Amethyst
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I often feel there needs to be more public discussion of the cost of home upkeep, not just how expensive it is to buy a house.
This link leads to yet another "Why can't they get along on $90K a year" story, but I think the reporter focused too much on cell phones and music lessons, and missed the elephant in the room: These people should be renters. They had no clue, when they bought their house, how much it costs to own a house. They can't afford to fix their leaky roof, and if they don't do that, the house will eventually fall down around their ears.
Amethyst
‘Happy Days’ no more: Middle-class families squeezed as expenses soar, wages stall - The Washington Post
This link leads to yet another "Why can't they get along on $90K a year" story, but I think the reporter focused too much on cell phones and music lessons, and missed the elephant in the room: These people should be renters. They had no clue, when they bought their house, how much it costs to own a house. They can't afford to fix their leaky roof, and if they don't do that, the house will eventually fall down around their ears.
Amethyst
‘Happy Days’ no more: Middle-class families squeezed as expenses soar, wages stall - The Washington Post