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Two words: Bay Area. There really is no possibility for me to afford a ~$1M house anytime soon, and renting significantly closer to work (as in a 30 minute public transportation commute) would cost me at least double what I pay now.



Even so, he’s making $200K and his rent was $2300. But he says he is scraping by.


He is me and I said no such thing. I said “barely getting ahead.”




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