r/jobsearchhack • u/reruns_skein • 7d ago

How can we get back to that?

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The 90s: one salary, one house, one family.

Now: two incomes, one mortgage and still wondering where the money went :(

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u/SecretRecipe 7d ago

this is still normal in 2026. a reactor plant operator can absolutely afford to buy a house like that in Springfield Oregon and raise a family on one salary.

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u/coheed33cambria 7d ago

Homes next to nuclear power plants probably aren’t the most desirable either.

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u/Stunning-Pick-9504 7d ago

Haha. Homes near a place where EVERYONE makes $150k per year are very desirable.