I was JUST trying to explain to someone how you need approximately $80,000/yr to even BEGIN to be upwardly mobile. Below that, you have to make decisions $80,000+ do not: Soap or feed kids? Rent or tech school and sleep on friend’s couch? I’m thrilled to see $82200 as THAT’S the “basic needs met” figure for USA right now.

I was JUST trying to explain to someone how you need approximately $80,000/yr to even BEGIN to be upwardly mobile. Below that, you have to make decisions $80,000+ do not:

Soap or feed kids?
Rent or tech school and sleep on friend’s couch?

I’m thrilled to see $82200 as THAT’S the “basic needs met” figure for USA right now.

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