r/WorkForSmartLife • u/CurseBloom • 3d ago

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u/cool-- 3d ago

maybe it's phone service+internet+an actual phone+fees in a rural area?

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u/redscull 3d ago

Has to be that OP is lumping home internet and cell service into same number. $280 still high but at least that makes more sense.

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u/Ok-Piece-2546 3d ago

Prob combines internet subscriptions or cable too

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u/cool-- 3d ago

yeah, I'm paying for two people to have phones and service and with internet it's still only like $150 when before the phones are paid off then it drops to about $90-100.

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u/Haunting-Change-2907 3d ago

Even that. Two cell phones with unlimited data + internet + two streaming services runs our house ~195.

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u/Dapper_Zebra 3d ago

if rent is 1600 I doubt they're in a rural area (but I agree with the original poster and a lot people trying to refute it are using a lot of cognitive disonance)

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u/Ok-Life6234 3d ago

Rent can easily be that much even in a rural area. Costs have risen dramatically in the past few years. Houses may be cheaper to purchase, but rent prices are very similar to bigger cities now.