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[feotakahari]

My mother always tells me I need to keep earning more money so I can afford a house someday. She recently said your house payments should be 25% of your income, but housing here is so expensive, a lot of people pay 50% of their income, which is “not sustainable.” In the same conversation, she said a house payment in San Francisco would be at least $3K a month.

I did the math, and I’d need to make $144K a year to live “sustainably” here. From a quick Google search, a project accountant (my profession) with 10-19 years of experience makes $85K a year in San Francisco. I need to get out of this place.