• 4lan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah I got a 20% raise and my rent is going up 24%. Any progress I make is immediately thwarted.

    If I stay here I’ll be paying half my take home income on rent for a 1BR

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      1 year ago

      That is literally the deal in Boston, MA. Where the going rate for a 1 bedroom apartment is in the ballpark of $2500 USD/month. Exactly half of my take-home income.

      Oh, that’s without factoring in utilities.