Surviving on $90,000 a year in California

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[@SiliconValleyGirl]

This video is for educational purposes, not our real income 🙏 made it for everyone who is thinking of moving to Silicon Valley like we did 6 years without really knowing how expensive it gets.

[@user-kj1hz9yh2r]

Where’s your mask

[@dragonspeaks5973]

@@user-kj1hz9yh2r where’s your brain cells?

[@GeldtheGelded]

I got a question. Why live in the bay area, and not somewhere outside? I'm sure you'll get to do more with that money if you live somewhere cheaper

[@marknothappy3719]

Buy a home 🏡 loo

[@marknothappy3719]

Lol

[@chromatic6123]

"Surviving on $90,000", yall rich! "In California", never mind 💀

[@ixcellestev12]

I thought the same 🤣🤣🤣

[@lakagranger3012]

Is living in California so expensive? I have no idea, cause I'm living in germany

[@Rima42659]

@@lakagranger3012 oh, definitely! it’s one of the most expensive states in the US. I live in Oregon and I’ve met so many people from Cali that moved solely because of living expenses and gas

[@lakagranger3012]

@@Rima42659 ah ok. And what is the mean rent in a small town in other states? In germany a normal rent would be between 400€ and 1000€

[@safraella4908]

@@lakagranger3012 I was born and raised in Southern California, moved away when I got married and I can never move back because we simply could never afford it. It’s insanely expensive to live there and not worth it, in my opinion.

[@orielsebastian]

“Surviving with 90,000 a year” Mf that’s more than- “In California” Oh “As a family of four” OH 💀

[@AIenthusiast687]

Yeah rip

[@Unfaux-compte]

Is it bad to criticize the fact that they wanted children and they're now complaining that they have less money to live with?

[@ishtiaqasif1185]

@@Unfaux-compte they are not complaining cuz they have children but how expensive California is. She could live happily without any money trouble where I live with 90k. Just cuz youre a sad human being doesn't mean you have to criticize people for having children. I bet you're just a cat mom who never got married and now envy those who have families.

[@Unfaux-compte]

@@ishtiaqasif1185 "because you're a sad man" lmao, you litteraly insult people for asking something and I'm the sad man. I'm 20 btw, but you seem to know people's life better than themselves.

[@Unfaux-compte]

@@ishtiaqasif1185 and is my question wrong? If you know you live in a place where prices are expensive, and you want to have children, not one but two, because no one forced they to have children, and you want to stay in this place, why are you complaining about have little of money left? Are we supposed to cry? To give they money? You don't have kids like you have pets.

[@aspookyladmusic4954]

"just the basics!" "Shrimp" Screw you

[@glen1555]

Bit like Waitrose (an English upmarket supermarket), they have a basic range of cheaper lines includes Parmigiano Reggiano and Halloumi cheese.

[@jaysleezy5464]

Also "avocado oil" on her receipt lmfaooo

[@ColorMeAya]

At least shrimp keeps and the texture isn’t horrible like frozen chicken. I’m sick of living on frozen, bone-in chicken thighs.

[@emilyb5557]

Even honey is not a basic, shrimp and berries definitely aren't!

[@Redditor6079]

​@@jaysleezy5464avocado oil is very healthy compared to canola oil

[@alightened]

A gallon of milk was 6.29. I just got half a gallon for 99 cents in Phoenix. Your government allowing that kind of price gouging is straight up corruption.

[@IllaLuna17]

I live in California and my Gallon of milk is not 6.49, she is probably shopping in the rich area.

[@erikh9991]

It's the crazy voters. The newest law that raised bacon prices is pigs have to be free range like the chickens. Our gas is $2/gal higher because the voters actually think the State of California can control carbon emissions.

[@abbywatson8133]

They also bought organic.

[@KRYMauL]

@@IllaLuna17She called it low income, but didn’t even look at pew.

[@pearla4731]

She can also get powdered milk online for cheap. Gotta get creative to get ahead.

[@CastIronBathTub]

$90,000 a year in California: Surviving $90,000 a year in Oklahoma: owns half the state and drives a lambo

[@chefbubbles4258]

My relatives live in Oklahoma so when my immediate family travels there and see the prices on houses and such we just start laughing at how low it is compared to where I live which is in California.

[@avwindowsanddours1344]

Yes but then... you need to live in Oklahoma

[@CassieHoll-rv3cu]

Hahaha I love Oklahoma City! 😂😂

[@tylerpantera8023]

Yup I live way off in the backwoods in a forgotten ghost town by keystone lake and hell even the weed is cheap here 😂😂

[@CastIronBathTub]

@@avwindowsanddours1344 I mean, if your Cherokee, you get lots of money from the government, not in cash but in commodity form, we have the most lakes out of any state, sure we have a drug problem, but the land not near lakes I usually cheap and we make some real good BBQ

[@des12345lady]

I heard 4000$ on rent .. and my soul left my body

[@cinder1667]

🤣🤣🤣 I will never complain about the rent in my state

[@mikeoxlong567]

I pay 600 a month and im mad about that

[@Lssjg702]

And thats a smallish house lol

[@diegotapiasilva7349]

Definitely not true, 2k is avg

[@___god_____________9153]

4000 is a steal in the Bay Area if they are talking about a house. Our neighbors rent out their house at 10k a month💀

[@chaole1000]

As a californian, $90K is totally doable, but a family of 4? Difficult, but not impossible.

[@KRYMauL]

I have no idea where she got that $90k was low income because Pew begs to differ. She probably isn’t even considering the ghetto.

[@melissamiller5972]

I make around 30k a year if that and Im struggling. I eat maybe once a day but if I don't have much I make sure my son has enough food until the next pay day. The only thing keeping me from going off the deep end is I'm not the only one struggling. I've been praying for everyone who is in the same situation that God gives you the wisdom and resources to help you survive.

[@Government-EconomicsTeacher]

In California where she is, On that income you should and probably do qualify for the government services like EBT, housing assistance/welfare, health insurance etc so that $30k is much more.

