• kgbbot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    22 days ago

    Maybe she’s got a partner…also 1400 is nothing for rent. She might be in a studio.

    This is on Walmart

    • groucho@retrolemmy.com
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      22 days ago

      Or she’s in section 8 housing, which means the government is subsidizing WalMart in two ways. Or she had a better job when she applied for the apartment. There’s lots of explanations.

      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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        22 days ago

        You neglected the most likely one: The landlord’s exorbitant rent hikes.

        Never rent. Always buy. Even if all you can buy is a 30-year-old RV, you’re better off with that than a rent payment.

        The only routes out of poverty are equity and the lottery. Renting always deprives you of equity.

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      22 days ago

      If she has a partner with an income then she isnt trying to afford $1400 rent on $1700 income

      If she has a partner without an income, then the story is still sus af because no landlord would rent to someone for that far over 1/3rd of their income.

      The math aint mathing. And $1400 is nothing in some places and is more than you need for a 2-3 bedroom house in others. Its all about location

      • kestrel7_7@lemmy.world
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        22 days ago

        If she has a partner without an income, then the story is still sus af because no landlord would rent to someone for that far over 1/3rd of their income.

        I uhhh… you don’t know very many poor people, do you?

        There are a number of ways someone could end up in this situation, including losing a higher paying job that they had when they moved in.

      • FluorideMind@lemmy.world
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        22 days ago

        Bro who cares if the story is a little exaggerated. It’s still true that we are over charged and under payed.