What It Costs To Live In San Francisco | Making It

[@VICENews]

We spent the day with a state university professor to see how her family of four deals with the city's high cost of living. Watch Next: What It Costs To Live In London - bit.ly/2y1tIKw

[@xxlizziezxxful]

Similar to living in San Diego :) you could do us next!

[@tpikake2264]

VICE News You should do a video on cost of living in Oahu, Hawaii

[@kingsrefrigerationapplianc6858]

VICE News spend time with real people who born and raised here

[@worldishis]

That was a very realistic portrayal of trying to live in San Francisco. Mission accomplished, good job Vice

[@worldishis]

King's Refrigeration & Appliances Real people? What does that even mean? For somebody with such a sharp criticism you ironically didn't even pay attention because she was raised in San Francisco. They broke down the median rent and also the cost of home ownership as well as a realistic portrayal of monthly expenses. What more could you possibly want? Point is, obviously your hypercritical and you need to breathe and have realistic expectations. If you want a better video catered to your interests, make one yourself.

[@nightrider3067]

*Whats the point in living there if you cant afford to enjoy it?*

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

There is no point.

[@RJT80]

Night Rider Liberal bragging rights. San Francisco on the surface is cool to look at but once you live there it's kind of shitty for anyone who doesn't have their head in the clouds about diversity or some bullshit. The homeless population is huge and nobody gives a shit. Everyone there is a vapid piece of shit who doesn't believe a damned thing that comes out of their mouths. Everyone is clawing for the dollar. It's the most soulless place in the US and the best part is they all think it's deeply meaningful to be a part of San Francisco in the 21st century.

[@gibbjonathan22]

R T AMEN!

[@airhab]

Because its your home.

[@nightrider3067]

R T I totally agree with everything you said i was just there filming.

[@TheScottAF]

How to save money while living in SF: Step 1: don’t live in San Francisco Step 2: see step 1

[@lnb252]

this is what every city will look like

[@muthuannamalai8484]

Mostly true - but displacement and migration are constant forces in any global city.

[@AndyinMTL]

Lmao

[@jackkokot6243]

Vote out demo/commuhy

[@KrisRN23935]

Step 3 Don’t have Children.

[@Jack-gu4fc]

Buying your coffee every day instead of brewing your own is such a rookie mistake

[@ercushkakulmetov7458]

Baristas and coffee shops have to make a living too.

[@joshxx2392]

True BUT homemade is never as yummy

[@David-tp7mc]

@@joshxx2392 All you want is the caffeine though.

[@anatolikim6226]

@@joshxx2392 not if your good.

[@angelahagerman5003]

josh xx I purely just drink coffee for the caffeine so I don’t care if it’s good I just make some at home before school so I have energy

[@ssays.1998]

I grew up in the Bay Area, and at 48 years old, I was part of the last generation that was able to be young, poor, and making your way and still afford to have your own place. I had an efficiency studio in 1996 at Bush and Jones where the rent was $550 a month. Truly sad to see what has happened to SF and all of California.

[@tryxoso2015]

It's happening in most of the country now

[@truthalonetriumphs6572]

I just signed a studio for $2100 on Nob Hill right next to Grace Cathedral

[@GENXJOPLIN]

@@truthalonetriumphs6572 why

[@jamie5303]

Make your lunch at home that would save you around 200 a month

[@ercushkakulmetov7458]

not really it depends a lot on ingredients used if you eat white bread and bologna sandwiches using Walmart brand than yes if you are eating vegan leftist avocado/kale/salmon type sandwiches then no.

[@UserName-ii1ce]

@@ercushkakulmetov7458 I can't afford my lifestyle, it's the state's fault

[@robsgarage552]

You're right.

[@kjjlskdjfljf]

I meal prep for lunch/dinner and it cost about $1-2 per meal. That price is a fact because I calculated all the cost of the ingredients. I guess it can be higher if I contribute gas, light, and water bill required for cooking...

[@Shadowodes]

If you have to eat home cooked meals all the time to make it work then the city is too expensive to live in. How happy can a person be if they can't even enjoy a $7.99 sandwich for lunch because of it's cost?

[@LIFEwithBAVAN]

Even the Fuller family needed like 7 working adults to live in that one house.

[@imhuemankeepURcolorsforcrayons]

Bavan S Facts! They all did have a job didn’t they, even Becky had a job. Who watches all the kids?

[@Commie_Mike]

They were the Tanners

[@mangastar234]

@@imhuemankeepURcolorsforcrayons Jesse and Joey did a lot because they were working freelance for a while. Plus they were all also school aged and got home around the same time as their dad.

[@toyaamos]

Lol Right!

[@shaneg9081]

Prices were MUCH cheaper during the original series and the house would be outright owned by the new one.

[@mediocrebanters]

San Francisco is one of those magical places that's overrated, overpriced, over-hyped, overcrowded, over populated and overtaxed. It's a government pensioner's paradise.

[@chicana_mua8853]

B. M. Don’t forget the poop

[@aldofhister6859]

And most of them are from China or Mexico

[@meiai6487]

@@aldofhister6859 yea since white people cant afford

[@dougyeefresh87]

So true. I've never understood the allure (unless you're a transplant and never lived here). I do think SF is one of the more laid back cities but the traffic and constant noise eventually gets to you. There's no escape. It's easy to get lost in the crowd.

[@owenfrank5671]

"most of them are from China and Mexico", LOL clearly you're an internet racist that doesn't live here. This wave of immigration in SF is made up of well paid white and asian tech workers, who unlike chinese and mexican immigrants, drive rent through the roof and don't give back to the culture of the city. To think it's "government pensioners" raising the cost of living too is laughable.

[@Gsthompson84]

I knew San Francisco was expensive but I didn’t think it was that expensive. My whole view of San Francisco changed in a heartbeat.

[@baaoziii]

Garrett Thompson the bay area (although outrageously expensive) is just an amazing place to live though.

[@SirChimpleton]

Jenn na

[@Shayne_T]

We spend 4,000 on a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment in Santa clara.. it's even more expensive in SF.

[@californiamade5608]

Diana M no it’s not lol. It’s 4,500 for a 2 bed in SF

[@nadominhoca]

That’s exactly what she said... read it again..

[@georgeforeman89]

just FYI, "low income" for a family of 4 in SF is now $117,400/year in 2019

[@Tomogeny]

Wtf. There goes my wish of doing a PhD over there

[@JMR_2028]

@@Tomogeny You still can. Get your money and then move lower down the state to San Diego or an LA suburb

[@redunicorn7760]

In Germany it's like half of it that's insane

[@sharuktheexplorer4469]

What in Michigan that much money could buy you a huge home

[@georgeforeman89]

Tazkia Tazkia yeah, but then you would have to live in Michigan 🤣 (I was born and raised there).

[@priya1568]

Wow. 2 kids and 1 bedroom. SF is not worth it. Get out of there.

[@adrianalvarez1468]

100k IN SAN FRANCISCO IS LOW INCOME?And people say LA is expensive💀

[@ellement321]

They each only made 50 thousand a year. That is not a good salary.

[@bgj8608]

Dave yeah but imagine being one person, making 100k and that being low income lol

[@jdubz33]

LA is expensive for a low quality of life hava

[@jdubz33]

Eric Sirias if you don’t mind gang activity and the homeless, also old unkept buildings and streets

[@jdubz33]

Eric Sirias oh ok so that “low percentage” makes the rest of quality of life issues forgivable. Not. Don’t move to California.

[@JimmyG01]

Don't live in San Francisco if you're not ready to live in San Francisco. In simpler terms, don't live there unless you're a millionaire.

[@theblackhole05]

thats so terrible tho dont you think. being pushed away from your home so rich people can destroy put their own stuff there and everyone else has to live out side of this supposed golden city on a hill. Americans would get mad and they will probably riot or something

[@mashaurik1797]

or a tech hustler !

