|
|
| Other Other Topics Discussion of arts & entertainment, pop culture, food & drink, health and exercise, fashion, relationships, work, and just about anything else in life except poker, sports, religion and politics. |
01-06-2011, 12:53 AM
|
#796
|
|
grinder
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 697
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
Quote:
Originally Posted by DLU
Cut your spending and pay off that debt.
|
Get outta here with your retarded advice..wtf?
|
|
|
|
01-06-2011, 06:19 PM
|
#797
|
|
Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Canada, right guys?
Posts: 3,921
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
Quote:
Originally Posted by runLOLArun
My net pay, (every 2 weeks) after federal, state, AND city taxes (plus FICA, etc.) are deducted amounts to $1,850, or $3,700 monthly.
|
somewhat grunching, but this is the crux of the whole matter. you dont make $65k a year. calling your pretax amount of earnings your income is just silly unless an accountant asked you how much you make. otherwise, the only relevant # is how much of your income you have to spend.
you bring in roughly $44k a year. and yes, thats kinda poor for NY.
|
|
|
|
|
01-07-2011, 01:27 AM
|
#798
|
|
old hand
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Winnpeg
Posts: 1,589
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dying Actors
somewhat grunching, but this is the crux of the whole matter. you dont make $65k a year. calling your pretax amount of earnings your income is just silly unless an accountant asked you how much you make. otherwise, the only relevant # is how much of your income you have to spend.
you bring in roughly $44k a year. and yes, thats kinda poor for NY.
|
Pretty much every person I can think of refers to their gross income when talking about what wage they make.
Taken from Wiki;
Quote:
|
New York City's per capita income in 2000 was $22,402; men and women had a median income of $37,435 and $32,949 respectively. 21.2% of the population and 18.5% of families had incomes below the federal poverty line; 30.0% of this group were under the age of 18 and 17.8% were 65 and older.
|
|
|
|
|
|
01-07-2011, 02:23 AM
|
#799
|
|
adept
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Ban CNN!!!! Wookie said so!!!!
Posts: 913
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dying Actors
somewhat grunching, but this is the crux of the whole matter. you dont make $65k a year. calling your pretax amount of earnings your income is just silly unless an accountant asked you how much you make. otherwise, the only relevant # is how much of your income you have to spend.
you bring in roughly $44k a year. and yes, thats kinda poor for NY.
|
It is kind of poor if you choose to live by middle class standards, otherwise 65K is plenty to get by.
|
|
|
|
|
01-07-2011, 10:40 AM
|
#800
|
|
Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: 10x the man Clarkmeister is
Posts: 20,037
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
Quote:
|
Pretty much every person I can think of refers to their gross income when talking about what wage they make.
|
This.
|
|
|
|
|
01-07-2011, 01:31 PM
|
#801
|
|
Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Chapel Hill, NC (UNC BABY)
Posts: 25,650
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
What's the median income of people living in Manhattan? NYC is huge and some boroughs are pretty poor. 65k is a wage you could live in reasonably well with 2 people in one of the poorer boroughs but for Manhattan you'd be struggling.
|
|
|
|
01-07-2011, 03:08 PM
|
#802
|
|
veteran
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 2,109
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
Quote:
Originally Posted by runLOLArun
I eliminated both cable and my landline. Don't pay extra for data, only $40/month for MetroPCS includes everything. I'm a film buff but no longer go out to the movies, watch everything through Netflix.
I do eat (and drink) cheaper now. I shop TJ's and Costco regularly, but no Walmart in NYC. I have a cheap car now/low insurance premium, just repairs get expensive but I try to do as much myself as possible now, including oil changes.
|
If you don't mind me asking, how much do you owe on your credit cards now?
|
|
|
|
|
01-07-2011, 03:31 PM
|
#803
|
|
Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Free Hugs!!!!
Posts: 20,251
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Online Veteran
If you don't mind me asking, how much do you owe on your credit cards now?
|
I'm pretty sure OP got run off by the latest oot culling.
|
|
|
|
|
01-07-2011, 03:55 PM
|
#804
|
|
adept
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Ban CNN!!!! Wookie said so!!!!
Posts: 913
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
Quote:
Originally Posted by capone0
What's the median income of people living in Manhattan? NYC is huge and some boroughs are pretty poor. 65k is a wage you could live in reasonably well with 2 people in one of the poorer boroughs but for Manhattan you'd be struggling.
|
I am pretty sure that median income in Manhattan above 125st is well bellow 65K.
|
|
|
|
|
01-07-2011, 05:56 PM
|
#805
|
|
banned
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 221
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
racist ban
|
|
|
|
|
01-10-2011, 11:21 AM
|
#806
|
|
Crimson Challenge Conqueror
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Muppet Labs
Posts: 11,996
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
Quote:
Originally Posted by capone0
What's the median income of people living in Manhattan? NYC is huge and some boroughs are pretty poor.
|
Pretty sure this has been said in this thread, but it's hard to compare averages in NYC, because so many of the poor people live in subsidized housing. I know plenty of families who live on less than $30,000 a year. They either have had rent controlled apartments in their families for decades and pay <$400 a month rent, live in projects, or they own houses that were built in the 30's by hand and the tax assessors think it's an empty lot.
|
|
|
|
|
01-10-2011, 12:29 PM
|
#807
|
|
Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 18,843
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
move to crooklyn
|
|
|
|
|
02-04-2012, 07:13 PM
|
#808
|
|
Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Downeyayshun, hon
Posts: 12,349
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Spaceman
|
bump, mostly for this pic
|
|
|
|
|
02-04-2012, 07:18 PM
|
#809
|
|
Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 9,990
|
Re: Does earning $65k per year mean you're poor?
Quote:
Originally Posted by miajag
bump, mostly for this pic
|
Thanks for not making me hunt for it. So good.
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:23 AM.
|
Two Plus Two
