• treefrog@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    The median savings in the US is 5k. The median monthly expense is 4k.

    That gives most people in the US a one month cushion. That’s paycheck to paycheck.

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      11 months ago

      If you make 5k and spend 4k a month, while having 5k savings, that’s not pay check to pay check. Close though, but what the term implies is 0 surplus, all that you make goes before next pay.

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        11 months ago

        I mean I hear you I was liberal with the definition when I looked up the savings figures.

        It’s not enough to move states to avoid right wing oppression. Which was really the point I was making. That most people can’t simply leave if they don’t like the situation.

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        11 months ago

        I forgot part of the equation.

        Median savings 4k. Median debt is around 50k. Median monthly income 5k.

        Most people are actually worse than pay check to pay check.