laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe used car market todaylemmy.worldimagemessage-square192fedilinkarrow-up1831
arrow-up1831imageThe used car market todaylemmy.worldlaurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square192fedilink
minus-squareblackberry28@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 months agoIn the context of prices of cars it is indeed a rather small amount.
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAnd yet it’s still 2 months of median income in the US.
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoWhich should be well withing an emergency fund for when, for instance, your car breaks down.
minus-squarekkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoThe median income for an individual in the US is $3761 $4280/month.
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s far higher than the $35,500/yr I found in census info, where did you get that number?
minus-squarekkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agohttps://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-286.pdf I actually trusted the LLM overview, which was a mistake; the median is $4280.83/month, a bit higher than I originally said.
minus-squareBlaestEgnen@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoMost people are digitally paid, so they can’t avoid taxes
In the context of prices of cars it is indeed a rather small amount.
And yet it’s still 2 months of median income in the US.
Which should be well withing an emergency fund for when, for instance, your car breaks down.
The median income for an individual in the US is
$3761$4280/month.That’s far higher than the $35,500/yr I found in census info, where did you get that number?
https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-286.pdf
I actually trusted the LLM overview, which was a mistake; the median is $4280.83/month, a bit higher than I originally said.
Most people are digitally paid, so they can’t avoid taxes