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Re:You Need at Least $3M in Savings to Live Comfortably in R... by bagacrap on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @01:15AM (#34877374)
huh? why is it impossible for passive income to cover a mortgage?
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Re:You Need at Least $3M in Savings to Live Comfortably in R... by stkdump on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @01:29AM (#34877475)
Or, hear me out, a pension.
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Re:You Need at Least $3M in Savings to Live Comfortably in R... by phkahler on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @06:47AM (#34894318)
>> huh? why is it impossible for passive income to cover a mortgage?

It's not, but that's a level of passive income that most Americans can not achieve. I suspect it's also structurally impossible for everyone to get there, but yes some individuals can do it.

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