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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD
Is it just me, or does life seem very expensive?
Made a spreadsheet to calculate available income based on the pay plan that my employer has in Vancouver... after participating in employer matched savings plans and expenses, hobbies, rent, and a 25k car is outside of what the disposable income could afford.
I'm particularly worried for my peers - I'm graduating into a Big-N software role, meaning that unless I went into finance, my income wouldn't be able to go much. If I can't afford this, who can?
One thought that we had was that two people could probably make this work on two incomes. But at the same time, this would probably limit the dating pool.. and isn't the point of dating to explore different people and what you can learn from them?
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Dude, tell me about it. I find it very hard to "keep up with the Joneses" on a decent income, no kids, no expensive habits/hobbies, etc. and I live in a way less expensive part of the province than Vancouver.