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asian_identifier t1_j6ik56y wrote

depends on your standards... immigrant communities make do with a lot less (not sure about NJ, but I'm very familiar with the flushing and 8th ave chinatowns in nyc and they can live comfortably with little)

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elomon t1_j6iil2j wrote

Noped out after Franklin - there are multiple Franklin cities in NJ. the quiz has it west of Edison which is Franklin Township. If you google Franklin, it is in the NW of the state just north of Sparta. Suggest swapping in something besides Franklin.

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Monkeybomber t1_j6ihsu7 wrote

My wife is 7 years in, and it hasn't been too bad, other than one issue when the servicing company changed. In doing so, they reset the number of payments she'd made to zero, which was not correct. We filed an appeal, waited three months only to be told that no, zero was correct, despite our mountains of evidence that we'd made payments.

Called our congressmans constituent services office. A week later, payments reset properly.

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mapoftasmania t1_j6ihbtt wrote

Your husband will need to find a job. If he is willing to hustle (two jobs, Uber etc) then he should be able to make enough to get your income up to $100,000. Any less than that and you are going to struggle.

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sirzoop t1_j6ift9y wrote

Yeah that's fine. I know ppl that live on way less. Look for a place that's less than $1600 a month and you'll be under 40x your income for rent

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dirty_cuban t1_j6ifl2t wrote

Reply to comment by imarainbo in Living Cost by checkingtheprob5

Well on top of replying to the wrong person, what you're saying is incorrect.

Statewide, the low income limit for Section 8, for a household consisting of 2 people is $71,500. So yes, a couple making $65k does qualify. This information is compiled by HUD and easily available online. You're free to verify it on your own.

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