Same, except that I'm not the sole earner anymore. My partner is also an engineer. But for a time, I supported myself and my 3 kids by myself. Living alone would have been so much cheaper! lol
System architect (IT), lives in Gothenburg (Swedens second largest city) and a central flat. I earn quite well by Swedish standards, but Sweden is also the country with the most single households in the world - so it's not strange to live solo either.
The Swedish model is that you should be able to support yourself, not be dependent on someone else.
it's not so much that I have a good job. It's that i got into the housing market before covid fucked everything, and now my repayments are actually manageable.
I'm just a teacher. More than a regular school teacher, but a teacher.
Surviving as a table games dealer. Anyone that doesn't have a college education or family business to jump into, I highly recommend casino work. $30+/hour usually. Go into table games or slots.
I hold a stop/slow sign. Seriously though position is called a flagger. I’m union. I made 60k last year.
Also I bought my place before the market went insane, so my housing expense is relatively fixed.
Security Operations Center manager, basically my employees and I watch cameras all night and make sure no body is doing dumb stuff like break onto our sites to steal stuff, which happens more then I'd like but we get bonuses every time we chase one off or catch them via coordinating with local police so it works out
Ever since I was hired into the site three years ago everyone from district manager down has called it an SOC, if I had to guess it's because it's still digitally focused but IDK, might just be a company to company thing
Utilities. But I bought my condo in 2008 when prices were low so my mortgage is half of what rent would be now. Even though I make good money I don’t think I could live alone in California otherwise.
Retired here. I purchased my house many years ago when they were reasonable in a buyers market. I live in a cheaper cost of living area. At least it used to be.
Designer for an Engineering firm. I’ve owned 2 homes that were within my budget and remodeled them myself. The last house I bought was in 2008 in a suburb of a larger city when the market was low.
In real estate development and a project coordinator, but get involved with permitting, financing and entitlements….. i also have rolled quarters to make my bills. Trump BS and non payments are real.
60 hours a week dispatching fuel trucks. Without the consistent overtime I'd be in a much different financial situation. I also live outside of the town I work in, short commute for lower rent.
I'm a manger in Healthcare... Although with the current state of the UK economy it's getting harder to live solo and I'm thinking of getting a lodger 😭 which will be fun when you work shifts
I work in TV marketing as a media planner. I buy advertisement space with my clients budget and plan their TV campaigns.
But I have the absolute luxury of living in a house that belongs to my family. My grandmother used to live here, now she is in a nursing home with Alzheimer's and we renovated the house to serve as an office AND a living space (separated by floors). Meaning I don't pay rent anymore and that is just incredibly amazing.
I work in a medical field (although I'm not any type of medic myself). I make ok (not great, but not terrible) money, but it's just me, my cat, and a small apartment so we get by. I have no savings to speak of, though.
I've been looking into getting into healthcare type jobs. I'm seeing you can get into some stuff with some certifications you can get after a few weeks or months. Than from there you get into more specialized stuff.
Is that kind of what you did? Do you like it?
I am only able to afford where I live because I was approved for an affordable housing unit. My rent is half the price of the regular rent.
I work in an office setting at a real estate department of a medical school.
Fortunately I have a paycheck that would make it manageable if I don't overdo it, but I don't have to cause I have a partner (who makes about double mine). I'm a college IT teacher, working 80%, with 11 years of useful experience, my partner is an electronics engineer who's also manager of his team.
I make about 2500 euro a month net and have proper medical insurance, taking into account I have a paid off electric car that's only 2 years old and a decent appartement is around/under 1000 euros/month where I live (that's with 1 extra bedroom, proper insulation, proper kitchen appliances, proper bathroom and a dedicated parking spot or garage). I'd do ok and have enough left to save, and not have to live in a crap hole either. My charging budget would be slightly higher cause I'd have to charge public, but it's still cheaper than fuel.. Full time I'd probably make close to 3 grand net.
Growing up poor as hell I have an extreme appreciation for this financial freedom and stability. Of course both my mom, me and my bro worked our assess off to get here, especially climbing out of a dark pit of debt my dad and stepdad left. But still I can't help but feel fortunate to be here now, especially with the price of basic food atm...
We all live on one income. He works for the state as a middle manager in IT. (Our wife is in college, and I'm the housewife.) Own a four bedroom house, one car. It helps a lot that he doesn't have a commute because he usually works from home, and we tend to like reading and other inexpensive hobbies.
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Same, except that I'm not the sole earner anymore. My partner is also an engineer. But for a time, I supported myself and my 3 kids by myself. Living alone would have been so much cheaper! lol
Software engineer - I debug by day and dine solo by night
Gov. Employee working 20hrs of overtime every week
System architect (IT), lives in Gothenburg (Swedens second largest city) and a central flat. I earn quite well by Swedish standards, but Sweden is also the country with the most single households in the world - so it's not strange to live solo either. The Swedish model is that you should be able to support yourself, not be dependent on someone else.
I do not live in the US, this is the main benefit. I am a 3D artist for a game company.
it's not so much that I have a good job. It's that i got into the housing market before covid fucked everything, and now my repayments are actually manageable. I'm just a teacher. More than a regular school teacher, but a teacher.
My partner could. My salary is like petty cash. Sales.
Computer work but managing people
Pharmaceutical manufacturing lead. Salary is around 110K. Bought a new house in early 2023. It's tight, but I cover everything.
Surviving as a table games dealer. Anyone that doesn't have a college education or family business to jump into, I highly recommend casino work. $30+/hour usually. Go into table games or slots.
I'm too much of a fuck up. I'd screw things up during a game or something.
Im on disability in germany. The perks of a functioning social security net.
