Imagine being able to afford rent. I just live with my parent and hate it every day!
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Soup@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
“Almost a third on rent”? What utopia do they live in?
Right now a simple 2bd apartment averages $2450 where I live and this was always know as the cheap Canadian city! Bonkers!
Worx@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
Soup@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Oh look at “can live with their parents” over here. How luxurious!
Shardikprime@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Writing over the internet? Look at Mr moneybags over here!
otp@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Hey now, you could probably downgrade to a 1bd and save $200 a month
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
here in sweden most cities have some amount of municipal housing, where you can get a family-sized apartment for like $1200 equivalent, or a studio apartment for $300-400
it’s almost like socialism works, and it works so fucking well that they have to legally restrict the municipal housing from being more than like 17% of the housing supply lest it nuke all private landlords from orbit
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
It’s 3,100 where I live… And these are American dollars. I’m tired…
Tja@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
Is the average salary 3600? Then it would check out.
Soup@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Worse, actually. My net at $58,000CAD got me $3,600/mo. If I wanted a simple 2bd today it would be now two thirds of my take-home. The friend who rents my guest bedroom has become my roommate over the last few months as they’ve been unable to find a place that’s even vaguely reasonable.
Tja@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
Well, two salaries of 58k would make it one third total income (like in the comic).
Otherwise, why would a single person need a two bedroom apartment?
Soup@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Maybe for some fucking dignity? Maybe because people deserve some life alongside their survival?
A working person who’s in their career should be able to afford more than a one bedroom apartment. That second room could be for hobbies, a work-from-home office, a guest bedroom, a library, whatever. And that’s just in an ideal situation but what if they’re a single parent(could be for any reason including something completely unavoidable like their spouse passing away for some reason) who needs a room for their child? And while I’m on about it, those people are a couple who would share a bedroom so then what? Pretty much every single person needs personal space away from their partner from time to time and the shared bedroom ain’t it.
Rich people don’t need boats or luxury vehicles yet they always seem to find excuses for that but having a 2bd apartment is considered irresponsible spending and that’s horseshit. It’s not the employee’s job to debase themselves in every aspect of their lives so someone who clearly can’t manage a business effectively can pretend they have any skill in doing so.
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
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Tja@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
So it’s either the city or the forest? Rural towns, commuter cities, farmer villages…
Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
I think it’s meant to be a joke.