Not realistic with that size house at all. Unless in an episode it came out he inherited it or something theres no way even with 80s inflation being less than it is in 2020.
Just did the math and before taxes, Homer makes $24,523.20 a year. It is literally impossible for him to afford a house + utilities + groceries + other expenses with that, but I guess we're not supposed to question it...
Uh...I work in a power plant and this paycheck makes zero kinds of fucking sense to me. His net pay is $362.19 for 40 hours? Dude...I dont care what your union dues, and pre and post taxes and savings allotments are. Thats like $9 to $12 an hour kinda bullshit. Power Plant guys Intern at $20 an hour and can make as a control room attendant up around $50 per hour after years for seniority. Plus where its a swing shift job theres differential premium on the hour and often with sunday incentives. How it was at Dow, Aep, FE and Dominion from my experience and conversations with their folks too. Homer's the safety attentdant which means he's a dayshift only guy though so he's on straight pay unless he needs to prep or attend outage work in the evenings or something. Though how a control room guy is also head of Safety is beyond me because you can't have a floor position for a guy required to sit and monitor all day unless he's sharing the role in shifts with spare personnel.
The only explanation for this is Homer is so BAD with money that Marge made him put all but his money into savings accounts as wireless deposits on his checks and only allows him the basics for his checking. Which honestly would be smart and the only way to survive Homer's bullshit otherwise hed blow it all. His take home would normally be with all his years, even at a shitty play , somewhere in the low to mid $30''s and hour so something like $1000 to $1400 gross per week.
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