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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Sounds like the article is saying “if you live this very reasonable UMC lifestyle of daycare and shopping at WholeFoods and driving 2 new cars, and having thousands of discretionary income each month, you’re in poverty when you look at what’s leftover! What a ridiculous position.[/quote]

You cannot afford any of this on $140K per year in the DC area.[/quote]

I have family on Frederick who do this just fine. And the schools are good too.[/quote]

Holy cow, is [i]Frederick [/i] part of the DC area? The near side of the county 50 miles away and probably a 90-minute commute each way, the far side is closer to Pennsylvania than Washington.

And even with that, Google says "The cost of living in Frederick, MD is 32.2% higher than the national average. Generally, housing in Frederick is 91.6% more expensive than the national average, with rent falling between $1,452 – $2,376. You can expect to pay 8.8% more for groceries, 10.2% more for utilities, and 1.0% more for transportation."[/quote]

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