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Damn, Puerto Rico's not looking bad! FakeNoose Oct 2023 #1
I wouldn't mind living there. William769 Oct 2023 #2
Rents moniss Oct 2023 #18
Except for that hurricaine issue. progressoid Oct 2023 #19
Here's a link to a map you can read. Pages 21 & 22. CrispyQ Oct 2023 #3
Thanks! William769 Oct 2023 #4
Another measure of sorts moniss Oct 2023 #25
That's depressing. sheshe2 Oct 2023 #5
Click your ruby red slippers three times, maybe we will find sanity again. William769 Oct 2023 #6
We can see if it will work. sheshe2 Oct 2023 #10
in 1995 my rent was 50% of my take home thatdemguy Oct 2023 #7
How much do you spend now? William769 Oct 2023 #8
well my mortgage is thatdemguy Oct 2023 #13
When I graduated from collegein 1984, I got a job just north of Silicon Valley on the peninsula ... aggiesal Oct 2023 #22
That was a good deal at the time TimeToGo Oct 2023 #28
I moved after 11 years. I found myself chasing the down payment. n/t aggiesal Oct 2023 #30
Yes TimeToGo Oct 2023 #33
Between health insur ( for those under 65) and rent you can NOT afford to live. BigmanPigman Oct 2023 #9
No matter what we do crud Oct 2023 #11
The bigger crisis is that the Jerry2144 Oct 2023 #20
I will never be able to afford returning to the States sanatanadharma Oct 2023 #12
That is for a 40 hour work week. In many cases people need two jobs to get 40 hours pay. nt doc03 Oct 2023 #14
There's a reason a lot of people now are doubling, tripling, or even quadrupling up in their living 4lbs Oct 2023 #15
wow Grasswire2 Oct 2023 #16
A minimum wage person could look for a studio apartment instead of a 1BR/2BR. Or even a share. thesquanderer Oct 2023 #24
Yes. I rented a room in various houses for years after college gristy Oct 2023 #27
Go back to how it used to be Kaleva Oct 2023 #32
With more than 25% of all rental housing owned by investment firms and Ford_Prefect Oct 2023 #17
This is what has to stop. Family homes should not be investment JCMach1 Oct 2023 #23
I don't know how people in Mass. are managing it Warpy Oct 2023 #21
Greed is not good or pretty. tiredtoo Oct 2023 #26
What sucks is that raising the minimum wage won't actually lift people up and out of poverty because cstanleytech Oct 2023 #29
A 2 bedroom apt costs between $800- $900 a month where I live Kaleva Oct 2023 #31
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