return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoRenters need to make roughly $20,000 more a year to afford the typical rent than they did 5 years agofortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square156fedilinkarrow-up1787arrow-down110
arrow-up1777arrow-down1external-linkRenters need to make roughly $20,000 more a year to afford the typical rent than they did 5 years agofortune.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square156fedilink
minus-squarewhatwhatwutyut@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoHoly wow, where are you located if you don’t mind me asking? My dad lays carpet and makes like 35k a year.
minus-squarearefx@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-28 months agoDoes your dad work for himself or someone else? If he works for himself I don’t know how he’s only making 35k lol. I live in Western New York though (no where near NYC)
minus-squarewhatwhatwutyut@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoWorks for himself. But we live in Iowa so it isn’t quite as bad of a salary as it sounds. Still not great though
Holy wow, where are you located if you don’t mind me asking? My dad lays carpet and makes like 35k a year.
Does your dad work for himself or someone else? If he works for himself I don’t know how he’s only making 35k lol. I live in Western New York though (no where near NYC)
Works for himself. But we live in Iowa so it isn’t quite as bad of a salary as it sounds. Still not great though