• Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Once you get that fabled six figures you start doing things like getting married, buying a house, and starting a family. Child care is expensive. Health care for children is expensive. Houses are expensive, especially maintenance.

    If someone has a family of four and is making $100,000 a year I can definitely see them living paycheck to paycheck.

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      7 months ago

      my opinion has already been swayed by other comments but this is not one of them, sorry haha

      i know many people with families, children, and houses who make less than half of six figures, who may never hope to get six figures