• Maalus@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I got like $60k a year as a programmer, and spun up my own company after a year of that. Like, how are you not able to save for a house / pay off a mortgage on 175k a year.

    • NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth
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      7 months ago

      I struggled at $15 an hour living in a low cost area.

      When rent is $2k a month, plus food and utilities, that money goes quiiiick