In Bellingham, in 2017, here's what you'd need if you want to merely attain an *adequate standard of living:*
For a family of 4,
you'd need $81,634 ($90k today).

For families of 6,
you'd need $104,476 ($114K today).
(This is in a small city!)
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In Washington DC, in 2017, here's what you'd need if you want to merely attain an *adequate standard of living:*
For a family of 4,
you'd need $105,539 ($115k today).

For families of 6,
you'd need $136,347 ($150K today).
Housing costs are much higher in 2021.pic.twitter.com/0OmhgkGxdL
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It's these costs that are motivating a lot of parents to start their own businesses. If you're a young couple, with 1 child, trying to make ends meet, the bar is just so much higher:
at least $100k/year for most areas (but more likely $150k/year, due to housing increases)Pokaż ten wątek -
Yes: these are post-tax dollars. So actual salaries need to be higher than these numbers!https://twitter.com/tnorthcutt/status/1401748559133769730 …
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We bought a house under what we "could have gotten" and we still would DEFINITELY be in debt between kids and home maintenance if it wasn't for
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I could eke out a bit larger salary switching jobs but the trade off where I'm at is freedom to do side stuff (
@srvrsforhackers ,@ChipperCI ,@cloudcastsio ) without my IP being owned by my employer. Extremely good trade off for me while I build assets on the side.
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