• StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I’m not going to give them the benefit of ‘survival mode.’ If you’re breaking even in a million dollar home you are not the same as someone breaking even in a studio.

    My siblings and I have slept in a car. We have slept for weeks in a hotel room. We have been to shelters and we have lived with grandparents while mom got on her feet. We had Christmas in the back seat of a 90s Lunima. While I don’t wish it on anyone, I won’t give someone that has to reduce spending an inch in terms of hardship. Even in this economy 6 figures is manageable if you live frugally.

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      6 hours ago

      I understand your point and i seriously empathize with what you have been through but Every house no matter how dilapidated is around a million within 2 hours of SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, LA ….ect. I agree with all your points except I don’t think a million dollar house is extravagant near any metro these days. A lot of families in these areas are extremely house poor and stretched thin. They are a lot closer to living in their cars than people realize.

    • zip@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      23 hours ago

      Hey, it sounds like we’re twinsies! Right down to having ‘Christmas’ (if you could call it that, haha!) in the back seat of a '90s Lumina! That’s a wild coincidence. I understand where you’re coming from.

      I genuinely hope things are better and more stable for you all nowadays. I’m sorry for what you’ve been through. Internet hugs to you, if you want them. 🫂