Were you homeless?
Nope.
- Lived in shytty apartment in the projects (625 a month)
- Bought mostly rice, pasta, and eggs in large quantities to eat (about 200 a month)
- Made my own lunch instead of eating out. (the amount of money you waste eating out is stupid)
- Had a prepaid shytty phone (but it worked) (60 bucks a month)
If I was paid 25,000 a year I would have had a lot left over.
I don't have my tax returns but I'm pretty sure I make around 25k now (I'm on hourly, not salary). And yes, I'm doing fine. People need to stop buying shyt they don't need to impress their friends and everything will be OK. I'm making around that much now with a car and yet living
below my means (I have money left over at the end of every month which I'm saving).
If you have kids it is all a different story. But if you do, the government steps in and helps a lot when you have low salary.
People need to quit whining and take control of their lives.