@return2ozma to News • 14 hours agoDream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetimewww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square26arrow-up1142arrow-down18cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
arrow-up1134arrow-down1external-linkDream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetimewww.usatoday.com@return2ozma to News • 14 hours agomessage-square26cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
minus-square@Copernicanlink3•edit-24 hours 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
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…