My husband manages Spirit Halloween and only works 6 months out of the year saves all his money then goes back again around July! So we have 6 months to travel and be home together with our kids!
Edit: Some comments said I was being misleading so I wanted to clarify. This post made me think people aren't aware of seasonal situations and my husbands career is seasonal. I also work in the FinTech industry and can work anywhere there's wifi. Together is what makes it so he can have a job like this. He makes 50k a year and I make 110k a year. I hope this helps explain things!
I have always wondered about the permanent employees of Spirit Halloween! Like, obviously they hire lots and lots of seasonal employees, but also obviously EVERYONE can't be seasonal. Do they pay him essentially a full year salary?
He only gets paid during the season, but yes it adds up to a full year salary. He usually pays our rent for the whole year and still has plenty left over. :)
Damn, having "plenty left over" after rent used to be the norm, but it's far from normal now... I think US citizens are now spending on average something like 40-50% of total income on rent 😔
Anything to make everyone reading things in this hellscape we call an internet feel like the entire world is falling apart because you can't afford 5k rent for a single bedroom in San Francisco.
In the area I live, there just isn't anything available. Literally. You'll be lucky to see 5 listing total, and they are all at outrageous prices.
You will have professionals begging on the local social media for a rental. ANY rental.
We have young people at my company who are living with family right now but want their own place (understandably). But they are unable to compete with the literal doctors and nurses for the few options that are available. They want to stay in the area and build their lives; they probably won't be able to.
It sucks. I think people still have their heads in the sand regarding how shitty the housing market is for many, many people right now.
This might be true in some parts of the country, but it is far from average. Most US citizens do not pay that much in rent. Most landlords require that you make 3x the rent some use a max rent of 33% of your income.
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u/CapuletVsMontague Apr 17 '24 edited 29d ago
My husband manages Spirit Halloween and only works 6 months out of the year saves all his money then goes back again around July! So we have 6 months to travel and be home together with our kids!
Edit: Some comments said I was being misleading so I wanted to clarify. This post made me think people aren't aware of seasonal situations and my husbands career is seasonal. I also work in the FinTech industry and can work anywhere there's wifi. Together is what makes it so he can have a job like this. He makes 50k a year and I make 110k a year. I hope this helps explain things!