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Re:Households Need to Earn $300,000 a Year to Live a Middle ... by cimmanom on Saturday April 28, 2018 @10:51AM (#16947888)
Sure, (I live in ultra-expensive NYC because of economic opportunity) but you can still a) compromise on the type/size/cost of housing you choose within the city; b) carpool or commute by bike or transit if you're concerned about the environment; and c) cut back on the other expenses that the hypothetical family in the article is being anything but frugal about.
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Re:Households Need to Earn $300,000 a Year to Live a Middle ... by havetocharge on Saturday April 28, 2018 @11:10AM (#16948005)
This is a great point. It's easy to just classify NYC as expensive, but the truth is that there's a great deal of range in living costs in NYC area, including outside of the strict definition of NYC proper, while still maintaining reasonable commute times.
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