A Boring Dystopia

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Nearly half of US renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing costs (www.cnn.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

50k and paying 15k, because that person is living within their means. They probably share a shitty apartment with roommates and have a crappy car, but they can sustain their lifestyle. Eventually they will retire with investments covering the exact same income that they have now.

100k paying 50k is a hot shot, a flash in the pan. They have a higher quality of life right now, but they will likely crash and burn. They cannot live and invest enough money to sustain their lifestyle, and they won't know what to do when they suddenly have to live on half of what they used to make.

Making more money does not mean you have better finances, it usually just means you own more expensive stuff right now.

Edit: the one exception is the 100k paying 50k and then living like the 50k paying 15k for literally everything else. They are not the norm, but those people will probably be ok. They'll have to move when they retire though, or have like no paid fun ever.