alt Hacker NewsI don't understand how $180k was enough in San Francisco at any time in the last 15 years -- unless you were partnered with someone with a comparable salary.
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bitbckt • today at 5:55 PM
I was single, living alone (+ 2 cats, if they count) in a one bedroom apartment in North Beach 15 years ago on a $90k/year salary. I even had a parking space and a car!
I can understand how people did it then - I was one of them - but I don't understand how they would do it now.
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slater • today at 5:42 PM
> I don't understand how $180k was enough in San Francisco at any time in the last 15 years
Inflation. $180k in 2010 USD is just shy of $300k in 2026 USD.
nemomarx • today at 5:44 PM
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It was enough for a single person in a good studio or middling 1BR with no kids, probably no car, and no desire to own property.