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Economy

Midnight Writer

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6. I live comfortably on less than a third of the figure shown for my State.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2024, 11:45 AM

Apr 19

I do have the advantage of a paid-off mortgage, but add home insurance, car insurance, health insurance, property tax, and utilities and it is still nearly 60% of my income.

"Living comfortably" means different things to different folks. Also, I know living in a city is more expensive than living out in the sticks like I do.

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The salary a single person needs to live comfortably in every U.S. state [View all] littlemissmartypants Apr 19 OP

Their definition of comforably is ridiculously. A single person in PA does not need 91,000 dollars NoRethugFriends Apr 19 #1

I live pretty comportably on $55K in Maine. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 19 #2

The only problem is that this averages across a state... JT45242 Apr 19 #3

Yeah, i call bs on that.... getagrip_already Apr 19 #4

Where do they live in Mass? intheflow Apr 19 #11

Ceeentral mass getagrip_already Apr 19 #12

California: $113,651 CountAllVotes Apr 19 #5

I live comfortably on less than a third of the figure shown for my State. Midnight Writer Apr 19 #6

91k in PA. Ollie Garkie Apr 19 #7

I live very comfortably in Oregon, for $35k. bhikkhu Apr 19 #8

I think I got the hell out of Boston just in time! Warpy Apr 19 #9

In General the lower numbers are in red states. That is important. GreenWave Apr 19 #10

Thanks for sharing this information! Hugin Apr 20 #13

You're welcome, Hugin. littlemissmartypants Apr 20 #14