Just shoot me

[MADem]

77. If you aren't paying rent, or a mortgage, you can't compare.

If your mortgage/rent was $2K a month, that would mean you'd need an additional $24K to get through the year--and that's before home maintenance, taxes, heat, light, gas, cable.

And the more you make, the more you pay for health insurance. That's just how the game is structured.

I have a relative who is disabled, and is on disability, and pays nothing for health care--but has gotten some of the best care in the world. "Lucky" him--his life is nothing but constant budgeting. Frugality isn't a lifestyle, it's a necessity.

If ohheckyeah had a free place to live, I'm sure she'd be feeling less pressure, too. Also, her income amount is shared between at least TWO people, not one.

I don't think your finger wagging at her is helpful at all. Particularly if you have savings to fall back on, and she might not.