MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoPay Raises Are Finally Beating Inflation After Two Years of Falling Behindwww.wsj.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareSuiXi3D@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhere? My rent has gone up $200 for the third year in a row. Over 5 years my rent has gone up 33%, meanwhile my pay has only gone up 25%.
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoRenting is often more expensive monthly than owning a home. Obviously this differs by area, but particularly as you get out of the city, homes get downright inexpensive.
Where? My rent has gone up $200 for the third year in a row. Over 5 years my rent has gone up 33%, meanwhile my pay has only gone up 25%.
Renting is often more expensive monthly than owning a home. Obviously this differs by area, but particularly as you get out of the city, homes get downright inexpensive.