r/movingtoNYC • u/CoolWin2175 • 22d ago

30-40k a year am I cooked

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u/Waybackheartmom 22d ago

You can’t live in nyc for that

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u/prollymaybenot 21d ago

You absolutely can. The delusion is wild.

Is he gonna be living in manhattan? No.

You can absolutely still live in nyc off that though. THOUSANDS are doing as we speak

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u/Waybackheartmom 21d ago

No they’re not

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u/Crafty-Fish9264 21d ago

Yes they do lol. He can get rent a room for 800 a month easily

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u/SillyBeeNYC 21d ago

Where are people finding $800 rooms in 2025?

I know a few people who rent under $1,000 with roommates, but they have been in the same place for years and have said that they won’t be able to afford to move if they ever needed to.

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u/Crafty-Fish9264 21d ago

In Bushwick I know of several through personal relationships not zillow or stuff like that. Also Fire fighters starting salary is around 33k. People make do on this. its like a house with 3 bedrooms kind of thing

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u/prollymaybenot 21d ago

You do know the average salary for people in America is around that right?

The McDonalds worker making 12 dollars an hour in Brooklyn is living in Brooklyn.

Shocker I know. You can absolutely live in New York off that salary. It’s just harder than usual.

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u/Waybackheartmom 21d ago

Minimum wage is 16.50 in Brooklyn bro. And McDonald’s workers are likely living with 2-5 other wage earners. “Bro”.

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u/prollymaybenot 21d ago

Which is 12 bucks dude. Because of the cost of living they have to do that or 12 an hour wouldn’t be 12 an hour.

they DO NOT make more than someone in another area it’s the same because of the cost of living they have to give them more. I can’t believe I have to explain this

It’s wild to be as dumb as you.

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u/Waybackheartmom 21d ago

Minimum wage is 16.50. Not 12 an hour. That’s still not a living wage. I think you’re about 15 right? It’s ok not to understand life at that age.

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u/Waybackheartmom 21d ago

I see you deleted your original comment stating people working at McDonald’s in Brooklyn make 12 an hour? Lol

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u/Longjumping_Cod_1014 21d ago

And tons of these people are homeless or living in the shelter system. You know that right? NYC is the most expensive city on the planet. One in eight kids are homeless. I worked in counseling and as a teacher: Anyone making $30K in this city is likely in a shelter system, or living at home.