[@Neighbor8773]

I’m guessing now that everyone in San Francisco who owns a house is a millionaire because the houses are over a million

[@Neighbor8773]

Robert Bonds I said whoever owns a house because basically every house there is over a million dollars

[@wendelllaidley3407]

I’m grateful to be a 3rd generation San Franciscan. Housing for legacy residents tends to be easier because our families bought property on the cheap (houses were 150,000 in the 70’s, average is $1.7M now) and we inherited or we are rent controlled.

[@itonner231]

Her problem is clearly that avocado every morning...

[@gizmonovack]

itonner231 avocado isn't cheap

[@rubyh.369]

😅👏

[@notsure6187]

her daughter not liking avocados is a good sign she'll make a proper non-extremist liberal who actually listens to other peoples views with an open mind and forms her own accordingly.

[@louspussay]

LOL throwback to all those news segments about millennials saying they can't afford housing and the boomer reporters were like "just stop buying avocadoes then!" as if that's the problem..

[@IllinoisTrafficAttorney]

Maybe she hasn't heard of Aldi. Avocados when they aren't on sale are $1.50 each and $0.50 each on sale

[@TheLeader664]

If they lived in Alabama or Kansas with the same salary they would have been living a luxury life.

[@TheLeader664]

Marv N true she’d earn less but even with the low housing costs they still be living a comfortable life

[@akshatshah3717]

Alabama? No thanks

[@Mochi-kf3it]

eduardo ramirez who wants to live in Alabama or Kansas?? Pfft I could never, lmfao

[@eldritchpumpkinghost2968]

Kansas sure but Alabama is the home of scum fam

[@762Zazuu]

Yeah but who the hell wants to live in Kansas and Alabama? 👎🏼

[@sieve5]

Waitwaitwait holdup she's saving money on transportation but BUYS a coffee every day? girl get a coffee pot from goodwill and start brewing your own coffee you save like $.50-1 every cup you have.

[@donnal.880]

When I worked at a university I got coffee for free as staff, actually. So she might get it for free on campus, to be fair.

[@ncfo20]

But the coffee is only $2.10. Even if she buys that 200 times a year that's still just $420 which really is nothing when looking to buy property in San Francisco.

[@dominichewitt8392]

Instant coffee for life. Like .10 a cup

[@someguy604]

I dont drink coffee oh yea i save even more

[@sarahs2951]

And she wants the government to help pay for childcare?

[@yazijaz5292]

Avocado pushes everything off balance. If she switches that for a banana each morning in a few years they will be living in a 18 bedroom mansion. Thankyou please

[@ercushkakulmetov7458]

haha your sarcasm is on point

[@SpinningSage]

Yaz Ijaz avocado is the most amazing fruit and everyone who can, should eat them for their health.

[@yazijaz5292]

@@SpinningSage tastes like nothingness

[@SpinningSage]

Yaz Ijaz that is inaccurate. Lol

[@bradcavanagh3092]

Avocados only cost that much in San Francisco if you're buying them from Whole Foods or Safeway. If you go to greengrocers in districts like the Mission or Richmond you can get them a lot cheaper. Not that I want to detract from your point about her complaining about the cost of living while burning hundreds of dollars a month on unnecessary conveniences though.

[@jaymeez]

$1,300 a month for daycare!!! Dayum!

[@kevindavis7603]

That's more than my rent $1200 month, just outside downtown sacremento.

[@LaneJane23]

Thanks actually pretty typical anywhere.

[@whatthebleep2810]

It’s about that price in Arizona. Thank goodness my kids are pretty grown!

[@potatoeskimos]

Can you buy yourself a high-end 3bedroom apartment with that much money in Malaysia.

[@408SPLKINGS]

She wants tax payers to pay for child care....wtf ??? Your child so take responsibility or use birth control. You don't have the right to complain.

[@Ijustwastedyourtime0]

Pretty weird that she is a university prof and doesn't have a daycare available at her school. My city has 4 major universities and all of them offer free daycare to their staff.

[@MrZizzou10]

San Francisco State Univ. has 2 affiliated daycares and neither are fully subsidized for faculty and staff. Full time day care (as of 2019) is between $2200-2400 per month. This is the case for most universities in San Francisco. On the other hand, several tech companies in the city offer fully subsidized childcare. Not saying tech companies are bad, just offering a comparison.

[@pneulancer]

She's only an ASSISTANT professor of sociology; meaning she is NOT tenured. She most likely doesn't have a Ph.D yet but even if she does it's in sociology, which is not as marketable as say, a chemical or electrical engineering degree. Also, $ 110,000.00 per annum isn't that much anywhere in California, especially when that is your combined income and you have two kids. If she was single with no children and making that on her own it could be doable.

[@has3219]

@@pneulancer 110k should be enough to live ANYWHERE. The reality of that statement is ridiculous

[@edgardonieves5158]

@@has3219 New York and LA are also as bad as SF.

[@has3219]

@@edgardonieves5158 yup so is toronto where I'm from its pretty sad

[@chrispaulbd]

I live Houston and take home 3k a month after taxes. I have a daughter, own a home 3 bed 2 bath, mortgage is 1050 a month, car is payed off and of course my regular bills like electricity, water, daycare etc. I get it San Francisco is an amazing place but no amount of culture would have me living the way they are. For 2400 they could be living downtown or owning a home with 4000 sq feet here. At what point do you prioritize your living situation for your family instead of making sure you live in a fancy city...just my two cents.

[@chrispaulbd]

iebiery If she's a professor she obviously has a higher education. Don't you think she could find a education job anywhere in the country that pays the same or even more? Depending where that job is it could allow them to live a cheaper more stress free life imo.

[@UnapologeticallyEboni]

Reynaldo Campos I agree we are in the same boat and I live in Delaware...No way I would consider living in those conditions as depicted in this video ....And I'm a single mother to a college freshman and an 8th grader

[@georgethompson3763]

Reynaldo: how much time do you spend commuting or driving your kids around?

[@chrispaulbd]

secret We got extremely lucky that it didn't flood in our area, just lots of rain. And as far as looters here in Texas it honestly feels like every other home has a weapon so looting wasn't a issue.

[@chrispaulbd]

Thomas Favre It varies between me and my wife but we're lucky our jobs, home, daycare are closely located that we don't drive alot. We do most of our driving on weekends going out for activities.

[@matthewmanion8685]

She get married mid video? Mans went from "partner" to "husband" rq

[@EPICAP1]

I caught that too!!

[@aprescoups4593]

Yeah thought it was very odd. People who say partner are usually lesbian or gay couples for some reason

[@aprescoups4593]

@Jackie ah, that makes sense now. Thanks! Didn't think about that at all.

[@Rocket..Dr..]

I was about to say the same thing.. every time she said my partner kinda made me cringe.

[@1234kingconan]

Sociology professor...

[@drealm]

It's not worth it. I live around San Francisco my whole life (but never in). Everything costs more, everything smells like shit (thanks to homeless) and whatever culture of the 60's is gone and replaced by rich techies. Even the typically ethnic neighborhoods like the mission and little italy have been completely gentrified. It's nice to visit on a weekend, but not worth living in.

[@xtaylorxboyx]

drealm what was San Francisco in the 60s like, were you alive then?

[@drealm]

Many things were different. There was no tech industry, so it wasn't an economic hub for anything. Gays existed but they were a minority fringe group instead of a privileged group pushing an agenda. They were actually pleasant to hang around. Homelessness was about half or less of what it was now. There were neighborhoods like little Italy that had first generation hard working Italians. Hippies were emerging, but they were pretty tame by today's standards. A guy straight out of high school or college could easily get 1 bedroom apartment. It was basically a working class city with a few affluent areas that just happened to be in a nice location. Where as now there's no middle class, everyone pays more and gets less.