[@theresachen168]

As a single mom myself, I totally get you. When my son was small, I used to eat just an apple or a tomato during an entire day, which I'd munch on a little bit at a time to fool my stomach and brain. I saved all my money for my son’s food/clothes and the best child care I could afford. But God is good. We survived. We're still not well off, but those one apple/tomato days are finally over.

[@sebart9321]

There is no God. Your life is in your own hands.

[@cookiesartsandcrafts5583]

I feel bad, but I insist coming to the middle East especially iraq bc in iraq a normal paying job is around 30 to 36k a year and for example a shawarma costs like 99cemts😅

[@breast0001]

@@theresachen168 how are you a single mom?? pls i am not gonna say something bad, i just wanna know

[@memechannel2599]

“Surviving on 90,000 dollars” Me: “wow what a struggle rich kid” “In California” Me: my bad where is your go fund me

[@flame4627]

💀

[@NextUndead]

"As a family of four" Me: ...

[@anythinggoes5574]

Yet, idiots will keep voting Democrat. 😂

[@seanthe100]

Not even just California silicon valley where a family of 4 making less than $125k a year is below the poverty line.

[@deniseleaps]

It’s true but especially in Silicon Valley. We were out priced as a family of 5 on a little over $100,000 a year. We moved away.

[@benbenoy4419]

It's unbelievable how different the lifestyle are around the globe. For someone 90k dollars means they archived everything, and for some it's just enough for surviving.

[@jlau04]

Well yeah that’s the basic concept of cost of living in different parts of the world lol

[@progamerT-ip3wz]

In Greece you're not crazy rich you can only buy two cars and two years worth of groceries with 90k

[@tressymart]

In my country with 90k you can buy a house, car and still have the money to put furniture in set house

[@izzzzz00]

We earn 60 k a year and still able to save 35 k a year here (my mortgage is 1,300 a month)…. I wonder what the average person makes in a city as expensive as SF. I’m so thankful income is not taxed where I live… and we still get free education & healthcare… suddenly I’m grateful for what I have.

[@erikablu429]

Yeah but it’s all relative, minimum wage in California it’s like $20 an hour, I think you make like 22 at McDonald’s. So you could go to the East Coast but you would be making like eight dollars an hour, and it would all even out with the cost of living.

[@May04bwu]

I live in Europe and it takes me 5 months to make 6000 USD. Food here is very expensive and we spend the same amount of money weekly for 2 people as you do for your family. Insane.

[@Sn1per9CZE]

@@kdaly7729 Not really, the apartments here (Central Europe) cost about 250k - 500k USD in major cities, with the median yearly salary being 20k USD.

[@beatrixhideg6227]

Same here, I sometimes wonder how they would make it with a minimum wage of 500 Euros 😬

[@cookintravels]

Where do you live? The family of my Greek boyfriend also struggles hard - so little income and higher grocery prices than I high-income countries like Germany - insane!

[@akapasokopo]

150,000 € is literally Californian Poverty line. 😊

[@malencicnenad1131]

Warmonger live on back on all world , they steal from everywhere and then they survive . Petrol is double cheaper then Europe , tax in Europe is more , house are more expensive, and now proxy think in Ukraine is destroying EU completely.

[@raffaelevalente7811]

$4,000 for rent is crazy!

[@shyryTsr2k]

I live with my siblings and we chip in for rent which is $3,500. We do live in a house though so it's not that bad

[@adenlarios]

If you look really good you can find places for only $1500 for rent

[@eggboy26]

"Surviving on 90,000" man shut yo- "In California" god dayum "As a family of four" *roblox horror theme*

[@Kastilien]

I'm doing that with my fam of 10, and I'm pretty sure it's like slightly less than that, or maybe more

[@someonerandom5771]

Cringe

[@Kastilien]

@@someonerandom5771 tis nothing but an opinion

[@someonerandom5771]

@@Kastilien not you

[@eggboy26]

@@someonerandom5771 "thwats so cwinge" 🤓

[@Loucfr]

I’ll be damned if I live in a state that consideres near 6 figures “low income”

[@3peppermints]

Same here. I've been in California my whole life and I can't wait to leave.

[@madog1]

​@@3peppermints @Loucfr I'll never live there again.

[@DizzyedUpGirl]

I live here and it's doable. But the Bay Area is a different story altogether.

[@strivewithme]

It’s also considering it’s a family of 4 so it’s stretched to fit more people

[@OffTheWagons]

90k is 5 figures not 6, but pretty close to 6

[@itachithehomie15]

wait till she hears how i live off of 700 dollars a month

[@Itsv1098]

Do you live in cali Bay Area tho

[@loridean177]

Do you own your home? Live with someone else?

[@Lumaciu]

I don't live in the bay area but mine is $300 or less after bills, rent and groceries. It's impossible to live now.

[@whohoo-sz2uv]

Where u live?​@@Lumaciu

[@reven3899]

I can tell by how the grocery store looks like that it’s not the cheapest place you could find.

[@funnybunny242]

That’s just a step up from dollar store! 😅

[@nuancedrenditions]

Cheapest grocery is Walmart in California

[@IllaLuna17]

@@funnybunny242with 6.49 gallon of milk sorry but nah hunny Walmart has cheaper milk.

[@funnybunny242]

@@IllaLuna17 True, Great Value milk in Walmart is $3.49 but organic milk in Walmart costs a bit more than $8.. If you have kids they say it’s better for kids to drink organic milk, and $6.49 is reasonable

[@seaasun4557]

Grocery outlet is actually a cheap store in CA. However, she bought organic stuff and avocado oil butter so no wonder it came out a bit expensive. She has the luxury to buy higher priced items then complain she doesn’t have enough money and is “barely surviving”.

[@popfan7944]

This video should be titled “why not to live in California”

[@stevecampbell1308]

And then they want a pity vote

[@trent1526]

She didn’t mention liberals though

[@Jkev24]

@Name the issues are people with money from other states are moving here and jacking up real estate prices. Oh and real estate companies buying most of the land as well is also causing issues.

[@kingjonstarkgeryan8573]

@Bulla even when single and no kids this isn't enough for the bay area. I was talking to some San Francisco police officers about 5 years ago and they said even with new officers starting at 100k most officers needed to live roommates/working SO or commute by living way outside the bay area(if i recall correctly the commute was around an hour both ways).

