Are you asking about America? This summer, my wife's friend ($70k/yr) was considering a tradeoff between eating healthy vs supporting her mom's rent.
Going closer to work is not a choice for many as rents closer to work are prohibitively high. Further, a lot of driving is errands and healthcare. I can't even get something to eat without driving 5 mins.
Wow that's really bad - I have like four big supermarkets in 5 min walking distance from my flat and at least 4 convinience stores and even two real old school street markets. And I live on the far outsikrts of my town. And this is the norm here.
How Americans could screw themselves so much and let this happen ?
Are you asking about America? This summer, my wife's friend ($70k/yr) was considering a tradeoff between eating healthy vs supporting her mom's rent.
Going closer to work is not a choice for many as rents closer to work are prohibitively high. Further, a lot of driving is errands and healthcare. I can't even get something to eat without driving 5 mins.