[@SapphireRatner]

This ^^ SF lost any of its culture a decade ago. Now it's filled with either rich techies or poor Mexicans. There is no place for middle class Americans in SF.

[@aveuch]

xtaylorxboyx Beatniks. Google it.

[@chocoprincess3311]

With a heavy heart, I have to agree. I grew up in East Bay (inland) and used to be awed by how fun and cool (literally, the weather is amazing there) SF was. I wanted to live in the Presidio or near the Palace of Fine arts. But because of the tech boom, it feels different. It doesn't feel the same at all. And it's starting to feel like that in other places around SF, like Oakland and Berkeley. :(

[@user-js1md4sl6t]

$2,400.00 a month for one bedroom, that's crazy they can do that... What a rip-0ff...

[@natenate88]

William that's actually really cheap for the city.... since it is subsidized and all... a one bedroom apartment in the greater bay area 45 minutes from the city costs can be as much as $2,400... averaging around 1800 on the low end upwards 2500 on the high end.

[@shannon2748]

Brooklyn has two bedrooms for $3000...also crazy.

[@ciinemaclips]

I pay $700 for my 1 bedroom apartment in Oakland. It's great for a single person, maybe even a family of 4.

[@badgirlzeze6794]

In Germany you can get a villa or a castle for that money. I life in Cologne in a 4 bedroom house and I pay 850€ (920$)

[@taylorholt9684]

I live in SF too I live in 3 bed 2 bath and my parents pay 6k a month.

[@pinthetailproductions4859]

San Francisco has a car culture? No. No it doesn't. Muni train, Muni bus, Bart, skateboarding, Uber,Lyft, Biking. Hell even walking. All these are probably way cheaper ways to get to work than a car. Hell, the city is less than 10 by 10 miles wide. I'd hate to say this but all these toxic comments are right. I was living in a couch in SF for $400 a month in college and this is what happens when you just HAVE to live in San Francisco.4 in a 1 bedroom apartment barely making it.But no. Just to say"I live in SF" has enough cache for it to be worth it.

[@apgjones86]

Bad money practices are all about feelings, convenience and lying to ourselves. It has nothing to do with math. What she’s saying is she wants to live a certain lifestyle and I don’t understand why it doesn’t work because I’ve never dissected my reasoning or method.

[@Yazzy8639]

I think wat she meant to say is the bay and central valley, just riding around any city you'll see not that many ppl walking on the sidewalk or in general, looks like a ghost town from an outsider's perspective

[@lavishlifezeene2439]

Your basically a nobody if you live in the Bay Area if your over 21 and don’t own your own mode of transportation

[@psychedamike]

It's easy to live without a car when you don't have kids to take care of. Try getting little kids to daycare or school on time via public transit and then we'll talk.

[@koolit6]

I dont believe shes right in calling sanfran a car culture area but I think for families it would become that way when they have small children because they need to be in secured seating.

[@anhw3303]

I don’t understand how Americans manage to succeed at all. The whole system is designed to keep the middle class on the cusp, poor people poor, and the ultra rich richer.

[@AyubuKK]

As an American, I can say that is truth. In order for you to make it here, you HAVE to be willing to hustle. Or else you’ll fall under.

[@mohamedabdourahman9845]

@@alvarorubenvera5915 If say the Texan Republicans would be socially liberal or at least socially libertarian sure. It's a place I'd like to live in.

[@kaydenchan7093]

Yubi K. Tbh, this seems like a stronger caste system when compared to India’s.

[@mrquelowhat274]

I’m an immigrant in the US. The key is to go to school for something that will give you some $ and not go live in an expensive city. I live comfortably with a good job nice cars and house.

[@nadominhoca]

No its not

[@hackneo64]

Now show the homeless problem and street shitting.

[@glossygloss472]

Lmao you act as if homeless people don't have access to public restrooms and shelters.

[@ilovejesus3659]

Someone else told me that too SF has a problem with human poop everywhere probably from the homeless

[@VirgoCarnation]

Yes. I'm glad someone flippin said this. When I lived in north bay ppl at work didn't believe me when I told them about all the human poop everywhere ( they obviously never went into the city) they were like " surrre. Have you actually seen these people poop?" and I'm like "YES! Multiple times in non-sketchy super public areas, like wtf, I'm not making this up!" I'd always get super grossed out anytime I saw someone walking around with just flipflops on lol

[@parishiltonASMR]

HelloKittyFan 26 let me guess, u never been to SF.

[@m8trxd]

Ummm..... they don't.

[@ravenswood118]

She says she relies on meal planning while we watch her eat out 2x a day? Okay.

[@ChowmutLe]

agreed, so many of these types of videos highlight the prevalent patterns that people don't know how to manage their money. I also wonder why if they are struggling, did they choose to have 4 children.

[@bluebobbyjack]

playandrepeat true but she could be trying to save time

[@reelillusionl123]

Winnie The Pooh save time? She could be preparing her lunches at night for the next day or waking up earlier in the morning to do so to save time logically.

[@bluebobbyjack]

Dana Joan yeah

[@hughrblackwell]

Have coffee at home. Take lunch. That childcare is crazy high

[@TMM-N]

Brew your own coffee..save you $10/ week..$40- $50 per month. And you can cook your lunch , $100- $200/ month...no brainer

[@TV-xv1le]

Because saving an average $150 a month will suddenly make her be able to afford something better. Shes already only paying $2400 for her apartment that would otherwise cost over 1k more a month. Your not going to go from paying $2400 a month rent to suddenly getting a 2-3 bedroom for 4k+ a month because you saved $150 a month on coffee/lunch.

[@markhayes2003]

Why does she need a car or a high rise apartment? Why does her daughter need daycare when the husband seems to stay with the son everyday? This girl shouldn't be complaining. Most of her expenses are by choice.

[@TV-xv1le]

@@markhayes2003 she spends nearly 30k a year just in rent. Let's say she makes around 100k a year. That's maybe 60 to 70k once you factor taxes and health insurance. Nearly half of her pay is going forward rent. Why shouldn't she have a car? Do you know how often she needs to travel and especially having a family of 4. Oh and normally her apartment would be closer to 45 or 50k a year.

[@markhayes2003]

@@TV-xv1le but again...why a high rise? She lives and works in the city, why a car? When her husband takes one child, why does the other need daycare? Its hard for me to feel badly, I make much less then she and proportionately, my $1400(1/3rd of an apartment) rent is probably more (I make half as much And I'm single) but, I don't have a car and two meals out everyday. There's no avocados at my breakfast table ($3, really?) And I don't complain, because I love NYC and understand I'm there by choice.

[@ercushkakulmetov7458]

People in the Coffee and fast food industry have to make a living too. If only kings and billionaires would be able to afford it many of them would go out of business.

[@victorpopov3809]

2400$ for 1 room apartment ? Goddamn the incoming recession is gonna be bad

[@1234kingconan]

Victor Popov that’s the below market value as well they’re in subsidized housing. That should be $3500/month

[@grantgoodman8415]

Victor Popov bruh, that’s nothing!!!

[@victorpopov3809]

@@1234kingconan holy shit

[@rickwalker5203]

Victor Popov it’s now $2900 on Anza and 32nd!

[@themanwiththepan]

10 months ago you said this

[@Samogon2009]

Buy a 2 pound bag of coffee at Costco for $10 and make coffee at home for like three months... You're welcome.

[@jjlatinopedia]

and condoms

[@youtubestopdeletingmyaccou387]

Vasiliy S God damn it I didn't think to be another genius in his universe finally someone gets it God I was saving so much money by shopping at Costco

[@CyberSecurityFashionDesigner]

😂

[@GreenGold68]

My God you just saved her a massive $20 per month...

[@thecrazymuzician1]

You're missing the point of the video completely.

