NoVA is a particularly neat example. Techie people live with a mattress on the floor and a coupel monitors on a table, drive a beat up corolla- and are fine. no debt, minimal room-mate drama. sure, eat out a lot and go to bars...but...
yeah, another factor in "doing fine" vs "money stress" is that everyone goes to good public schools here, vs expectation of paying for private school
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Reply · Sep 27, 2023@tjrwriting so you're saying this is about a moat between those who pay for private vs the most capable students who's parents don't?Reply · Aug 29, 2025@Thomasdelvasto_ you know how people get about living in the right school district..? imagine the wealth concentrationReply · Sep 5, 2023@springpard mixing up cause & effect - when ppl become rich they're more willing to pay higher taxes for nicer public spaces & more programs.Reply · Apr 14, 2024@ColemanRidge i think there are some intermediate steps but basically yes, they complain about student loans and housing costs and struggle to even…