A recent article in The Seattle Times covered the story of a young couple who moved to Seattle but feel they can’t afford to live in the city while saving up for major milestones, despite earning $173,000 a year.
Jorge Aranda and Mattie Gottbrath have a monthly take-home pay of $14,300 and are saving more than 60% of it to purchase a car, a down payment on a home, their wedding, and their retirement.
Jake Skorheim and Spike O’Neill, co-hosts of “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio, wondered why the two are worried about their finances at all, and urged them to move out of the city if they think that is the biggest factor holding them back from having a kid sooner…