When our rent went over $40k a couple of years ago, I was marveling that it is more money than I earned as an IT worker in 2000.
There are still full-time jobs advertised for $50ish grand a year. Close enough that take-home pay wouldn’t cover rent. It’s a 3x2 townhouse with no yard for the kids before people start wondering what sort on mansion I live in.
That’s about the going rate for a decent place within the catchment of a good high school. We had to go from four bedrooms to three to find something we could afford.
And yes, despite being a professional couple with two above-average incomes, we are not making much headway in saving for a house.
When our rent went over $40k a couple of years ago, I was marveling that it is more money than I earned as an IT worker in 2000.
There are still full-time jobs advertised for $50ish grand a year. Close enough that take-home pay wouldn’t cover rent. It’s a 3x2 townhouse with no yard for the kids before people start wondering what sort on mansion I live in.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but is that ~$800 per week? Fucking oof; barely a chance in hell to save up for a place of your own at that rate.
That’s about the going rate for a decent place within the catchment of a good high school. We had to go from four bedrooms to three to find something we could afford.
And yes, despite being a professional couple with two above-average incomes, we are not making much headway in saving for a house.
That’s the point.