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Re:It Turns Out Money Does Buy Happiness by MandieD on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @10:41AM (#35070352)
Think I heard that $75k figure bandied about when I was in college, and that was over 20 years ago when gas was about $1.25/gallon and $300k got a decent house in a Jersey suburb (or a near-mansion in my part of Central Texas).

So probably somewhere in the $150k-200k/yr range today.

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Re:It Turns Out Money Does Buy Happiness by revlolz on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @10:57AM (#35070602)
In all likelihood a 75k number was output to an equation where there are two earners making that because I agree the 125 to 150 range is where households begin independence now. Anecdotally, I've debated this with friends and often times luxary and entertainment is 100% overlooked when in reality people have to do some sort of hobby or entertainment to make life tolerable.
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