I live in Canada where the cost of living is nuts. Before tax I make almost $3100 a pay. My most recent net pay is $1970. Meaning 37% of my pay went to taxes ($600 per pay, WTAF), pension, union, parking, and benefit deductibles.
I find it so insane that they can deduct so much. I live in a city where housing costs have skyrocketed. My rent is $2100 to live in a humble basement. My other bills are about $1000 including my phone, internet, utilities, insurance, student loans, and gas. This leaves me $900 per month for groceries (which cost me $150 a damn week) and other costs of living. The sad part is my income is higher than the national average.
I am a young person and I wonder if I will ever be able to own a home. I make more than my dad, who was able to own a home and raise me as a single parent on less income. I'm so sick of this shit. I did everything I was told to do, including 7 years of university. And here I am paycheck to paycheck. I don't know who all these people are buying $1m “starter” homes.