• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I call bullshit on a definition of “living wage” which claims that someone making $100,000 a year is earning less than a living wage (even in Hawaii).

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      1 year ago

      It looks like it is assuming paying for a mortgage and allowing like 20% for savings. They are definitely not looking at just a living wage, they are assuming home buyers that are actively saving money.

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        1 year ago

        20% savings would be nice. That would be like 1500-2000 extra per month. That’s comfortable.

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      1 year ago

      Can confirm that these figures are very inflated. I currently live in Hawaii on half of that “living wage”. Have a nice (by Hawaii standards) 2 bedroom apartment and still have over 1000 in excess income after rent\utils\groceries\gas each month.

      112k is around what i would need to be making to afford a house\mortgage, but its possible to “live” without.