MORE AMERICANS ARE LIVING PAYCHECK-TO-PAYCHECK, EVEN THOSE EARNING MORE THAN $100,000.

[dora_da_destroyer]

I know nikkas that commute to the city for that salary and bank that money upstate, no one is forcing you to live there. They just more disciplined.

if you think 4-5 hours/day commuting is worth the tradeoff, cool, most people don't. especially people with kids

 

[FishNGrits]

It's simply not that simple though...

Yea it is, you can’t save, you can’t afford. Move, cut cost but I ain’t feelin bad for no six figure nikka

 

[FishNGrits]

if you think 4-5 hours/day commuting is worth the tradeoff, cool, most people don't. especially people with kids

And that’s cool, but then you can’t afford the city

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

And that’s cool, but then you can’t afford the city

they can afford the city, because they live paycheck to paycheck

 

[Originalman]

One thing to make money, another thing to KEEP money.

It’s not encouraged to do the latter here in the US.

True and what also isn't talked about in the US is. Its far more easier to spend or deplete the money you have. Then it is to save it.

 

[FishNGrits]

they can afford the city, because they live paycheck to paycheck

Then why is it a problem? I don’t think paycheck to paycheck is any way to live but if your alright with it it’s cool ? But if you want to SAVE money and your not it’s objectively out of your budget. See what I’m getting at?

 

[itsyoung!!]

This beyond sad... If your able to make 100k and can't live something is seriously wrong with YOUR spending habits... I'm sorry... I can't fathom how you make 100k after taxes and still struggling...

Where in that post did it say 100k after taxes?

I was banned for months, I see youre still retarded

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

nikkas with no families or responsibilities in here thicker than Ashanti’s thighs
This is how I know you nikkas just live through a screen at yo mommas house and not by yourself
Have all the opinions in the world and stay sounding like the crackers you hate so much

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Then why is it a problem? I don’t think paycheck to paycheck is any way to live but if your alright with it it’s cool ? But if you want to SAVE money and your not it’s objectively out of your budget. See what I’m getting at?

bruh, most people are not going to sacrifice 20 hours a week commuting to possibly pocket $500-1000 more/month from rent savings. time is a more precious currency than dollars.

and the whole point of this thread is discussing how 100k is paycheck to paycheck for some areas. of course if i can get paid 100k and live in bumfukk nebraska, cool, a lot of people did that during the pandemic. but most people are going to stay within the metro area of their job tho, and those 100k jobs are in HCOL areas where 100k is a paycheck to paycheck lifestyle - paycheck to paycheck doesn't mean they live a bad life, they just aint stackin

 

[Noriega]

That’s why, even though I hate the cold weather and MAGA country

Won’t be leaving Wisconsin. I make in the 60s and live extremely comfortable

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

This beyond sad... If your able to make 100k and can't live something is seriously wrong with YOUR spending habits... I'm sorry... I can't fathom how you make 100k after taxes and still struggling...

There is truth to that but it's glass half full. Costs like student loans, child support, and health costs have nothing to do with spending habits that hurt people.

 

[AAKing23]

I feel like a success just off not being someone who lives check to check. Me, my parents and my brothers all still live together so the expenses are shared. I was able to quit my job last year and miss 9 months of paychecks and be totally fine living off savings ( although I ran through 25 percent of my savings ) and also I was able to get a 60 percent raise with another job.

As someone who already lives frugal and saves at least 50 percent of my income with no debt, kids or responsibilities, I have freedom in that.

 

[Spectre]

And that’s cool, but then you can’t afford the city

But it's the cities that pay 100k on average

It's a catch-22

You gotta work in the city to make 100k but everything in the city costs more

You could live in lower cost areas but then you'd be making less.

So u gotta figure which saves you more money in the long run

Also keep in mind, inflation has no favorites

 

[Jatigi]

100K is "comfortable" in the South. If you live in a high COL area, you basically are broke TBQH.

 

[FishNGrits]

bruh, most people are not going to sacrifice 20 hours a week commuting to possibly pocket $500-1000 more/month from rent savings. time is a more precious currency than dollars.

and the whole point of this thread is discussing how 100k is paycheck to paycheck for some areas. of course if i can get paid 100k and live in bumfukk nebraska, cool, a lot of people did that during the pandemic. but most people are going to stay within the metro area of their job tho, and those 100k jobs are in HCOL areas where 100k is a paycheck to paycheck lifestyle - paycheck to paycheck doesn't mean they live a bad life, they just aint stackin

Like my man said earlier. If you making six figures you in the top percentile in earners, absolutely no one will sympathize with you for living in a high cost of living area and scoffing when nikkas tell you the solution is to move. I think working class towns having their home prices skyrocket and getting hit with inflation is a bigger problem then nikkas getting bread that don’t want to leave the convenience of high traffic metro areas. A lot more people have long commutes than you think to save money. These nikkas in the articles just ain’t one of em