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In reply to the discussion: Who the hell came up with this chart? [View all]Hav
(5,969 posts)55. This is why averages can be deceiving and useless
It's not worth it to get worked up about specific numbers. Don't get upset about 30$ for cleaning as if that is comparable to you personally. It's the average value the respondents (source is missing) payed including those who don't pay someone to clean their house. Who knows whether not giving a value for internet or phone costs or owning a house/flat counts as 0.
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Indeed. I cannot think of a case where $100k annual salary and $825 rent aren't mutually exclusive.
Massacure
Dec 2018
#60
Like most budgets, the overall spending level seems realistic. But when you start breaking it down
Hoyt
Dec 2018
#14
"uses that and other sources for analysis" ... "the source for many of these charts"
keithbvadu2
Dec 2018
#62
It does-- and everyone commenting should read it. This is one very specific case...
TreasonousBastard
Dec 2018
#70
transportation cost unrealistically low. high paid person would probably go for a car that cost
Demovictory9
Dec 2018
#48