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Acebatonfan wrote: You have to remember who Roblox's target audience is: children. Unless the child is an older teenager in an area where teenagers can get jobs, children won't be making any sort of significant income. No average nine or ten year old is going to be making $5,000 a month.

The median gross salary for a registered nurse according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics is about $68,000 a year. In my example, as a new graduate I would most likely be making less than the average (the BLS says the lowest 10% of salaries is <47,000), so I would assume that my yearly gross salary would be around $50,000. My gross salary each month would be about $4,166. You need to remember that my gross salary is different than take-home pay. Money is taken out of a person's paycheck each month for things like state and federal taxes, social security, a 401K, or health insurance. For a $50,000 gross yearly salary, the take-home pay per month is around $3153. You then need to factor in costs of living (mortgage/rent, utilities, food, student loans...). Housing in my area is fairly expensive, and the cost of a townhome is about $275,000. That means my monthly mortgage would be a bit over $1,000 a month. Factor in other necessities, and I would have less than $500 for "fun" expenses. This is for a single-person househol, as necessary expenses for a multi-person household (especially one with children) would be different. The median gross household income in my state is about $57,700, which isn't too different than my example as a new-graduate nurse.

Builders Club isn't super expensive compared to other online games. $5.95 a month for Builders Club is less than getting a chicken burrito bowl from Chipotle (before accounting for guacamole being extra). You need to remember that children won't be making a big income, especially if they're under the age of 14/16 (where I live, until you are old enough to meet child labor laws, you would only be able to earn money cutting grass, shoveling snow, and babysitting). O.o My math is correct. As an RN working for about a year on an acute stepdown floor, my take-home pay is roughly $1450-1500 a 2-week pay period (I do invest heavily in insurances, disability, and max out my 401K that the company will reimburse me for)