[ImJustAnotherOkie]

That may depend on what kind of health insurance and what your personal health situation is. 5 years from now it could cost that.

[Old Sarge]

You Don’t Need $92,000 a Year to be 'Economically Stable'

Good, if you don't need it, SEND IT MY WAY...

[knarf]

Many years ago, in another life, on another planet ... while tripping on some OSLEY ... I developed/invented/fantasized a life "force"

get stoned, get laid, eat, go to sleep

Which evolved into a less tripping mindset of what I need to live/stay alive

And even now (at the risk of the prudes flaming me ... ) I pretty much live that way

Stoned is entertainment and the occasional TV, coupled with my fascination with and for life is plenty of entertainment, I tell you !

I'm (well and fantastically .. ;^) .. married

Our diet is simple and relatively inexpensive (with garden and canning fun)

God provided us with a small piece of property and a nice comfortable living area

I have it all ... stoned, laid, fed and rested.

Get simple

get GOOD

Get
Out
Of
Debt.

Oh yeah .... we do this on about 20K a year (in a good year ... otherwise about 16/17 K)

[I want the USA back]

Beware any agency that pretends to tell us how much we need to live on.

[bigbob]

True, you could get by with half in cash and the other half in Free Stuff from the gummint.

[showme_the_Glory]

Family of 4 needs 2 Escalades, 1 Cadillac, and 1 Pontiac. Also 4 i6 cellphones, 1 70” flat screen and 3 50” flat screens. A lousy $50K ain’t gonna do it. I gonna need some help up in here.

[AlaskaErik]

The report says the “Household Survival Budget” for a Michigan family of four is $50,345 and in order to live with “stability” (“one that enables not just survival, but self-sufficiency”) in Michigan, a family of four needs $92,409.

My wife and I could probably survive on $92,409, but $50,345 would mean poverty for us.

[__rvx86]

Obviously. In most of Texas, including the urban areas (except Houston?) $92K puts you firmly in the middle class.

The FPL means absolutely nothing in most places, as the cost of living varies widely across the US.