bells and whistles? our usual bills of today aren't much more than 50 years ago. the additional payments most people have monthly would be what? cell phone, internet, and maybe cable?
a two bedroom apartment to rent in orlando we could say costs $700 (which is low on average). rent alone would be $8400 a year. thats with no rabroad
her bills. now someone making $30k before taxes is sinking more than 25% of their income just for a place to live.
now i'm nrabroad
arguing they should make more money, cut expenses, etc etc, but in reality, its tougher than that. i know quite a few people who are having to live with roommates, parents, etc because even though McDonalds has a dollar menu, everything isn't that cheap.