PG County: $73K
Montgomery County: $93K
Howard County: $108K
Charles County: $93K
Anne Arundel County: $86K
Calvert County: $92K
St Mary's County: $85K
Frederick COunty: $83K
Fairfax County: $109K
Arlington County: $102K
Prince William County: $96K
Loudoun County: $122K
Only in the district itself (with all of the welfare folk) is $70K above average.
The point is: it depends upon where in the country you live. With high average incomes like I showed above, the costs are equally high...
Hate to say it, but her tips actually seem pretty sound to me.
(Not that I approve of her living with her BF or anything, but any couple whose income is cut in half must make adjustments in lifestyle...or face the consequences)
Not a livable wage in Boston, either.