[@ibenzawla]

"$1300 in day care a month" and then they wonder why birth rate is so low.

[@wavywithjiana7703]

Not only that but 2400 for rent for a ONE BED ROOM APARTMENT!!!!

[@jolanferrer7591]

You know she's from the Bay the moment she said hella

[@Purplecolors88]

Jolan Ferrer who cares

[@tekkenfan01]

Yeah sure, wonder what they would say in LA and NY

[@lovegalore3598]

Jolan Ferrer I say that and I’m from the south 💀(Florida )

[@elliexo8225]

I say that and I’m British lol

[@fauxmanchu8094]

Jolan Ferrer They could be Filipino-Americans.

[@777Bible]

$7.89 for a Vietnamese sandwich?! Those things are $2.00 in Orange County and $3.00 in Texas

[@505Vermont]

You’re out of your mind if you think they sell that anywhere under 4 dollars even in little Saigon

[@psychedamike]

@@505Vermont they're at least $3-4 in even the cheapest spots in Portland and Seattle. $7.89 isn't that unreasonable once you factor in sales tax and tip

[@canyounot4665]

That Flippin Guy you can get 6pc chicken nuggets from McDonald’s for 2$

[@LukeClosson]

UrbanCowboy Most sandwiches are $10 now in SF

[@lunarmortem]

That Flippin Guy aye OC represent!!

[@MrCaliboy97]

When she said "hella" I cracked tf up. she really from the bay.

[@ucfknight239]

Same here. I immediately paused the video and started looking in the comments for it. lol

[@PeculiarJake]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kimberlydickens3545]

Doesn't everyone say hella ?

[@kaylah6175]

kimmie a hella is mainly used by northern Californians

[@babyyangie1594]

kimmie a hella started in the bay

[@alexcorso1308]

It’s like a theme park priced everything

[@jigglybandito9505]

Alex Corso I thought so too until I actually went. going out wasn’t really much more than HB or LA.

[@jigglybandito9505]

Just gotta look around at different places.

[@danceballetacro]

spot on

[@TigerMonthlyHits]

She could’ve at least packed lunch.. those $7+ lunches add up.

[@bigeurasianstepper]

Fr, I live in a cheap area nationally and still assess my spending every month to see where I can cut down on things. Food and drink are the rudimentary things to cut out

[@wishIKnewHowToLove]

that is true. But maybe she has nowhere to store her food. And with 2 little kids maybe it's more price/time efficient to do it that way. Or maybe that is what she simply wants. Why should she be cheap? I'm sure if she needed to save money she would cut corners... She is just explaining the average expenses to illustrate her point.

[@nigelwest5776]

I agree but at least they meal plan that's more important

[@care2think611]

$7+ is cheap. I haven't found a burrito in SF for less than $14.

[@MayaParedes]

you think watching this video annoyed you, but imagine how you'd feel being born & raised here and watching all these prices go up in front of your own eyes. Seeing everyone in your life being bought out or evicted. Watching entire neighborhoods being completely torn down and rebuilt for new Twitter and Google parking lots. Your fave $5 burrito from childhood is now $12.87. So yeah if you're thinking of moving here one day, please don't. and if youre super rich and tryna move here too PLEAASSE dont. thx for coming to my ted talk

[@Aw3someOpZ]

Bruh, 12.87 for a burrito in the city? Where? I really haven’t been there for leisure but I’m used to the 16 18 dollar mark.

[@cappuccinopapi3038]

Sorry, I’ll go regardless

[@stadiummoments2835]

I’ll keep it simple…if you’re just trying to be a working person and live here, it’s a bad idea. If you’re an entrepreneur with 6 to 8 figure income, or even more, then you can manage to live here.

[@rocket_1288]

@@Aw3someOpZ i bought a green wrap in kaladi brothers that was like 10 dollars and i dont even live in san francisco

[@p.k.953]

Where I live, as of 2022, It still costs me 2-4 dollars for an average tasty burrito 🌯 and max to max 7 for a really very expensive one...!!! ✌️😅

[@Creek1]

You can save a lot of money making your own coffee and packing your own lunches. Paying $2 for a coffee every morning adds up.

[@xtaylorxboyx]

Creek buying packs of instant coffee for $5 is cheaper and tastes ok as regular coffee shops.

[@genuvive]

You can't get coffee anywhere in the city for $2

[@adanlopez1011]

I used to spend $2 everyday for coffee aswell, but then I started boiling my own water and drinking instant at home. It adds up, you're right but, that really isn't too significant.

[@moirad6632]

Creek and a $8 sandwitch

[@grontelp77]

$12 lunch everyday? $240 a month? This one should be a gimme

[@dertychurchtablet3101]

MYREALNAME 1.99 purdue chicken on sale, or always 1.99 at top grocery stores for meh chicken. 12 dollars is 6 pounds, enough for my normal behind to eat tacos and nuggets for a week. She wastes 12 on 1 meal and a lot of the time....wtf, that rinkydink shop is way overpriced also, 12 bucks for a a buck cost coffee and 3buck sub ssndwich. Ripped off

[@heybbg180]

Shakir Akbars Actually, there's a lot of people in America who take care of themselves. I lived over there for two years and the only people who are "fat" are the ones who don't know how to properly take care of their diets. It was pretty saddening to see someone have to use a wheelchair just because they were extremely obese when those wheelchairs are meant for people who are hurt, elderly or disabled.

[@grontelp77]

Sangwoo that Yoonbum obesity is obviously a disability, lying somewhere between addiction and physical disability. Like any addiction, obesity is intertwined with mental health issues, and like drugs or alcohol, when it gets bad you can't just blame someone for "choosing" to be that way. They're beyond the pail of choice and satisfying their craving/ addiction has taken over their life. They need compassionate intervention to break the cycle. Shaming people helps no one.

[@Xrayballer88]

The funny thing about those commenting on American diets and weights is that San Francisco is actually one of the fittest cities in the U.S. Most of the obese live outside of the U.S.'s major cities.

[@conorgriffie8781]

Also paying $3.50 for a dozen eggs (wtf?? That's insane for eggs) and having avocado and sausage every morning. You can have such a cheaper and healthier breakfast with oatmeal and a banana.

[@hotsauceislethal]

This is a huge red flag that we are headed towards another crash as the housing market is in a serious bubble. Houses that cost $1.6 Million now were only around $400K only ten years ago and this is supposed to be normal growth? There is a lot of speculation in big cities like this where outside buyers are coming in and hiking up the prices by buying properties for investment purposes only. The middle class is being priced out of this ever growing marketplace and they are moving to the outskirts of the cities. I live in central Cali and we are getting price pressure from the major cities which is also pushing up our rental prices.

[@anthonyt425]

Hotsauce is Lethal This comment makes me think that my suspicions might be correct. I strongly believe the United States will become like Europe or Brazil where only the rich/affluent residents can live and enjoy the city while all the poor residents live on the outskirts, commuting in for 2 hours and barely making ends meet.

[@themadnatterz]

Hotsauce is Lethal Right on the $$. It's sad but very true. I live in the SF Valley and housing pricing is EXACTLY the same.

[@tijuanaforeplay8232]

Have you heard of Agenda21? Watch it on grindall61 or search it on youtube. Explains alot.

[@viktormadar1404]

Anthony Turner. United States become more like Europe? You do realise Europe is not a country🙂 Which one you talking about? Just for the record you can afford to live in the middle of the city centre in almost every country in Europe. In England you can live in town centre in every city except London on basically minimum wage.

[@thieupijls1206]

Exactly Viktor, I don't know what Anthony Turner is talking about lol. Yes there are some cities like Paris or London that are really expensive but that's not the case for all over Europe lol. 2 hours of commute is extremely rare here. Not saying everything is perfect but it seems that the US situation is already a lot worse than most of Europe so...

