Subj : Re: New to this
To : Dmxrob
From : hollowone
Date : Sat May 31 2025 01:30 pm
Dm> that. Rents are no different. Rental prices are $1800+ a month - on
Dm> places that I very well remember used to be $250 a month.
Dm>
Dm> Telling young people to just "watch their finances" and such isn't the
Dm> solution. I know plenty of young folks who work and sleep, spend next to
Dm> nothing on outside activities, and are still scrimping. How many jobs
Dm> should they get to afford to eat and keep the rain off their heads?
When I was younger I used to see that half or my salary was to pay the rents+utilities and media, second half was for living to feed me, provide clothing and entertainment mostly + 1 holiday trip a year.
I remember when I was younger and in my 20s, my salary was something closer to 1500-2000 USD as equivalent and I was just fine although not having much space (maybe something like 40-50sqm) for myself and and then we gf who paid the bills and I paid the rents and we both were financially a bit gainers comparing to previous lives.
Now I pay my juniors about 4k USD as equivalent and rental is also about twice as much in the hoods I remember from my young-pro times. They don't complain.
-h1
... Xerox Alto was the thing. Anything after we use is just a mere copy.
