But one of the reasons why it used to be possible for one person to support a family but no longer is is that our standards for what “support a family” means have risen (see also).
That may well be so. Why does this sentence start with “but”, though?
If you’re willing to be frugal (e.g. spend on yourselves as little as Julia Wise and Jeff Kaufman do) it isn’t actually that hard to live on one income in the First World.
Signaling that you expect your mate to be frugal might not be a widely applicable strategy for attracting one, though…
That may well be so. Why does this sentence start with “but”, though?
Signaling that you expect your mate to be frugal might not be a widely applicable strategy for attracting one, though…