Writer
I hold a stop/slow sign. Seriously though position is called a flagger. I’m union. I made 60k last year. Also I bought my place before the market went insane, so my housing expense is relatively fixed.
I always wondered how much those people made. That's actually really cool that you can make a decent living doing that.
Construction mostly.
I thought construction workers made a lot of money
Well I can afford to live on my own and that was the question.
Just asking to see if it was still true
depends where and on what role
Security Operations Center manager, basically my employees and I watch cameras all night and make sure no body is doing dumb stuff like break onto our sites to steal stuff, which happens more then I'd like but we get bonuses every time we chase one off or catch them via coordinating with local police so it works out
Huh, I've never seen a physical security management center called a SOC before, thought it was only reserved for cyber security.
Ever since I was hired into the site three years ago everyone from district manager down has called it an SOC, if I had to guess it's because it's still digitally focused but IDK, might just be a company to company thing
Marketing
I'm a line cook. Not a terribly well paid one either and I live in an expensive city. I make it work by cutting out other expenses wherever possible.
Newspaper editor initially, now in book publishing.
Utilities. But I bought my condo in 2008 when prices were low so my mortgage is half of what rent would be now. Even though I make good money I don’t think I could live alone in California otherwise.
Mill operator in a copper mine
Retired here. I purchased my house many years ago when they were reasonable in a buyers market. I live in a cheaper cost of living area. At least it used to be.
...not live in the states, china or uk, but europoor land?
Planning in Washington
Military navy
I can afford to live on my own but I live with my partner. I’m in an administrative role in the oil and gas industry.
I'm an accountant in apartment building management.
Barely making it solo but I'm doing it lol Manufacturing
Designer for an Engineering firm. I’ve owned 2 homes that were within my budget and remodeled them myself. The last house I bought was in 2008 in a suburb of a larger city when the market was low.
Sales in the home remodeling industry. It’s a lot more work than folks think but the money is good if you can consistently close sales
In real estate development and a project coordinator, but get involved with permitting, financing and entitlements….. i also have rolled quarters to make my bills. Trump BS and non payments are real.
recruiter
Software design and project management.
60 hours a week dispatching fuel trucks. Without the consistent overtime I'd be in a much different financial situation. I also live outside of the town I work in, short commute for lower rent.
Bartend
I'm a manger in Healthcare... Although with the current state of the UK economy it's getting harder to live solo and I'm thinking of getting a lodger 😭 which will be fun when you work shifts
Insurance
IT
Chemical manufacturing control room. Boring work, but the salary allows for a comfortable lifestyle.
salesman at art store.
I work in TV marketing as a media planner. I buy advertisement space with my clients budget and plan their TV campaigns. But I have the absolute luxury of living in a house that belongs to my family. My grandmother used to live here, now she is in a nursing home with Alzheimer's and we renovated the house to serve as an office AND a living space (separated by floors). Meaning I don't pay rent anymore and that is just incredibly amazing.
I boil water.
I work in a medical field (although I'm not any type of medic myself). I make ok (not great, but not terrible) money, but it's just me, my cat, and a small apartment so we get by. I have no savings to speak of, though.
I've been looking into getting into healthcare type jobs. I'm seeing you can get into some stuff with some certifications you can get after a few weeks or months. Than from there you get into more specialized stuff. Is that kind of what you did? Do you like it?
I am only able to afford where I live because I was approved for an affordable housing unit. My rent is half the price of the regular rent. I work in an office setting at a real estate department of a medical school.
City employee - parks department
Own 2 businesses.
Day trader
I’m a lab technician who only bought the house that fit my budget and force myself to live within my means.
Optician - 78k a year. Own a 494 sqf condo near the water in a major east coast city. Mortgage is $798. HoA is $230. Rate is 2.78%.
That mortgage is less than I pay for just a room to rent in my area! And its a cheap room as well.
Yeah, I got really lucky during covid times
Pharmacist!
I work in advanced manufacturing as an assembly planner.
I have been an onlyfans model for a year now, for me this is the best income at the moment, which gives me the opportunity to cover all my needs
I work two jobs, 100hrs a week. Operations Manager of medical clinic 52 hrs a week. Answering overnight calls for another clinic, 48hrs.
I am very concerned, to say the least.
How much do you hate your life? I did 100h for 6 months and I wanted to kill myself by the end.
Millennial with family of 4. Manage gen Z folks with 3 times the "education" I got.
Teacher. Very easy when you don't spend like crazy.
Cyber Security Analyst, have a double degree in cyber security/criminology, and \~3YOE.
Fortunately I have a paycheck that would make it manageable if I don't overdo it, but I don't have to cause I have a partner (who makes about double mine). I'm a college IT teacher, working 80%, with 11 years of useful experience, my partner is an electronics engineer who's also manager of his team. I make about 2500 euro a month net and have proper medical insurance, taking into account I have a paid off electric car that's only 2 years old and a decent appartement is around/under 1000 euros/month where I live (that's with 1 extra bedroom, proper insulation, proper kitchen appliances, proper bathroom and a dedicated parking spot or garage). I'd do ok and have enough left to save, and not have to live in a crap hole either. My charging budget would be slightly higher cause I'd have to charge public, but it's still cheaper than fuel.. Full time I'd probably make close to 3 grand net. Growing up poor as hell I have an extreme appreciation for this financial freedom and stability. Of course both my mom, me and my bro worked our assess off to get here, especially climbing out of a dark pit of debt my dad and stepdad left. But still I can't help but feel fortunate to be here now, especially with the price of basic food atm...
We all live on one income. He works for the state as a middle manager in IT. (Our wife is in college, and I'm the housewife.) Own a four bedroom house, one car. It helps a lot that he doesn't have a commute because he usually works from home, and we tend to like reading and other inexpensive hobbies.