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Americans say they need to earn $233,000 to feel financially secure, but their average salary is $75,000 (www.marketwatch.com)
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[โ€“] libscratcher@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

75k might be the average salary, but almost no one makes that

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

And how far 75k goes also depends on where people live. Not exactly going to get you far in a place like New York for example.