[@user-zy7wv2fk8i]

As somebody who has grown up in San Francisco i can not imagine having that little income and surging in the city. I have major respect for this woman and her family.

[@guilhermefreire8093]

As someone born in a different place. I cant imagine 100k a month being "little"

[@ImTitan16]

Of 100k a year is little than maybe it's best just not to love there

[@jamesfrazier4005]

Honestly, 100k a year is life changing income for a vast majority of the country. Most people go to collge or bust ass for decades to hit 6 figures and over there it's poverty wages. Insane

[@MAGAISKLAN]

Her income isn't little.

[@bruhbutwhytho]

​@@jamesfrazier4005to be fair, the two salaries combined are 100k

[@InternationalSpaceForce]

I lived in San Francisco for almost a year and I can honestly say it's only worth every penny if you're really into that "fast life" type of living. So much to do. So much to see. So many people to meet. You're gonna create a lot of great memories living there. I had so many good times there. Even though I was living in a musty dirt nasty studio apartment for 450 a week (1800/month) in the city, I still managed to enjoy every second of it. Everyday after work I would get on my longboard and cruise the piers and city sidewalks. I'd love to go back but there's gonna be a moment where you realize, wait I could get way more for my dollar if I left this place. And that's why I left. Way too expensive. But I promise if you love that fast life, you're 100% gonna love San Francisco

[@lovehearts9710]

President Moore you would probably love it to if you where rich

[@amannexus13]

Anybody else read the so much to do and so much to see part and sang it like smash mouth, or just me

[@zacharywoodford8530]

Aman Chetan nope me too lol.

[@rgdssd]

Shi Lle it's the Democrats fault that homeless people come to California in droves from other states? Because if you interview them, most of them come from other states. They come for the weather. CA has inherited the poor from the rest of the US.

[@MisSobrietyStory]

Yea and now the cities just covered in poop 💩

[@dkmrap1]

"I go grab a bite to eat then head to the office" "I go to lunch I go to a local sandwich shop" .... .... .... "we like to meal plan"

[@cardiacmyxoma4073]

Davinio my thoughts exactly.

[@1234kingconan]

Davinio planning dinner 30 minutes before they eat

[@Tj-uo5iv]

Davinio dinner for her family

[@MrLakers92]

Don’t be so dense

[@virgilalyameenmuhammad5000]

😂

[@tonyjohnson7917]

I have so much respect for this woman!!! She is super down to earth and doing the best she can. I hope things get easier for her and her family !

[@joelek19]

She’s absolutely not down to earth.. she’s a massive clown

[@edgargutierrez1569]

I'm living in a 3 bedroom/2 bath in Florida for 1,200 a month! Damn, they weren't lying when they said Cali is expensive 😬😮😯

[@wishIKnewHowToLove]

Wow! For someone like me, who has never lived outside of SF, this seems suspiciously cheap!

[@darealberrygarcia]

I live in a 1100sqft 3bdrm 1 bath in Saint Louis for only 600 a month! Booya

[@edgargutierrez1569]

@@IIII...... It's actually a house, I got it 2015 when housing prices weren't high. Now an apartment below 1k is difficult to find in Florida.. well, atleast in my area.

[@vulcanraven9701]

@@wishIKnewHowToLove the rent in Georgia is even cheaper than what he said

[@alanasda7705]

The Bay Area has always been an expensive place to live, but it is particularly impossible if you’re low-income and/or working class. San Fransisco’s culture, economy and overall beauty makes it an appealing place, so there is great demand for living here. The housing supply has not caught up, which explains why rent in San Francisco is stupidly high.

[@MyMommyDays]

She needs to start making her lunch for work 😂 I live in California....the struggle is real

[@Martib]

exactly what i said

[@avoqado89]

I think they split the sandwich in half.

[@Martib]

its still alot tho

[@holatio4028]

indeed!

[@RJT80]

MyMommyDays You can live very cheaply in California. Even within commute to LA.

[@HautePinkFluff]

$7.89 for a sandwich? Girl, you're crazy.

[@mjfromjersey]

Vanessa Dugan that’s actually not that much. I’ve seen sandwiches goes as much as $15 for a foot long, not even a really good sandwich just a basic Italian hero.

[@thomasdalby7805]

How broke are u? 😂 $8 for lunch ain’t shit

[@grod805]

JERSEY Mikes sells them for $9 plus tax in Los Angeles which is way cheaper than SF

[@globist9527]

Mark O'Brien I seen foot long sandwiches go for 5 dollars.

[@globist9527]

Thomas Dalby It depends where you live. For example, the minimum wage in Cali is 15. However, all the prices there are a lot higher. However, if she lives in say GA then the minimum wage is about 7.50, and all the prices there are a lot cheaper almost 2x as much.

[@BPS10-Ga]

Make coffee at home, don't stop and buy it, also brown bag lunch. Those 2 things alone will save $200 a month.

[@jessicaaguirre1229]

It's the Daycare people that CAN afford to live there lol !!

[@megabeatz783]

😂😂

[@doubledutchclutch]

Hey man, there are nannies in NYC who make up to $80k a year!!

[@kittycatrittycatalt9523]

Ikr my dad pays 1,500 dollars for my little sisters daycare each week 😊🔫

[@jordanspringstroh8302]

YO! Where'd you get that $7 sandwich tho?? I live in SF and I've never seen a deal that good lol

[@CyberSecurityFashionDesigner]

Jordan Springstroh 😂😂😂

[@padussia]

Jordan Springstroh 🤣🤣🤣

[@DKT.84]

Subway duh

[@jays9572]

I know right.

[@JohnDoe-wx2oo]

Even sandwiches are CHF 7 in Zürich. No way are they more expensive in SF.

[@oliviamacpherson6884]

She has kids and buys lunch and coffee every day, not that broke

[@TONAH]

"MY PARTNER AND I" coming this Fall to San Francisco

[@joyphillips1821]

I know right.... looks like she didn't get married until you find out at the end.

[@Tokyo2LA]

My partner lol

[@mre1004]

I moved to DC from Texas and I noticed that women here also say "partner" instead of boyfriend/husband. At first I thought they were lesbian when they said it haha.

[@thanib7796]

Do people not use the term partner in other states or...?

[@GearZNet]

They usually say husband, bf(boyfriend), or spouse. Often, when they say partner it's a homosexual relationship.

[@jonnygee489]

Q: How do you live in SF? A: dont

[@hamsterboi5782]

110k a year and still living in an apartment???? You can move to a different city in California for less than San Francisco. Or move to a different state. Probably the worst city to live financially in CA. Remember folks, if you could barely afford rent, DONT HAVE KIDS.

[@dreamytv3869]

There is one place that's cheap in california " The Valley " Stockton - Fresno houses here go around 250k-400k

[@MrJimmy3459]

250k-400k cheap?!! You can buy a brand new house in Houston for 150k-175k

[@MrKillfield]

"the state should pay for child care" *Eats out twice a day

[@alexkrasnic3850]

I agree with her. I live in a Manhattan sky rise overlooking central park but i barley have enough money to pay my rent. the government should help me

[@ryancollins1202]

alex krasnic XD

[@bels9773]

MbseedM she didn't say the government pay full price but that they should be helping more. She grew up and lived in that city where her friends and family are.. But screw her because she wants to keep on living there?? I'm not one to defend welfare or dispute govt aid but it's understandable that she deserves some help in the city that she grew up in.

[@MilesDeighton1]

This comment has a lot of thumbs up but eating out twice a day can make sense to mitigate time investment depending on how your day is split up. Unless you're the kind of person who prepares lunches for the whole week on one day and doesn't mind eating a six day old sandwich.

