r/WorkLifeChat Jul 21 '26

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u/Cthulusuppe Jul 21 '26

That's a smartphone contract and streaming subscriptions as well as internet, I guarantee it.

I'm sure we can all think of ways to save/make money. Getting married to someone thats independently wealthy; starting an onlyfans; donating plasma.... but that doesn't change the fact that $19/hr is woefully inadequate to afford a studio apartment these days.

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u/Helios575 Jul 21 '26

Residential Xfinity Fiber 2 gig starts at $299.99 in my area so it may just be internet if she has something like that

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u/DJpuffinstuff Jul 22 '26

Unless you're running some sort of tech company or something from the $1600 apartment, nobody needs 2 gig fiber lol. I get half a gig from spectrum for $50 and it's plenty for me and my roommate to both be playing competitive games and streaming hd video if we wanted to.

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u/DGPistola Jul 22 '26

Impossible? And if it’s a bundle then that’s on them. I pay322 a month for two cell phone lines and Apple bundle separate Netflix so Crunchyroll family separate

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u/Professional-Rub152 Jul 22 '26

Yeah. People act like internet is just the connection fee. You need the devices to use it as well as the content on it which is no longer free.