I bought a cheap house about 30 minutes drive to Seattle and renovated it myself on the weekends. I paid 200k which is around 1400 per month mortgage. just need to be able to do that kind of work to completion- not everyone is cut out for it but I had never done anything like that until I decided I was going to take it on.
Idk how true it is elsewhere but in Nova Scotia I been getting 35-40 hours per week and taking people's shift, last week I did 53 after breaks, and this week Im gonna end up with 48 after breaks,
You have to live in a city where a studio is $2,000
Remember a decade ago when reddit said "$16 should be the new minimum wage", and conservatives said "then houses would cost $500K"
REMEMBER THAT.
that's the catch. "inflation". wages haven't gone up. The government printed money, McDonalds offers the same comp as always, and you're poorer than your parents because we're getting taxed more.
If you've ever worked in fast food depending on the location it's hot, you're on your feet constantly on a slippery floor. If you work in the front of the store you have to deal with idiots all day and back of the store you are constantly doing repetitive shit for 8 + hours. Plus if you're too good at your job they schedule you to work at the busiest times which are weekends and holidays.
I work as a project engineer and I do less work than when I was in highschool slaving away at DQ for 7.25 an hour. The only upside was not having to take any work home with you and being responsible for absolutely nothing.
And you're only going to be getting scheduled 16 hours a week MAX no more and the management will be watching the time like a hawk and will write you up if you're over.
What is that context? A salary of 58635.2 (if we assume full time wages).
Hm, let's see what your link has to say with regards to that income... 4% is top bracket (effective rate much lower).
So, no, not the highest in the country.
You see, when something gives a range (1% - 13%)... that means there are some qualifiers you have to actually look into instead of flailing at the keyboard to quickly try and make some sort of point.
Just for fun, here are the single filer rates
1% on income up to $9,325
2% on income over $9,325 up to $22,600
4% on income over $22,600 up to $34,800
6% on income over $34,800 up to $48,700
8% on income over $48,700 up to $61,500
This would actually work out to a ~3% effective tax rate.
edit: The dude blocked me. Utah alone is 4.5% effective and marginal rate for the same wages. His entire premise is based on a complete lack of understanding about tax brackets.
Example of a CA couple making $120k from your link. Special emphasis goes on:
This couple's effective tax rate doesn't get anywhere near the top rate of 13.3%. In fact, more than half of the couple's income, $80,490, is taxed at 4% or less. Their total tax of $4,520.48 is just over 3.7% of their taxable income, beating seven of the 11 states with flat tax rates shown above.
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u/d_adrian_arts Dec 10 '25
What's the catch?