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A comment on Barely Half of 30-Year-Olds in the U.S. Earn More Than Their Parents Did at 30. Parent comment

Re:Barely Half of 30-Year-Olds in the U.S. Earn More Than Th... by Frondo on Friday December 09, 2016 @06:16PM (#13142719)
No kidding. The big three expenses in life are home (rent or mortgage), education, and health care. Those three expenses have gone through the roof.

Fancy TV set? Eating out? Smartphone? That stuff isn't why people are poorer these days. Not even close.

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Re:Barely Half of 30-Year-Olds in the U.S. Earn More Than Th... by outericky on Friday December 09, 2016 @09:55PM (#13143731)
But they are. Because those are the difference between saving money per month and not. Disposable income is where we make a choice. We save it or spend it.
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