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Re:The Mall of Shame by crushcrashcrush on Thursday January 03, 2019 @12:39PM (#18817072)
$60k after taxes is what, $48k take home? After rent, gas, groceries, insurance, a car payment, what’s left? You certainly shouldn’t be shopping at any of those stores on that salary.
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Re:The Mall of Shame by Spivak on Thursday January 03, 2019 @01:36PM (#18817738)
Midwest prices my friend. When I made $60k I was able to put half my paycheck straight into savings and still have a few hundred bucks leftover for 'whatever' every month.
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Re:The Mall of Shame by dpark on Thursday January 03, 2019 @01:25PM (#18817608)
Depends a lot on where you live. I used to make less than that but lived quite well. If your rent and car payment are low, $4k/month could easily leave you > $1k/month to spend on "whatever".

If you live in Silicon Valley and take home $4k/month, not so much.

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