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Tech millionaire builds 99-unit tiny house neighborhood for homeless Canadians - rent is kept at 30% of income, the large majority of residents pay a maximum of $200 — including all utilities (www.goodgoodgood.co)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Closer to 9% right now, 700 USD vs. 8k income after tax. But I generally don't spend more than 1k regardless, it's a hard limit for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Do you work remotely? I'm finding it hard to imagine a high salary in a very low rent area.

Where I live, 8000 net would be 150k a year. That's a high salary around here and rent is not less than 2k a month for a basic apartment for one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yes I do, but my office is pretty much exactly 40 miles from where I live, so I could technically commute if I had to. Takes me about 45 min to get there on a good day, with traffic can be 1:15h.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

You have a pretty good deal! Do you live in a swamp or something? 😂

[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago

The thought of 700USD for housing just gave me a boner