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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Should be able to get by is a very subjective definition.
Let's say a person is 27, single and makes $60,000. What would not being able to get by mean? Not able to rent? Not able to buy a house? Not having any savings?
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Call me nuts but someone like a fireman who has a wife with an income should comfortable be able to buy a detached home, support a family of 4-6, save for retirement, and afford a vacation here and there. 30 years ago the fireman wouldn't have needed the dual income to comfortably afford that. A second income was added, and many still can't afford that, and that's if you manage to get that fireman job, which now takes years of high effort to get.
This is a mess.