[@unitalavanta1772]

@@Jkev24 not to mention putting nothing into the local or state economies. Oh, and the shitty attitudes they bring. Most Californians are rude self centered jack asses in my experience. Third generation Idahoan here, wishing you good wellbeing my friend.

[@_pitako]

"I'm getting the basics" "Shrimp sounds good tbh"

[@2D_Sphere]

in my country shrimp does cost an entire day money a piece

[@markrobs2954]

those small shrimps are pretty cheap from where i come from

[@kaylanek1]

@@markrobs2954 Same. Even more so with frozen shrimp. It’s like $5-$10

[@SlocumJoe7740]

And Organic too, also significantly more expensive....

[@shadow_rune6178]

Frozen shrimp can be quite inexpensive depending on where you get it!

[@Kingofgames_70]

“Surviving on $90,000 a year” What the hell are you surviving the IRS? “In California” God speed.

[@idk-ki8mn]

"Surviving in California on $90k" 😂 "As a family of 4" 😶

[@someoneidk5673]

“Surviving on $90,000”: Oh good for you guys! “In California”: ah.

[@idontpostvideos7072]

1k no replys ✈️

[@normalcrab]

Goku beats anos

[@normalcrab]

Whis beats anos

[@r3ckl3ssofficial]

90k isnt too bad here in Cali. It really depends. Wish I made 90k forsure

[@toasterproductions3733]

@@normalcrab wrong

[@creaty2852]

$85 a week on groceries for a family of four is actually really good

[@BecomePneuma11235]

That did not even look like enough food for 4, for 3 meals a day for a week. She doesn't know a thing about meal planning 😂

[@SineN0mine3]

You'd only get half of that food in Melbourne and not many people are making 90,000k here.

[@robinvanvlasselaer2961]

2000 left after rent every month month .. And 85 grocery shopping familly of 4 a week .. Me in belgium 100 € a week just for myself with just a full sallary of 2300 wich is considerd "good pay" for a laborer 🙈

[@kylelou1983]

Cheapest Possible and no way that's her usual load.

[@lwolf1077]

It’s really freaking cheap. I live with my parents and every time we go grocery shopping (getting the cheapest stuff) we always spend over 100 dollars because everything is so spendy

[@hotbons]

California just called me poor

[@shyryTsr2k]

Lmao on paper I look poor but in reality my soul is rich with happiness and many blessings... It could be better, but remember always that it could be a LOT worse as well. Somebody else is going through something twice as hard.

[@KRYMauL]

On paper, I owe over $100k in student loans, but my boss said that the cost of living expense in California is a lot more. I barely have $1k at the end of every month.

[@KALE.A.D.]

“Only leave you with $6k a month” I would literally die a happy man with $6k a month post tax

[@autent5335]

fr

[@esfont84]

Not for a family of 4 in California.

[@tovekauppi1616]

Not if you pay 2/3 of that in rent. Honestly, 85$ for weekly groceries for a family of four sounds very cheep. I guess maybe the children are young and don’t eat much. My groceries are roughly 40$ per week and I live alone *and* I get lunch for free at work.

[@Debifranz]

6k a month is more that we make in a month, and we live in NJ, in a very expensive county. We have no problem, we live within our means. Try scaling down how you live, and your money will go much further. You don't need 1500 a month for a car,gas,cloths, etc..who the hell buys cloths every month. What kind of car do you drive? Be real.

[@lexa_power]

I’d die a happy woman with 6K a month before taxes and I live in Los Angeles. That’s still so much more than 99.9% of jobs pay here.

[@Mr_X24]

“Surviving on 90k...” EASY “In California” never mind

[@JorgeGonzalez-gu7ve]

A FAMILY OF FOUR

[@Mr_X24]

@@JorgeGonzalez-gu7ve where i live 90k a year is more than enough for even a family of five 💀

[@god-of-war-fan]

@@Mr_X24 where you live is a much cheaper place then. silicon valley is an ultra expensive place

[@wofuldragoon5057]

@@Mr_X24 in my country thats called being rich

[@JorgeGonzalez-gu7ve]

@@Mr_X24 damm

[@PolloGetsFit_Ra1nbowK]

Y’all never really been through it and it shows

[@bootscooty]

Yeah I guess. I guess they could be going to the crappy food banks with all the people who make 20,000 a year or less. I mean they're doing what they can but I mean they do live in the Bay area so I don't think YOU really understand

[@DrBolt]

@@bootscooty i make 3500 yearly, be quiet there

[@ilovegod2240]

@@DrBolt how much do you make an hour

[@Punkinkat]

The only berries I’ve really gotten before have been smoothie mix that sat in the freezer for a year and stained everything

[@bootscooty]

@@ilovegod2240 he does Amazon mechanical Turk and then he like delivers for Uber eats like once every month for like a couple nights

[@shine-uy5fq]

I'm cringing on how expensive everything is

[@amelianicholette2534]

My dad made it work for our family of 7 on this same salary and now, as an adult, I cannot imagine how our life felt so stable and safe. I never thought we were broke, never realized how hard he had to work. He and mom get to live with me when they’re old and grey ♥️

[@amelianicholette2534]

Also in So-Cal! LA area and the AV.

[@mylastaltsrrsly5967]

4,000$ monthly rent That's how you know you need to move to a different state

[@scampig9715]

are they serious? 6000 a month and 4000 on rent? Where I live average is 2500 and rent is like 1000 💀

[@Idk_.lottie]

Don’t say that people move to California because they know they can afford it, if you can’t afford it don’t move to California 💀

[@abigailgonzalez6078]

@@scampig9715 me too. I live in OC in SoCal. I didn’t know that the bay was that much more expensive.

[@Therealsupremeleader]

If you move to a different state and the pay is less it makes no difference

[@MrA71717]

No please stay in California. Reap what you sow and all that

[@elisamrs4926]

"only 1500$ left" that's literally my salary 💀💀

[@___.aryan7]

That also goes on gas, clothes and etc 💀💀

[@carolineong2919]

From California?

