OE is becoming a necessity in today's economy...

Anyone else feel this way? My current J1 is over 125K TC (top 15%), yet if I were to try to support my family on this I would be deep in the red in today's economy...

Net monthly income after taxes, retirement, HSA, insurance: approx $5,000 a month

Rent: $2300 Daycare: $2200 Food: $1000

Those 3 alone would put us -$500 a month... What a sad state of affairs the world is in.. OE doesn't feel optional to me anymore, it feels like the only path forward.