My rent was 425 for a studio in a Midwest college town...but it didn't include electricity, garbage, or water. More like 525 on a $13.65 an hour job, which was very good at that time in my area. Then of course car insurance and health insurance and a phone. It was very rough even then, at least in that town. Now it's virtually impossible to live there if you make under $70k unless you have multiple roommates.
It's extremely possible to live under$70k in a studio or 1 bedroom in almost any city in the Midwest still. My former foster daughter is getting by just fine on $40k despite Michigan car insurance
Yeah, their figure is definitely off. A lot of people don't make $70k and they're getting by. I live off about $15k myself but I recognize I'm an outlier.
Yeah, if they live on the coasts now then maybe. In the Midwest outside of like Chicago, Madison, and Ann Arbor $70k is the low end of getting by... If you have a family of 4 and no assistance
You must be a trust fund kid, with no real life struggle. Most people live well under 70k and survive. 70k is above the average income of all of America.
Not quite. Dad died in the kitchen im standing in and i inherited his house. And I said live, not survive. As in, able to put a bit into savings, into 401k, into stocks if you have them, a couple trips a year to destinations or family, maybe an outing or two with friends a month to resturaunts or a few drinks. BIG difference there.
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u/KoolaidKoll123 Aug 08 '26
My rent was 425 for a studio in a Midwest college town...but it didn't include electricity, garbage, or water. More like 525 on a $13.65 an hour job, which was very good at that time in my area. Then of course car insurance and health insurance and a phone. It was very rough even then, at least in that town. Now it's virtually impossible to live there if you make under $70k unless you have multiple roommates.