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How to live on $432 a month in America

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526 points cactusplant7374 | 1 comments | 23 May 25 16:40 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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eugenekolo ◴[23 May 25 21:21 UTC] No.44076729[source]▶
Confused by his portrayal of Massena, NY. I don't live there and have never driven through, but looking on Google Maps it doesn't seem that bad or depressing as the author (and I guess commentators) make it out to be.

It has a Walmart, Home Depot, BJs (similar to Costco), a main street with several businesses. A walkable grid with sidewalks in that main town area....

Feels like reaching that this place is so desolate and depressing.

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1. firesteelrain ◴[24 May 25 00:29 UTC] No.44077853[source]▶
It’s got three elementary schools, one junior high and one high school. My hometown had two public elementary schools, few pre K options, two religious options for K-8, one middle school and one high school at 25k residents. And we don’t have an international airport (we do one hour away and in the same county though)

Massena is small but not that desolate/small