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This 81-year-old still works at Home Depot to support herself and her 90-year-old husband
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2025
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According to this article, average payment is $745 new / $521 used on a 6 year note. So they either have a nicer used car or slightly below average new car.
$1,400 for rent in a managed apartment complex in a US suburban area also doesn't raise an eyebrow, especially in a northeast state like Connecticut.
So yeah, this is "normal" in America.
That rent is damn good in ct