[@traveller2810]

1500$ is more than an annual minimum salary in my country…

[@elisamrs4926]

@@carolineong2919 no France

[@Michallo50]

900$ net salary is average in my European country. With 90 000$ a year I would be top 0,5% of population.

[@joshuaoverton3190]

Dayum that blows. 90k a year for me in Michigan is enough to live incredibly comfortably by yourself or modestly in a family of 4

[@duckygirl3]

90,000 dollars is 70.6 thousand pounds which is more than what we get per year. My mum and dad earn 25 thiusand a year and were a family of 7 and we have everything we need

[@Havolli]

"im gonna buy cheap things" *Proceeds to buy shrimps*

[@c-joestar69]

You can get shrimp at the dollar store for a dollar, shrimp is actually really cheap

[@Makiaveli01]

@@c-joestar69 that’s not shrimp 🍤 bro that’s rat 🐀 😂

[@Letsgo-sg4cy]

@@Havolli same in 🇬🇧UK

[@roman111117]

@Eduardo Tenorio I mean realistically shrimp are the roaches of the ocean 🤷‍♂️

[@roman111117]

@@c-joestar69 depends on the shrimp yea the real small ones are cheap but when you want 6 that'll halfway fill you up(obviously depends on your appetite) they can be as much as a decent steak.

[@thetaylor650]

This chick really said “surviving”, and “basics” and then grabbed some shrimp…it’s ok to not understand the struggle lol, just don’t post advice on it

[@davidjohnson8655]

She also said honey. Also, the cheapest place apparently only had organic chicken, which would be fine if it was actually organic and not just scamganic. Also, theres the whole matter of fact thing about the car. Like wtf? When I finally got a car I spent 500 bucks on it, so I could buy 2 cars a month and still have enough for gas and insurance. If that's too much for her to survive, there are these things called bicycles and legs. For 90k a year she could sponsor an entire town in Africa, but she had to get the organic chicken and a new Tesla.

[@jane.jane.c]

Bruh when I was broke shrimp, honey, and berries were considered luxury

[@broken_clock_right_twice]

In her defense I see SNAP recipients loading up on steaks on seafood all the time!!!! At least she's working for hers, I assume! Furthermore I know quite a few folks living in section 8 that have a way higher quality of life then me... I know a couple ( yea legally the man is not suppose to be there for them to qualify, they lie) who vacays several times a year!

[@kimwarner1681]

@@broken_clock_right_twice and the nails are always done. Always. It’s not cheap to get a mani pedi. ( hands and toe nail’s at same time) but they do, at least 80 bucks before tip without any of the designs I see. Those are 2-5 bucks xtra per nail. These aren’t nails they’re doing themselves, either, they’re getting them done at a shop. Not cheap and requires maintenance every two weeks .

[@Duck01740]

If you pause on her receipt at the end theirs a lot that’s not necessities, one being nail polish

[@lauraborabee903]

It’s even worse in Vancouver Canada we need at least 100k a year just to afford an apartment and food…

[@seanthe100]

Vancouver is insane, but CAD thats only $65k USD

[@lauraborabee903]

@@seanthe100 Well probably closer to 70k. That’s working crazy hours though and you’re not even comfortable.

[@KRYMauL]

@@lauraborabee903That’s how it is in Silicon Valley and these guys are no where near that number.

[@lauraborabee903]

@@seanthe100 your cost of living is much lower than us though. I’m also talking about your bare minimum btw.

[@lauraborabee903]

@@KRYMauL everywhere in the US is cheaper tbh.

[@RayOLight]

As a British person 90,000 a year is millionaire income in comparison to the average person 😭

[@TheTugboatgirl]

When my husband moved here after we got married. I don't make 90K but close. We live in south Carolina he thought I was practically royalty. 😂😂😂 the UK taxed him half to death. He couldn't believe that he could finally buy a Harley Davidson and it was affordable

[@KRYMauL]

You’d need to work for over 10 years assuming 100% savings, or 25% savings for over 40 assuming 7% growth. That’s a lot of money to be saving.

[@Catherine-uj4vq]

“Surviving with 90,000 dollars a year” me: damn, that’s a lo- “In California” Oh- “As a family of four” OH GOD

[@franciscodiaz9529]

💀

[@friahs9557]

@Harry yes, even where I live, to find organic eggs it’s somewhere around $5-7

[@Naized]

Cringe

[@roselamoure]

I think as a single person it‘s pretty easy to live off of 90.000 dollars a year that‘s a lot

[@avocatobigpp4249]

"in the bay area"

[@siddhu580]

"How first world do you want this to be? " "Yes"

[@isa300100]

Hurst in my 3rd world income xD

[@sebastianP46433]

USA is a third world country with a gucci belt.

[@al-saif_]

Smh. It really is weird to see what people in first world countries consider poor. In my country this is not basic at all and 90,000 dollars is a person's life earnings

[@valiant..6]

@@al-saif_ Currency convertion rates my guy??

[@Virsauki]

@@al-saif_Your country's cost of living is probably very low compared to California

[@yeys6eyyeheh734]

It's crazy how different finances are in different countries,we are a family of four living comfortably with 12k a year in my country

[@stevencase8933]

NEWSFLASH: if you live in any metropolitan area in the United States, 90K is low income. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

[@seanthe100]

Definitely not in des Moines Iowa that's good money

[@epicchocolate1866]

@@seanthe100yeah but you have to live in Iowa..

[@KRYMauL]

That’s not true, $90k is middle class in most metropolitan areas. Low income is $72475 in Silicon Valley, she’s making $18k more a year they’re not struggling.

[@ldegraaf]

I laughed when she said she was going to get honey, berries and shrimp. Seriously tell me you've never been poor without telling me you've never been poor.

