return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 19 hours agoDream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetimewww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down19cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1155arrow-down1external-linkDream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetimewww.usatoday.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 19 hours agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squareSamvega@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down5·15 hours agoAdd the expense of having kids. Add the expense of looking after parents. Add the expense of healthcare costs.
minus-squareCopernican@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-28 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
minus-squareDavid_Eight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoI didn’t read it but, does it include student loans, medical bills, groceries and other basic needs?
minus-squarePifpafpouf@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 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 didn’t read it but, does it include student loans, medical bills, groceries and other basic needs?
I would guess all of these are included in the 4.4 million