But you don’t need an income that high for the lifestyle described, outside of major cities anyway. UK here for context, I would only really expect needing a high income in London. I live on the south coast, if it wasn’t for house prices and mortgage rates 1 minimum wage part time income would cover this lifestyle. Unfortunately I need to pay £1100 a month for decades instead. Maybe after a while inflation will make that easier.
All other expenses a month? £170 council tax (sorta like property tax but far more regressive), £100 energy, £24 internet, water is so cheap I haven’t really tracked it, under £20, food £100 or so for 2. All essentials for aboit £420 a month or 34 hours at minimum wage - for the month!
Unfortunately stuck paying the majority of my income on a mortgage.
100pounds a month for food? What are you, a bird? Those prices are unreasonable in western Canada. I spend over $400/mo on food as a single individual. Could I spend less, sure, but not a whole lot less. Cost is certainly derivative of lactation, but housing alone kills your theory, and we all need a roof over our heads. This is the major cost inflation, but that plus everything else is an avalanche.
But you don’t need an income that high for the lifestyle described, outside of major cities anyway. UK here for context, I would only really expect needing a high income in London. I live on the south coast, if it wasn’t for house prices and mortgage rates 1 minimum wage part time income would cover this lifestyle. Unfortunately I need to pay £1100 a month for decades instead. Maybe after a while inflation will make that easier.
All other expenses a month? £170 council tax (sorta like property tax but far more regressive), £100 energy, £24 internet, water is so cheap I haven’t really tracked it, under £20, food £100 or so for 2. All essentials for aboit £420 a month or 34 hours at minimum wage - for the month!
Unfortunately stuck paying the majority of my income on a mortgage.
Tell me you don’t have Thames Water without telling me you dont’t have Thames fucking Water
Well yeah, I said my mortgage is £1100 not my rent is £6000 a month. Its cheap when your water company just dumps the sewage into the sea.
100pounds a month for food? What are you, a bird? Those prices are unreasonable in western Canada. I spend over $400/mo on food as a single individual. Could I spend less, sure, but not a whole lot less. Cost is certainly derivative of lactation, but housing alone kills your theory, and we all need a roof over our heads. This is the major cost inflation, but that plus everything else is an avalanche.
Do you live on steak and salmon? I don’t even know how I would spend that much money without eating way too much meat.