[@bels9773]

MbseedM Lol discriminate? It sounds completely fair. San Francisco was where she grew up, ofcourse she wants to live there. That's why she is staying in a shitty apartment. You are saying that the government doesn't owe her anything because it is her responsibility to live the life that she wants but she pays taxes like anyone else and deserves some type of aid. I do believe that San Fran natives should have help from the city (like in New York) because they grew up their and have memories. It isn't about the glory of living in San Fran but the sentimental-ness of it all. Cool for you that could leave your hometown but not everyone is like you and I do believe she and other San Fran natives should get some type of aid. For gods sake she only asked for help with her child's daycare while she WORKS.

[@purplestonker]

If you can't afford to live in San Francisco, don't live in San Francisco.

[@tijuanacerca]

people live in san frasisco before the not affordable cost of living moving in to san fransisco (investors)

[@purplestonker]

gato felix then they need to move their dumb asses back out

[@tiffanyq19]

So teachers like her are just supposed to move away from the school she teaches at. She needs to live there cause of her job

[@kristinnhouse]

Sf has rent control. The east bay doesn’t 😭 she may have a good deal on her apartment. It’s every aspect of living in SF that gets expensive too. From the food to gas to schooling. Also, it’s hard to leave when you have roots there. I know eventually I need to move out of the bay but my family has been here for a long time and it’s going to be hard to leave all that.

[@davidgill3356]

Tiffany Quezada yeah, she has a do nothing job that provides no value and shes already wildly overpaid for it by the taxpayers. Shes getting by, she shouldn’t complain. If she wants to make more she should get actual productive employment.

[@Clone683]

1: Relies on meal planning and cooking at home 2. Spends $8 on a sandwich and buys Avocados pick one

[@echo-sierra]

3.75 iced coffee lol

[@pattymayocakes]

Avocados aren't really that expensive here

[@elishawhite7487]

2 it’s far cheaper opportunity cosy

[@elishawhite7487]

*cost

[@marzipan2555]

Avocados tend to be cheaper in california

[@itsallgood5314]

San Francisco is beautiful. Definitely worth visiting but I wouldn't live there. I'm from Houston, I feel like everything is cheap. I read somewhere that our salaries were worth the most in the nation. I thought that was worth a share.

[@itsallgood5314]

Leansifer 69.0 near it. Yeah Texas coast.

[@TheTritan408]

Houston you say... how's the water in your back yard..? or in your house ?

[@Char12403]

Luckily your Houston properties will go up in price now that they're wall waterfront property.

[@itsallgood5314]

Angelo Stevens just live somewhere that doesn't get flooded? The flooding honestly isn't that bad. My area has never flooded

[@itsallgood5314]

Tritan not bad actually. Didn't even see an inch of rain, how's your back yard?

[@cornheadahh]

Pro tip: Don't live in a city you can't afford LUL

[@Rocioslane]

Crazy to think they would be better off here in New York. Looks like she should definitely stop buying coffee and lunches in order to cut down on cost.

[@tybooskie]

Those little luxuries are what keep people sane. I don't indulge much, but I need to feel like I am not living to work every damn moment. My Friday pizza helps me make it back to Monday.

[@EddieLicona]

True!! People of the outside world wouldn't understand

[@BasedlordYama]

Ty Those “little luxuries” are what are keeping you broke.

[@mrjuannorris_]

Those "little luxuries" don't keep people broke, staying broke keeps people broke. Make more money. I don't know why people continue to act as if the money they make, has to be the same as the money they'll continue to earn in the future. Stop spending all your time trying to think of ways to save money, and start using that same time to figure out how to make more.

[@JeeprzCreepers56]

Oh here comes all the expert financial planners.

[@aprescoups4593]

Leave San Francisco, it doesn't make sense for an educated person to be struggling to stay in a overpriced city. The city doesn't owe you anything, just leave man.

[@TheTallMan50]

Relocating is expensive. They can't afford to leave.

[@aprescoups4593]

@@TheTallMan50 many colleges offer relocation help. She is very well educated she can find employment that offers relocation help.

[@DewTime]

Apres Coups exactly

[@earlh]

Earning over 100k a year to live in a small apartment and struggle? No matter what memories you might have in that place justify that. She seems like a well educated, experienced person. Plan your move already.

[@RosySpeaks]

Screw San Francisco it is crowded and way to expensive. I live in the Bay too but SF is just unecessarily high. You should work in SF but live across the Bay.

[@californiamade5608]

RosySpeaks don’t say screw San Francisco if you go on BART everyday to come to the city, which supports you and supplies you with a check. Smh 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@RichKilla86ers]

BART fares & bridge tolls are raising plus more gas tax. Nobody win.

[@Cechronicles]

Exactly, you can live in Vallejo and take the ferry and pay a monthly fee.

[@DragosRoute66]

San Francisco crowded??? Go to NYC you’ll change your opinion immediately!

[@0doublezero0]

@@DragosRoute66 Oh yeah, lets compare SF with the most crowded city in the US, NYC. Your comment is pointless and serves no purpose.

[@jnbalmer448]

Is anyone forcing people to live there?

[@RovingRoy]

I left my life savings in San Francisco is what the song should be called!

[@aerodynamicbullshark]

it bothers me that she calls him her "partner" then later on "my husband"...

[@bigearsarecutejamesallen4766]

Good point. Or are they 2 different guys?

[@mre1004]

It used to bother me too. I moved to DC from Texas and I noticed that women here also say "partner" instead of boyfriend/husband. At first I thought they were lesbian when they said it haha.

[@thanib7796]

What? Why is that weird? Maybe it's because I've lived in California all my life, but partner is how pretty much everyone calls their spouses.

[@thanib7796]

Lol what? No it doesn't. I was raised Christian on my dad's side and he calls my mom his partner. The word is the equivalent of calling someone your SO or your spouse. Numerous other western English speaking countries use the term as well, i.e. the UK and Australia. Also, are you suggesting that SF is not civilized or prosperous because it's "godless?" You do know it's one of the MOST civilized and prosperous cities in the world right?? Please educate yourself before you spout nonsense.

[@Feliciatanktop]

They might not be married

[@evilgary747]

Where do San Francisco's janitors and fast food workers live?

[@notsure6187]

under a bridge or in the sewers

[@dawnbugXXX]

they commute like lots of other people do if they want to make SF money but still have a home/food.

[@eaj7319]

In a van down by the river

[@saniyahrose2667]

Evil Gary in other cities in the east bay. And they commute every single day 30-45 minutes to SF

[@robsgarage552]

Shit, I wonder the same thing. Maybe, co-op labor housing. I know teachers get a housing subsidy so they can afford to live there.

[@tommyp4728]

over priced hipster wonderland

[@akosiryan9761]

Tommy Parisi lol

[@Blandle]

With human poop all over the streets

[@Dgamer-pz5rb]

A

[@stripedhyenuh]

Except there are like no actual hipsters here anymore, they all got priced out of the city. Just tech bros everywhere now

[@DOC_951]

Always hard to feel bad for someone who purposely makes a stupid decision.

[@donbasuradenuevo]

What's next? Calling family "colleagues" or "co-dependants"?

[@kc-99]

donbasuradenuevo LMAO underrated comment

[@mattheweurt26]

Me and "my partner"

[@mre1004]

I moved to DC from Texas and I noticed that women here also say "partner" instead of boyfriend/husband. At first I thought they were lesbian when they said it haha.

[@zate251]

Hahahaha

[@rtybn456]

why not? words are just words.

[@nicko198718]

Buys a $8 sandwich the in next scene talks about meal plaining ffs.

[@ilovejesus3659]

nicko198718 They at lest want to try to one meal at home that's how my family is too we are out and about with work and stuff we buy food but we cook dinner everyday

[@joeyoung1498]

nicko198718 - 8 for a sandwich is cheap. Last time I went out in the bay sandwiches were like $13.00 or more.

