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Re:NYC families need over $125k in income to live in any bor... by api on Monday April 06, 2026 @06:59PM (#47668496)
This baffles me too. I don’t understand how “normal” people let alone lower income people live in places like SF/SV, NYC, etc. The math doesn’t math. Yet these cities have these people and could not function without them.
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Re:NYC families need over $125k in income to live in any bor... by JCattheATM on Monday April 06, 2026 @07:05PM (#47668558)
> The math doesn’t math.

It maths fine, it's just that the assumptions being input are wrong.

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Re:NYC families need over $125k in income to live in any bor... by windowsrookie on Monday April 06, 2026 @07:04PM (#47668537)
People making $80-90K can live a similar lifestyle to the people making $125K+, they just aren't saving any money. I know people that do this, live their whole life with less than $5k in the bank.
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