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    9 months ago

    God it’s so wild. When I was a teenager $20/hour was good money. That’s just 20 years ago. Now it’s impossible to live on that wage in my area.

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      9 months ago

      Yeah, doing some quick math, if the rental wants 3x the rent in income to qualify and you make $40k, you’re at best going to be able to qualify for something that runs ~$1100. That’s a really crappy 1-bedroom in my medium-sized FL city if you’re really lucky.

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        9 months ago

        1100 is the floor for a shitty 1 bed in my city.

        Someone that has a teenager who needs their own room is going to pay no less than $1650 according to the Zillow search I just did.