[@brittnyhawk8633]

Right. I don't know last time I ate shrimp other then dreaming about it. Our berry are either the jelly kind for bbjs or wild lol

[@rb2k196]

@@Ibuprofessional i think you added one too many zeros - Nobody makes $500 an hour because that would earn him over a million and no worker paid hourly earns that much

[@Patrick3183]

90000 a year isn’t poor. Wtfffff

[@tysonnelson8444]

@@Patrick3183 it is on the lower end in California in a family of 4

[@user-go5hv6dg3d]

@@rb2k196 yeah there are jobs that pay that but they aren't for the average man

[@snowballisg]

Me: "how to survive off 20$ a week"

[@killjoyblue7166]

Me: “how to survive off $13 a week”

[@ScornNoob]

How to survive on 4.9$ per week? Answer? Pasta

[@edward3320]

For a family of 4? You're spending the same as her

[@djhelial9260]

Please tell me your secret i got 10. urgent !

[@maximus701.]

I’ve spent $80 at the dollar store it’s worth it

[@genercastellanos6091]

90,000$ in Texas is nearing the 1% earner 💀

[@seanthe100]

No tf its not 1% in Texas is $400,000+ annually

[@KRYMauL]

@@seanthe100The 1% marker is more so determined by net worth as a certain point in salary you start to become the Jones.

[@ofer3717]

YOU’RE AT MY LOCAL GROCERY OUTLET

[@C-64]

Clothes every month? I’ve been using the same clothes since highschool lol Maybe a new pair of shoes ever year.

[@ailime.s]

They have 2 kids dude

[@Thatgirlcodes]

They have Littles they grow into a new Size like every1-4 months and play hard in their clothes

[@neo-xy3fr]

Shoes every year? You're rich. I still walk with my baby shoes lol

[@richardevans8908]

@TacoBelle they never claimed “this is what ultimate struggle looks like” did they? Stop complaining and start looking at things from a perspective other than your own.

[@isntreal3188]

@TacoBelle kids grow out of their clothes like every season 😭

[@matejtirpak4450]

Insane and unbelievable what someone call “surviving” and “basic things” crazy world

[@jeardwilson8968]

Frrrrr

[@ggggggg681]

Clothes? Lmao why would u buy clothes every month.

[@juliahoffmann7233]

@@ggggggg681 depends on the age of their kids - the first months you really need to buy new clothes every month cause they grow so fast and baby clothing is damn expensive 🫠

[@ggggggg681]

@@juliahoffmann7233 so? Whats ur point

[@juliahoffmann7233]

@@ggggggg681 my point is that you have to buy new clothes every month when having a baby/toddler 🙌🏽 cause you asked?

[@SabiChan8]

Dang…I would never think that I would be considered in the poverty line of my own country if I moved to California 😭😭😭

[@KRYMauL]

It’s not she’s just going for shock value. Look at Pew Research, this is decidedly middle class. She probably just thinking of the Jones who have 2.5 kids and a house with a white picket fence. If you do the math it comes out that the Jones are making $200k-$300k a year, and probably both work.

[@solomonokoli212]

$85 bucks a month is like weekly grocery shopping in NY for a single person😭.

[@WendyandBradPitt]

It was $85 for a week of groceries and she didn't buy much. I doubt it will last a week.

[@ThursdayASMR]

Not even!!! Daily!

[@tomatochemist]

We spend more than that for two people, and live in a cheaper area. Maybe she does intermittent fasting lol

[@cloudyboye]

"I'm getting really basic things" Buys shrimp and berries gtfo

[@annas4843]

Which are basic for nutrition

[@cloudyboye]

@@annas4843 you also scream of never been impoverished. Plus there's other things that are cheaper for "basic nutrition"

[@dom4in637]

@@annas4843 they are not wtf?

[@annas4843]

@@cloudyboye in Switzerland shrimps cost less than beef.. they are imported, while beef is mostly swiss. And in alpine countries berries are very common, lots of people eat berries daily with their yogurt. figs for example are very expensive (and not good quality is imported) whereas in Greece and Italy figs are very cheap and in abundance, perfect for summer snack.

[@TheOwlQueen]

@@annas4843 this is California though

[@ameliawiseman1158]

I wish I had a ‘low income’ of $90,000 😭

[@saniyahcotterell8460]

Rightt 😭

[@saniyahcotterell8460]

@@jpxkazu …

[@californiagirl3043]

Right?! I’d be living like a queen.

[@brumhelldah917]

Not in Cali

[@germanzilla958]

Bruh it's in California and a family of 4

[@the925lady]

This is true, I need to get out of this state.

[@baiqamilia8519]

I will never complain about my country anymore 😢

[@queexiu2539]

"And you have $2000 left." Damn, that's more than my parents make together.

[@dareangel96]

A month? You should help your parents apply for new jobs

[@piljara]

@@dareangel96 he probably lives in a poorer country

[@pilotreg]

@@dareangel96 poverty bro, my parents can relate.

[@PicassosCat]

@@dareangel96 2k is a common good income for my country

[@benitomussolini6712]

@@dareangel96 in italy if you do 2000€ a month you are in the mid

[@lexieg6805]

“Cheapest store” doesn’t mean cheapest food. Some stores have crazy weekly deals that could save you more money.

[@shelbyb9965]

I mean sure, but is driving around chasing out one bargain here and one sale there really worth the time or the what, couple of dollars you'll save? When you consider the cost of gas and the traffic in large cities, probably not.

[@disneyrockz12]

I mean, this is obviously made not accounting for those, since in a perfect scenario, there wouldn’t be any sales

[@tybudrow3960]

you really gonna go grocery hunting 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@3DCommando]

They don’t know this. That’s why they go to Whole Foods.

[@AmandaDixson]

The only way to get those deals, is to shop only with coupons. You aren't doing it right if you pay half and half. If you do it right, you'll be walking out of the store, paying pennies on the dollar.

[@876tisha]

This is why I love Texas. 90,000 is a lot of money

[@monicabroussard840]

I live in Louisiana so that money goes far here 😊

[@Mori_mee]

Heard cali and went “damn they broke”

[@Sabrina-sc1db]

Not to be dramatic but your "barely surviving money" would literally change my life

[@wertkol1]

Not if you live in cali

[@Conald_isAfalseProphet]

@@wertkol1 right, but they chose to move there while they could go somewhere else and live a far more comfortable life. I wouldn't choose to buy a Ferrari and then complain because I couldn't afford to feed my family.

