@return2ozma to News • 12 hours agoDream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetimewww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square18arrow-up1122arrow-down18cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkDream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetimewww.usatoday.com@return2ozma to News • 12 hours agomessage-square18cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•8 hours agoAdd the expense of having kids. Add the expense of looking after parents. Add the expense of healthcare costs.
minus-square@Copernicanlink1•edit-21 hour agoAmerican dream implies nuclear family life. Retirement, home ownership, and owning new cars are factored in that math. It includes the cost of having 2 kids. If you read the article… Here’s the breakdown. We’ll explain the math below. Retirement: $1.6 million Homeownership: $930,000 Raising two kids: $832,000 Owning new cars: $811,000 Annual vacations: $179,000 Wedding: $44,000 Pets: $37,000 Funeral: $8,000
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•4 hours agoI would guess all of these are included in the 4.4 million
Add the expense of having kids.
Add the expense of looking after parents.
Add the expense of healthcare costs.
American dream implies nuclear family life. Retirement, home ownership, and owning new cars are factored in that math. It includes the cost of having 2 kids.
If you read the article…
I would guess all of these are included in the 4.4 million