Comment on Marxist Financial Advice

• Soup@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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  • Tja@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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?

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    • Soup@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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      • Tja@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I lived with my parents, then I lived in a shared apartment, then I lived in a studio apartment, I had dignity and life. You don’t need 3 rooms per person, you don’t need a yacht, you don’t need servants. If you can afford them good for you, but holy privilege demanding that as if it was a bare necessity.

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