[@wertkol1]

@@Conald_isAfalseProphet dont they work in there tho, big money is big spendings

[@Conald_isAfalseProphet]

@@wertkol1 I honestly don't know. Just saw this video as a suggestion and is the first time I've seen their channel. However, even if that's the case, they could live within reasonable driving distance but outside the most costly portion. I didn't pause the video when showed the items in the cart but the few I noticed were not "necessary" survival items either. When it comes to survival you do what you "have to" not what you choose to right?

[@dickhitswater4836]

They said it’s for educational purposes and not their real income

[@mattaffliction]

Some people don’t understand what it’s like to be poor. Going to the store with $15 for the week for groceries, having your electric turned off because you had to buy a tire for you car and couldn’t come up the money in time. I’ve been there. Y’all should rethink what content you putting out there because this is just a slap in the face for people who’ve actually struggled or currently struggle to make ends meet.

[@brutus4325]

I feel ya bro/gurl

[@pantiesgonewild358]

thats not poor, thats just straight up poverty, feel sorry for you

[@monathompson8300]

@@pantiesgonewild358 Well that’s what it’s like for a lot of people.

[@KD-vg1kh]

Maybe you can’t read she said it’s for educational purposes and how realistically it is to live in that area not across the nation where the cost of living is cheaper stop tryna find things to itch about

[@genericnctfan1913]

I feel like this is a bad take. A person with $15 a week for groceries is not thinking of moving to California. This video was to show that 90K in California is just surviving. The wording in the video makes that obvious. You should put a little more thought into your comments.

[@kim_cheeeeeeeee]

My family of 5 who survives on 24k a year with only one working adult 😅

[@melinaz3385]

Amazing!

[@Proudmadarastan]

fix: Dont live in California

[@Dirtyharry70585]

And stop voting democraps

[@23695angel]

She's living by the bay, of course is expensive to live there, I live in Riverside county and is not too expensive to live here in California, the average income is 50K to 60K. Surrounded by San Diego, San Bernardino and Palm Springs. 🔥❤🌻🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴

[@Motorsports_3]

@@23695angel same I make about 85k a year and I'm really comfortable. I live in Fontana California

[@pogtato6650]

Silly billy fam🤦‍♂️

[@user-ko6qc9ul8r]

@@Motorsports_3 what is ur job

[@bruhiishhh1051]

In my country I could be living like the royals with that money

[@lonewolf1300]

Same buddy ,i think i will never earn that amount of money if i stay in my home country 😂😂😂 1 year income was like 4 -5k euro 😂😂

[@actarusgoldrake6264]

The Silicon Valley Girl's gotten a little snobbish lately, has she?

[@italiani41]

In mine too… Italy!

[@navyseal1689]

If you live in other parts of United States, you could also live like a king

[@spiritof7624]

screw that 90k is good money in most other US states it is just calli is well expensive like almost twice as expensive as its desert neighbor

[@philophobic8023]

90k in my country pretty much makes you live the high life yall got it baaaad

[@piper1662]

California is so expensive my friend pays 30,000 for her rent it’s insane !

[@filipk02]

She: Surviving on 90k a year Me: Living like a king with 5k a year (not USA)

[@Akhtar93]

You get it 👌🏽👌🏽

[@harshgada4325]

Very true bro... 6k a year too can give you rich standard of Living... Imagine 90k for surviving... 🤣🤣

[@woah9523]

What country are you living in? I need to go there

[@YektaAEmre]

I live $ 3k a year on turkey. I think i am bear grylls.

[@A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A]

I live on 800$/ year I live with my family tho If it wasn't for that i would need atleast 3000$/year to manage living alone

[@jamieparrish5143]

“I’m getting the basics, at the cheapest store I could find”, proceeds to buy organic chicken, shrimp, and berries.

[@adamman333]

“Avocado oil butter”

[@donnaspaans518]

Thank you, I was thinking the same thing.

[@SilentxKillerx5]

Life's rough bro.

[@jtai6215]

She also bought nail polish

[@gemink7939]

@@jtai6215 even if you don't have much income you can have nail polish as a luxury item... (as in, bought when you can actually afford to spend money on something nice) but like, yeah, buying organic isn't something you'd see low income families actually buying hell, a variety in meat is unlikely too, at least when it's bought on the regular. i say this as a person from a low income family in the UK so idk USA costs or the conversion but yeah.... if you' re in fuel poverty or other forms then yeah you're really going to struggle for many things and it's something that the UK generally has a lot of, plus and aging population in top of that and...

[@LordCruse]

The grocery outlet is my favorite grocery store out here lol

[@techhabits.]

Keeping it real

[@liliann872]

“Im only getting basic food: Shrimp”

[@ionutdanielbulai2523]

Yea i catch that too in Romania we eat that 1 a year, maybe

[@arronmalt]

Avocado's are a must have.

[@limbobimbo]

@@ionutdanielbulai2523 u guys eat shrimp once a year?

[@dylancool]

Never had shrimp, I've simply never seen it in a shop!

[@mitch5300]

Shrimp here is cheaper than beef

[@MB-uj1oo]

“Spaghetti”… I’m gonna pretend I didn’t hear that while seeing macaroni…

[@furiousarchitect3132]

You can use the noodles for all kinds of pastas, not just mac and cheese...

[@13_cmi]

@@furiousarchitect3132 where the hell did that come from?

[@13_cmi]

@@furiousarchitect3132 macaroni and spaghetti are a type of pasta. When someone says macaroni they’re talking about the pasta. Not Mac and cheese

[@BrownBrown270]

@@furiousarchitect3132 sometimes it is best to keep our mouth shut, when we don't know what we're talking about.

[@ancientdots8162]

@@furiousarchitect3132 wow that's crazy and you can put diesel in a gasoline car

[@notinvogue4287]

Fun fact, it's unconstitutional to make us file a 1040 and tax is on our private property, our labor. There is no law that we are obligated to pay taxes on our labor. Only capital gains income is taxable.

