- Dec 21, 2019
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4k a month is well below the US national average. That 4k is also not 4k, scratch off at least 600 for taxes. Where I live, and it's not a big city, average rent for a 1-2 bedroom apartment is 2k. Add other bills, electric, water, internet, car payments, groceries. Not starving, but probably living check to check. People are indeed being weird.