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[–] SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org 33 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Honestly, today, with a family, house, car, etc... 100k isn't as much as it sounds.

[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 20 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Dog I make less than 40k, it's exactly what it sounds like.

[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

I don't make 100k, but me and my fiance make about 140k combined and that gets us a 1BR apartment in North Chicago and we share a car. We live better than when we each made about $40k but six figures isn't what it used to be.

[–] Zikeji@programming.dev 5 points 11 months ago

Been sinking on that for a couple of years. It is suffering. Start a new job in January and should be doing much better. Best of luck with your endeavors!

[–] SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I get that, my wife works in education and makes minimum wage. People are underpaid and that sucks. Doesn't change the fact that inflation sucks too.

I remember when 40k was a decent living wage and it wasn't that long ago. 100k ain't CEO money tho. It's can't afford a house and living check to check when you have more than 2 kids money. Hell, probably is with only 2 kids. Forget about a college fund.

[–] Kaliax@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago

$250-$300k is the new $100k from the 90's imo. It's rough out here.