[@dhazelcamacho]

Exactly $8 times 30 days is $240 , she can make her own sandwiches and save over $100 a month

[@kevinmael3862]

the cost of living here is insane, I am getting priced out.

[@SepherStar]

I can only eat half at a time so that would be like buying two $4 sandwiches. If I lived off of sandwiches that would be 45 sandwiches a month, which would be about $360 per month. Not bad.

[@ChristianHawkins123]

"We rely on meal planning and cooking at home". As in every sane person?

[@QT-Sei]

$3/gal in SF? What a bunch of bogus! Regular gas prices in the Bay and surrounding fluctuate between $3.50 and $4!

[@MrThescriptfan]

This was in 2017. Gas prices in SF for 2017 fluctuated between $2.8-$3.2 so they were right. www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=EMM_EPMRR_PTE_Y05SF_DPG&f=W

[@Yumyumsyruphasfun]

wait she has a partner with 2 daughters but a fiance with a son????????? how!!!!!

[@annaeigenmann4325]

no it's the same guy she has a daughter and a baby boy

[@johnd2058]

2:55 "On Sundays, my husband and my son..."

[@SumD-EGuy]

John D “on SOMEDAYS”.

[@leahwinningham9281]

No one even answered. I'm confused

[@rexipoo8203]

$2400 per month on that rent?! Dude if you moved out of san franciso, you can easily get a high tier house in a different state for paying $2400 per month. What's the point of even living in san franciso except to do your job/career.

[@dlo2stunna]

Akshay Patel lmao you think that’s a lot? We pay $3,400

[@davidgill3356]

People like the culture, scenery and climate. I guess its worth it to them.

[@californiamade5608]

When you make money here. And smart save. You can really survive. Income for some is crazy high.

[@ChelseaJohnson-dv2bs]

She’s paying close to 30k a year in rent!!!!!

[@AmericanWardog]

All of this talk of housing prices and not a peep about the reason.

[@FALslayer]

Unwitting Kilo tourism maybe?

[@eosornio1558]

They said why ...

[@krnpowr]

The professor at the beginning of the video did. She said everybody wants to be there. Housing prices are commensurate to demand.

[@mistermood4164]

all the techies are moving there.

[@Tonto8245]

demand? Theres a limited supply of houses and if someone wants to pay more why would you turn that down as the seller?!?!? It's bullshit that people expect to be able to get these houses and complain about people outbidding them. If people had room to make more houses they would.

[@Thegoldenchild415]

I'm from SF. Watching this video and knowing exactly where she is at each location is kinda cool... 👍🏾

[@Eastbayrob]

I work in San Francisco. I live in the east bay in Brentwood. I'm a union carpenter and make over 100k a year. In the city of Brentwood you can get a 2000 square-foot home for about 450k. I bought my house for 280k about 7-8 yrs ago. I'm only 33yrs old and my house is paid off. I bought my first house in Antioch ca when I was 19yrs old. I have two kids and a wife who is a stay at home mom and we have two cars and zero debt. The cars army new but guess what they are payed for. It only takes me 45min to get to work in sf and 50 min to get home. The catch is I start at 5:00am before the traffic starts and I get off at 1:00 pm before it starts again. I never went to college and I make more money than this woman and her husband combined. I did go through a legit apprentice program though. I'm a Forman now so I don't work as hard as I used to but I have busted my ass doing metal framing and drywall. There is so much work in the city right now some of my jobs they have a hard time manning up. I guess the reason is nobody actually wants to work hard and there is a stigma that says you have to go to college to be successful.

[@Eastbayrob]

I guess what I'm trying to say is SF is kind of either for the young and broke or the old and wealthy. Not a great city for the middle class with a family. It is not a right to live there it is a choice. I do like the city and enjoy working there and I also enjoy going home to my 4 bedroom house 3 car garage and swimming pool.

[@UnapologeticallyEboni]

robert booth Hifive! You sound like the poster board of making the right decisions when it mattered lol

[@Eastbayrob]

E. Takia Jehan Ferguson I wasn't trying to brag just my story and two cents on how expensive SF is.

[@RJT80]

robert booth Nobody should be sending their kids to college unless it is for engineering, science, or medicine. We have more than enough of everything else. The entire country of Germany exists on skilled labor. Hardly any Germans go to school for liberal arts degrees. The US should be doing the same. I was through apprenticeship and making nearly six figures by the time my friends graduated with bullshit degrees. Quite a few never used them.

[@airhab]

The lack of manning in these labor position is why we need more immigration.

[@SahanTheMighty]

Some of the comments are hilarious! I miss SF. I'm feeling 2nd-home-sick after watching this. There is so much LIFE and liveliness in America. It's a wonderful place, even if it's not always an easy life for some. I sincerely wish for everyone in America to find their way to whatever happiness they are seeking and along the way, to love each other a little bit more everyday 💛💚💙💜

[@alexisjankowski3281]

SahanTheMighty What a nice comment! Your comment is much nicer than the "everyone on their phones and too afraid to speak to each other" way people seem to treat each other lately!

[@jraqa2593]

Perfectly said

[@jonathanrosales5180]

thank you a true Californian

[@moniCACAfosho]

SahanTheMighty bless your soul 😭

[@SahanTheMighty]

Thank you all for the nice comments! ☺️

[@anietytretra7168]

Car culture? What does that even mean. I have lived in the area for many years and many people don't own cars because there is no space and its pretty easy to get around without one.

[@daveheel]

there is a definite car culture. have you seen the traffic? it could only get worse when bart has problems.

[@LucasFernandez-fk8se]

daveheel traffic is only bad because they tear down freeways and that forces cars into surface streets and the few remains freeways left

[@anietytretra7168]

Sure i have seen the traffic. That is because a lot of people commute to the city, even from hours away to work there. I would say though, that majority of the people (without kids) I have met do not own a car and do not feel the need for one since public transportation is good (for the most part). I would consider car culture to be a push and desire to have a car, such as in Sacramento where you cannot go anywhere without one. Just because there is traffic in SF i would not say there is car culture, just more people living and commuting there.

[@daveheel]

most of my friends in sf and in the bay area have cars. i had a car. so it has to be your group of friends.

[@anietytretra7168]

Well alrighty then, both of our opinions are anecdotal, so CASE CLOSED

[@Will-mp4sv]

Why don’t you just call him your husband 😑

[@Liberty_Freedom_Brotherhood]

trappy at 2:53 she does. I’m not sure why she says “partner” the other hundred times though?!

[@1234kingconan]

Feminism

[@billiekallem8823]

as someone who lives in sf, i find it so wild that they have a car. literally everyone i know relies exclusively on public transportation, that's pretty much the norm here

[@ellonico]

that’s what i was thinking

[@jaym.9275]

My cousin lives in San Francisco, has a 70k year salary, and spends 1800 a month for one room in a four room apartment.... yeah.

[@kangaroobot]

I think a lot of people forget that you’re not obligated to live in expensive cities, it’s okay to move to another place that’s more affordable (there are plenty of places in America with great things to live in)

[@maeflower522]

As a San Francisco native, and I talked to my friend about this, San Francisco locals who are currently in their 20's feel screwed over by the high rent and leasing in San Francisco. No matter if you went to college, earned your degree, and working a steady job, you're living at home with your parents. These days its no longer a stigma to being 25 and living with your parents, but it's such a pain in the ass that a city I've called home all my life is so expensive that I'm considering moving out of California with my boyfriend.

[@cadds8055]

Please stop spreading your propaganda towards people who have actually succeeded 😊

[@omomeidontaya3143]

@@cadds8055 she’s speaking the raw truth and facts. Compare the people that have succeeded to the population. Get it now ?

[@cliffnewton3346]

he needs to put a ring on it, she seems to annunciate the word "partner" like she is pissed off.

[@Rinluyen420]

groceries are $80-$100 a week? for a family of four?! you can cook three meals a day and feed four people for less then $15 a day? yall eating cat food in san fran or?