[@Olio.0]

this is why people are fleeing california

[@avarageplayer200]

Yup most of them moved here in Nevada, turn us into blue state...

[@UltimateCARNUT]

LOL no one is fleeing california... at least I wouldnt consider a reduction of .004% in population fleeing.

[@bensolo2000]

haahaahahaaaaaa @@avarageplayer200

[@bensolo2000]

are they though? really?

[@frank2fisher]

​@@avarageplayer200and making Nevada blue will screw them over again.

[@TheMrChente]

"How I Survive off of $90 thousand a year" lmaooo

[@colouredlioness2199]

It should the next netflixs special

[@aixalaf8010]

The "in California" part is actually important here

[@mr_reborn]

In cali, dude… pay attention

[@Thermonnuclear]

Also, a family of 4

[@SardineNipplesXX]

Looks like someone didn’t hear “in California”

[@atti_tube]

"$4,000 a month on rent" she said so casually

[@tjxwheel7812]

That’s absolutely insane amount that is more then most peoples salaries where I live average here is like 3.300

[@RCP-1136]

Is the rent generally so expensive in the bay area or could she save some money by moving?

[@me2ontube]

@@RCP-1136 especially in silicon valley it's really bad but whole bay area is high

[@crackdog45]

I'm only making a little over $2000 a month. In this area if you are at $60k per year or above then you are living pretty good.

[@annagregerson8637]

@@RCP-1136 not unless they get into low/moderate housing or move about 50 miles out. =2 hr commute

[@Helvetica09]

I don't want to hear about Switzerland being expensive ever again 💀

[@sandwichlena]

90.000 in California:surviving 90.000 in Greece: buys a whole island

[@onlyforthegang]

her “only buying essentials” also her “shrimp”

[@ludwigr]

Shrimp is cheaper in CA than any meat or fish. I don't why, it's just that way in CA.

[@wendykidd]

And all of the organic items.

[@Kwijiboi]

​@@ludwigr chicken is the cheapest meat. 1.49 a pound at Costco if you buy in bulk 10lbs at a time (indiv freezable packs of chicken thigh). Used to be 99 cents. Pork shoulder, is about 2.49 a pound, and you just butcher it down yourself, and either marinade or dry rub. Price used to be 1.99 a pound, but periodically they will have 5 dollars off on pork shoulder. Just break it down, freeze some, and prep the rest. Shrimp cost way more. I've never seen

[@SaraM0627]

Can be considered as essential for lent Christians don’t eat meat every Friday that’s what I’m thinking 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@gavanrg8925]

I wish my groceries for a family of 4 was only $500 a month. Honey & shrimp?? That's a splurge! And I live in Arizona, our gas is a dollar more ten Cali right now too

[@user-zt9qv4cs5o]

Surviving on shrimps 🥹

[@acampos8422]

🤣🤣👌

[@yourerightimwrong4567]

REALLLLLY *basic* food right there.

[@frulamira6924]

Hahahah is this video a joke?😂

[@TheSarahskaninchen]

Yeah i was Like that is neither Basic Nor cheap 😅

[@rickileah080]

Right. Not one no-name brand and a lot of what is in her cart in organic. Lol. THe sTruGGle 🙄

[@Lily-bt2zo]

Grocery outlet is the queen in SF

[@w5527]

I have no idea how my dad made $90k for 3 people do as well as it did during the Great Recession down here in LA County. My sister and I hardly noticed a change even with him having to take a furlough. We live in a really nice area with a really nice house (nearly $800k as of the most recent estimate) and he still managed to pay off his car, the bills, our activities, our pets, my sister’s first car, and a lot of the things we still wanted. That sort of money management over here is WILD and I owe it to him for being as frugal as he was to allow my sister and I to live with very little change.

[@AB-qr7wu]

I live in the Bay Area and this is totally accurate. Frightening

[@vennie-7097]

Dayum

[@petestamas]

Yeah, it's true

[@daniby9894]

In order to stay on the same budget inspite prices increase, without renouncing to quality and the variety of foods we eat, I totaly reorganized and changed my way of doing things. I figured out that bigger chunks of meat are cheaper, so is the whole chicken (5$=3 meat dishes for 4 people and broth from skin,bones and 2 wings and with a handful of meat scrap from the broth, I can wrap up an appetizer aswell), also uneviserated fish is at least 30% cheaper, sometimes even more... I cook from scratch, don't waste money on stuff you can easily make at home at a fraction of a cost, like hummus or mayo and a bunch of other seasonings or deserts... When it's convenient, sometimes I buy in bulk, always keep an eye on items on sale, so for example last week I bought 6 months of Fairy dishwasher gel at a 40% discount and since my pantry is quite small, I don't tend to stock up much, just on items we use more frequently or that are more expensive (that way I save more money on a discount). So far it's been working rather well, the only thing is I had to invest in a good knife sharpener, but that has already payed of and overall, basic items for cooking from scratch used to be very cheap, so their price went up only in cents and I still find them very affordable, on the other hand processed food prices, the more they're processed, the more they go up.

[@TropicalityCat]

Where in the bay though? I live in Sonoma County and it’s a lot cheaper.

[@og8263]

"I'm only buying basic things" Buys shrimp

[@notme8652]

Atleast she didnt buy beef😅

[@brianrobles2566]

Bro I said the same the thiiing!

[@joshg469]

Dam you learn something new everyday

[@andrewc83]

I saw alot of organic labels on there. Maybe skip out on getting the organic stuff and get regular cheaper food.

[@SubOptimal_]

Yall bashing her when her name literally has “valley girl” on it, what yall expect? 😂

[@emilyg1891]

I don’t get it. What do you mean?

[@darvariusvanavar1049]

@@emilyg1891 Google it? Damn, help yourself.

[@zmarc-]

mf never fuckin heard of silicon valley

[@fabi4183]

@SOSA i think they do know, and it's more about the first person saying "valley girl" like in a lowkey derogatory way, when the actual channel name is "Silicon Valley Girl", as in girl from Silicon Valley, California

[@residentracist3210]

Ah the Central Valley such an amazing place in California 🤤 to get shot

[@xenn4985]

"90k a year" Damn your Ballin "In california" Lemme take my hat off real quick...

