>>60684252What the fuck is this post? 1800 for a one bedroom? That's not even remotely normal in the US unless maybe in some fagsville city. Last I checked rents are around 800 to 1300 for a one bedroom, unless you get kiked which can go up to 1600ish, but this is nowhere near the norm. Utilities are usually included in the higher costing rents too.
Gas costs are variable, city driving eats more gas than highway driving, and people live all over the place and commute all over the place. America is very poorly designed for its current population and social/cultural setup, mostly in the cities, though suburbs are getting crazy traffic now too. Cuck cars, population caps and not letting women drive are unironically the solution to this.
Phone is accurate.
Food is generally accurate, but you can maybe shave off a 100. Buy in bulk, obviously.
Student debt can be pushed off via forbearance or deferment, the fact millennials have still not found their balls to just all not pay all at once is baffling to me.
"Can make it" tier starts at 50k in the US, as long as you're not in some HCoL area. Bad health and auto episodes can set you back years though and if you have no/low job security, you shouldn't do anything but save. The big issue with this income level is the spook of inflation on MANDATORY things that can drag you into the land of the poors. And when quality goes down and prices go up, future prospects become increasingly sketchier.
Overall? 60k is pretty good comparatively to a lot of the world. The big issues are being tied to your job/overall quality of the community you live in, getting financially destroyed because something dreadful happened and having a boring life because you live a minimalist life with relation to costs. Not that I've visited Europe, but I think being poorer over there is better than in the US and maybe a better society/culture. Because of how the "western world" has worked, they often share similar (and serious) problems.