Re:Fewer than 40% of New Yorkers earn a living wage
by prepend on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @12:32PM
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> How do those people live, then?
Not alone. My experience is that most of “those people” live with spouses, families, and roommates.
This isn’t necessarily preferable, but this is how most people survive. When I lived in Manhattan, it was super common for a married couple to split a studio. And most people I knew in their 20s would have 4-5 people splitting rent.
And everyone chose this. Some left the city (like me) and some grew their careers and eventually bought or rented their own space.
The good news is that people were mobile so no one was forced to live there.
Not alone. My experience is that most of “those people” live with spouses, families, and roommates.
This isn’t necessarily preferable, but this is how most people survive. When I lived in Manhattan, it was super common for a married couple to split a studio. And most people I knew in their 20s would have 4-5 people splitting rent.
And everyone chose this. Some left the city (like me) and some grew their careers and eventually bought or rented their own space.
The good news is that people were mobile so no one was forced to live there.