[@Patrick3183]

No…

[@happy_kyakun8358]

90K in my country if you work as doctor for like 40 year without spending any money you will at most get 50k

[@Angelaius]

She just said a low number. She doesnt rely on 90k

[@MangoRose1]

California has a LOT of food banks with decently good quality meals and food stamps are so easy to get with kids

[@stephanicastillo0929]

Me n my husband have a household annual income of $25,000 n we actually live comfortable with our son n bby on the way :) $90,000 is upper class in my city

[@valentinamoshe8955]

Here in Tennessee my parents are thriving on 24k a year and have 7 kids

[@RonSkeez01]

Lmao

[@ArtBear88]

You need to define "thriving" lol

[@hckups]

insane

[@misaelmartinez2115]

@@ArtBear88 she did, she said 7 kids lol jk jk

[@user-uh2bs9uk2d]

in croatia we live with 10k a year and its still easy to "survive"

[@Miithekid]

"Surviving on 90,000$ a year" Me: Are you kidding? You’re rich- "in California" Me: ...understandable, my bad

[@lettylalm]

*A family of four* Me: oh good heavens

[@vivssoto]

i live in california my mom makes 30k a year & we’re a family of 6 we SURVIVE … 90k is well over enough to LIVE

[@lettylalm]

@@vivssoto Exactly 90k is still rich. Well not RICH but it's enough for a comfortable life. Growing up I used to sleep on the floor in the living room 💀

[@jenem9618]

I honestly don't understand the appeal. Though I guess Californians are starting to wonder that themselves, given how many of them have moved out of the state in the past few years.

[@lettylalm]

@@jenem9618 There is not really an appeal. Once your in its too expensive to get out especially lower/middle class

[@averageduck1327]

Homie said shrimp and berries like it's a basic food😂😂 maybe I'm too poor to understand but those be luxuries to me

[@producermogul223]

I love grocery outlet!! It’s my favorite

[@sarah-ui8lh]

I see that u bought nail polish on the receipt, true hardships to be surviving like this

[@gameplayerscott4331]

Buying chopped kale organic apples and avocados immidiatly told me she doesnt know what poor is

[@davidschreck1321]

@@gameplayerscott4331 in places like that, it's common to not be able to find anything but organic everything. I lived in Seattle and it was nearly impossible to find even basic groceries that weren't boujee.

[@gameplayerscott4331]

@@davidschreck1321 damn, i live in the netherlands and there is always a cheaper option if you look good, especially when you buy organic food

[@lamb9770]

wow how dare she have something nice for herself

[@luis.r9903]

because that's not her real income, its to show how expensive is to live in California

[@tsun4m11_]

My single mom surviving with less than half that with a family of 6: 😶

[@Michael-bc9kf]

Less than $45k a year in cali? Then hats off to your mom

[@fredarroyo7429]

@@Michael-bc9kf it's not that hard if you have a good defintion of basic neccesities

[@sadafjamshaid2502]

Wow your a super hero! Hope you enjoyed Mother’s Day!!!

[@Aiko-jf1lq]

why tf would your mom have 6 kids with less than 3750 dollars a month, istg i can't sympathize with people like that

[@Michael-bc9kf]

@@fredarroyo7429 I mean ig if you really wanted to, sure, but less than that for a family of 6 in california is just above the poverty line

[@jessicah3782]

In CA, the rental app requires 3x income to the rent meaning to get an approved rental application for a $4k/mo home means you need to make $12k/mo or $144k/yr. If the rental company is more lenient then they still require at least 2.5x income to your rent meaning still over the $90k supposed income. $10k/mo, $120k/yr. Pretty standard requirements, at least in CA.

[@Lean_Dude]

Damn in PA u livin like a king with 90k 😳

[@artyambiegaming6372]

Her-“spending 4000 on rent a month” Me-“My rent is 400…”

[@Brandon-uy1uv]

When I was in Loma linda California a year ago I was renting a 3 bed 2bath home for 1.4k a month. She is renting the wrong house xD

[@destinyg1398]

@@Brandon-uy1uv how many years ago was this? I can assure you if you check for that now, you will unfortunately not find that 😅

[@Brandon-uy1uv]

@@destinyg1398 a year ago, just get at least 30 min away from the coast line and you will find reasonably priced houses. The one I was renting had a 14k Sq yard

[@iyague]

@@Brandon-uy1uv damn dude, nice going!

[@josuem7398]

@@Brandon-uy1uv Yeah driving an hour to work basically makes up the cost in gas. Not to mention Cali traffic is abysmal.

[@donovan847]

At first I said “Damn, you’re ‘surviving’ on $90,000. My head would be above water” then you said in California. I said “Oh nvm.” 😂 EDIT: WOW, I didn’t expect this comment to get so much attention! Well, Cali is one of the most expensive state to live in. Everything is expensive! 😂

[@lizeteavila8971]

That’s still not low income most people make less then 30,000 in the Bay Area

[@theinvisiblewoman5709]

Nah this is just middle class people larping as poor for attention. The rich do it too. It’s quite sad.

[@grandmasmith555]

Hi dad

[@eddyc3819]

@@theinvisiblewoman5709 with a family of 4 it isn’t as much as u think but it depends if she means her family total so for example her partner and two kids or 4 kids then her and her partner if it’s jus 4 total then she’s trippin but if she has 4 kids then she’s not

[@theinvisiblewoman5709]

@@eddyc3819 nah man, have you heard of the 99cent store? Costco/Sam’s club/ALDI , or “off brand” stores that are small businesses? Those are more cheaper than the grocery store she went to which I guarantee is owned by Kroger or Albertsons (middle class grocery stores) and I consider Whole Foods upper middle class. If she wanted cheapest grocery options she didn’t do her research, matter a fact she could of started with hitting the food bank first, worked her way to a 99cent store type store, and ended at where she went for extra goodies.

[@samanthasoltero9032]

Insurance too and a lot of big insurance companies left California so we’re stuck with the expensive ones. Not to mention PG&E bill! $1,500 barely will cut it