Sorry, I misread your comment.

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Nice. In what year(s) did you have your first computer?

I was living with about 10k CAD/y for a few years when I was single and I was mostly fine.

Granted, this was in the 2010s. And of course I wasn’t in Manhattan, as you can guess by the currency.

Now, I’m making about 70k CAD with a family (sole provider) and I’m just staying afloat.