[@allahyomama9066]

Rinluyen420 you could buy rice and beans real cheap.

[@YKB461]

They probably don't make lunch from the groceries. Each partner buys their own lunch and the kids probably eat at the daycare.

[@krnpowr]

If you eat like a Mexican: rice, beans, and tortillas, every day, you can get by no matter how much money you make.

[@MrKikoboy]

Maybe - but you'll need an air exchanger running 24/7

[@krnpowr]

MrKikoboy LOL

[@personalaccount186]

lol where I live 100k a year will get you 2 nice cars, a family of 4, 2 acres of land, and a 3bed 2bath house that you can pay off in less than 6 years

[@shanweeboy]

So the midwest where people aren't insane?

[@afowler830]

shit even more then that lol im from the Bay Area but moved to WA lol pretty much waay fuckin better

[@personalaccount186]

Hell, we own 2 cars and 2 trucks, and you can even afford other buildings on your property, and a nice camper upwards of 20K

[@MizzMelan]

Where is this?

[@personalaccount186]

Bowling green

[@zamamaz.7612]

As a person from the Bay Area, we live there mostly because of the location, because of all of the diversity and sightseeing. I personally love it here, but I know that its rlly expensive and hard, especially with a large family. I remember going to SF state on a field trip, and I think I've met her before.

[@wishIKnewHowToLove]

SF is not meant for big families or low income people.

[@RassBrass]

It seems Mr. “ my partner” lives there to to just help out with the expenses.

[@Swagalious689]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 You make under a certain income threshold I guess you gotta get a partner.

[@imhuemankeepURcolorsforcrayons]

RassBrass lol she call him her husband only one time. That shit pissed me off, what the hell is a partner! This isn’t a class assignment!

[@keithpate4586]

@@imhuemankeepURcolorsforcrayons I picked up on it Immediately!!! What the F*#%. What the hell has happened to our society!! It's her HUSBAND!!! for god's sake's. Have a good day!

[@doodledan86]

@@keithpate4586 Well...she is junior professor of "sociology."

[@tomb57]

He's working on his music 😂

[@S0nyToprano]

Just curious, not criticizing, why would you have 2 kids when all you can afford is a 1 bedroom apartment?

[@empirestate8791]

2 kids is usually considered normal. 1 kid results in negative population growth. Most countries with population control policies have legislation which only applies to the third and subsequent child.

[@anitanoterajes]

Pro creating is literally what we are meant to do. To oppress our basic human drive because of economic rank is dehumanizion at its finest.

[@twista763]

The issue here is rent in San Francisco, not the fact she has a perfectly normal 2 kids.

[@SUL-2000]

@@twista763 precisely

[@user-uy8ji5qb7u]

They make a decent living and it just so happens that she lives in a city with a high cost of living. People need to stop criticizing because her and her partner decided to have a family and GOD forbid she has coffee or anything else when she pays taxes like rest of us.

[@Topself24]

Down vote when she said the state should assist her based on her choices. You guys don't have to have kids. No one forced you to live there and have children. Nothing to complain about

[@ajrichards1190]

KTVU 2 did a report on the high demand of child care in SF. Plus she's a taxpayer asking for subsidizes to maintain her big city lifestyle.

[@KingHarambe_RIP]

People keep asking why she switches from “partner” to “husband” but nobody is considering the possibility that they are two different people.

[@wishIKnewHowToLove]

LOL!

[@wishIKnewHowToLove]

maybe she has both! It IS san francisco AFTER ALL!!! lol

[@rondouglas2625]

We gave up our tiny $2,500 a month studio apartment in the Mission for a 3,000 sq ft home exactly one hour east of the city. We now own our house with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and a 2 car garage. We have our own laundry room (goodbye laundrymats)! Sure we are not in the middle of the city anymore but to be honest, we enjoy the quiet where you can actually see the stars and hear crickets at night. Our house is so large we don't know what to do with 4 bedrooms but we have plenty of room for family and friends. The towns of Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley and Brentwood have beautiful new homes for the $500K to $600K range. Our agent was Peter Lekas with Coldwell Banker.

[@kenyagreathouse9208]

Bro tell me what city you live in that sounds like the perfect life for me

[@rondouglas2625]

We live between Antioch and Brentwood in a beautiful community of newer homes. Our house at 3,000 sq ft is the smallest floorplan. Downtown Brentwood has a farmer's market on the weekend, a quaint,small downtown with restaurants and an old art deco movie theater. Antioch has some very nice areas and some not so nice areas closer to the old downtown. Pittsburg is also very nice and about 15 mins closer to the city. New homes out here are going in the high $500K to mid $600K range. We paid in the mid $400K range for our home and it is now worth around $550K in 4 years. Still lots of room to increase in value. New BART station about the open down the street.

[@dillonkorman8599]

If you have an hour commute one way, that really sucks.

[@stripedhyenuh]

Do you still commute to SF? If so that's got to be brutal. At least once Antioch BART gets finished you'll have the first pick of seats before the train gets crammed full.

[@dabrazillionaire]

Blame it all on the tech boom. At this point the smartest choice would be living somewhere in Emeryville where the prices are relatively lower.

[@ttjkrawec]

dabrazillionaire emerville is just as expensive. Studio apartment starting at $1200-2000

[@BrokeGirlRehab]

Whaaaa?? Emeryville is SUPER expensive

[@EllieMcHale1]

Emeryville is still expensive. And that would just raise their transportation costs, so, no, they shouldn't.

[@dabrazillionaire]

Well it all comes down to w h e r e you want to live in Emeryville. My friend lives on a 1 bed/1bath apartment complex with full amenities (pool/jacuzzi/gym/tennis and basketball court)on Hollis St for $1200 a month. As far as the daily commute goes for Valerie, she said it herself in this video that she plans on moving to the East Bay area. She would still be spending approximately the same amount of money on gas because she drives a hybrid. If you plan accordingly you can do it.

[@patrickcassidy2838]

Lol who wants to live in Emeryville?

[@philipthomas6808]

My sister's ex-BF was born and raised in Hayward, CA, and I remember him telling me that his parents bought their house back in the late 50's for around $18,000, and as of 1995, the house was valued at around $250,000, and it's just a 3 Bedroom, 2 bath house with 2000 sq ft. I can't imagine what it's worth today in 2018?

[@adc2327]

Sold my house in Hayward last year. Small needed lots of repairs I couldn't afford. Let's just say I did OK, but could have done better if I was willing to wait for a bidding game. Not going to say how much, but got more than twice the 1995 value you stated for my sad little fixer upper.

[@ashleymorello8368]

I just moved out of this apartment complex and to update everyone only 2 years later the rent for a one bedroom in park merced is now $2800/month not $2400 as listed in this video.

[@wishIKnewHowToLove]

sadly if the next person moves it may be even 3K the next time around! In SF you DON"T MOVE!!!!

[@SeaJayBelfast]

So it's expensive, has high homeless rates, a really high public defecation rate and is built on a serious geological fault. You have to ask yourself why.

[@ajrichards1190]

Street cleaners use power washers and soap in most of Downtown, Tenderloin has the pockets of homelessness. It's one of that can have a busy nightclub with valet parking in the middle of a slum.

[@originalman6396]

Now show a REAL struggling family in San Francisco. One whose members, aren't making six figures (but still CHOOSING to stay in a hyper expensive area), one whose members work the average job (not making $100k to $110k) and can't even afford to eat everyday. Much less going out for lunch and coffee everyday.

[@illdrumatik391]

Original Man Lol Seriously. These people are hipsters.

[@houstonsmoke4568]

She need to cook for lunch and lay off them coffee so she can save some money

[@slickawesome7807]

Or make coffee at home

[@0doublezero0]

And it would barely make a dent compared to somewhere in the midwest.