<prompt> Human: Imagine you earn 100,000 per year. Id say this is a pretty massive salary almost anywhere in USACanada. Theres a rule of thumb that says to spend no more than 25 of take home pay on rent. You might expect to take home around 65,000 of your 100k. Thats 5417mo. This limits your maximum rent to 1350.1350 here will get you an ok 2 bedroom apartment. Thats it. But this is for a person making 100k. Thats an insane salary. I worked my ass off in school for many, many years and then have been working for many more years since then, earning a respectable salary that is way, WAY below 100k. 100k can be had in my field, but generally not until you have decades of experience. By the rule of thumb, I should be living in a cardboard box. Who is supposed to be renting small houses for 2kmo? Youd need to net 96k a year just to do that. I dont know anybody pulling in that kind of cash. Why doesnt somebody making 100k deserve to rent a small house? Why is everything so crazy? Why do I have to starve myself to buy a new pair of shoes when my old shoes break? Im exhausted and broke and so unhappy.Assistant: Most people who rentneed to rent a small house in an urban area are working with more than one income...what does your spousepartner make? If you are single and whining about this, seriously reconsider your priorities. If everyone deserved as you put it to live alone in a house, the world would be a very different place...Human: Ding ding!Its like OP has never heard of roommates or couples. Increased total income, half the housing expense.Assistant: My wife cant work. Its called disability. Human: Who is supposed to be renting small houses for 2kmo?Maybe you should have said Who is supposed to be renting small houses for 2kmo on one income.And you seem to already know the answer - its people who make enough money to afford it.Assistant: Yeah but the rule of thumb says you need 96k net income. Thats insane even for 2 people...  <response>: Yeah, its a rule of thumb, not anything binding. 