return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoDream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetimewww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1170cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1170external-linkDream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetimewww.usatoday.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squareCopernican@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-21 month 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 month agoI didn’t read it but, does it include student loans, medical bills, groceries and other basic needs?
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?