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u/--Some_People_Suck-- ▲ 124 upvotes 106 comments
Two adults two incomes
A single $60,000 income supporting two adults no longer clears the bar, and 106 commenters mostly agreed the math only works with a second earner or a mortgage locked in years ago. The quiet lesson: one spouse's health problem is the fastest route from solvent to drained.
u/greyhomosapien ▲ 111 upvotes 164 comments
Are you saying you assume he's from the US because of the multiple cars? Yeah, our car culture is a big problem and perpetuator of poverty. Most people literally can't get to work without a car. Other options don't exist, meaning if your car breaks down you have to find a way to get another one even temporarily, further perpetuating the cycle. I don't get what your point is
Two cars in the driveway reads as wealth abroad and as overhead in most of America, where a household can carry two auto loans, two insurance bills and still miss rent. The 164-comment thread is a reminder that transportation sits in any realistic budget as a fixed cost.
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