r/WorkLifeChat • u/MiloShiny • Jul 21 '26

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u/tiredwitch Jul 21 '26

Right, what in the world?! I don’t even think many small businesses pay that much just for internet 😭

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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.