How does the average person survive in this economy? SRS

[StiffSproles]

Grocery prices thru the roof. Renting and housing prices? Don't get me started.

I make around 300k per year (not bragging, but just a perspective). I live in Boston. I live almost paycheck to paycheck. How do kids have money for family, house, eating out?

How the **** do they even survive? It's almost ****ing impossible.

[Destor]

I got what felt like a decent amount of groceries for $100 today

[Nigirth]

They want to kill us (especially the minorities). I literally just starve myself…skip meals…intermittent fasting lol. I already lost 50 lbs since last year. I feel healthier tho ngl.

[Xgamer791]

I make a cool 10 million, not bragging opie but I just thought I’d drop my income

[eddiehaskell]

my grandparents came from farming families...every meal was something centered around taters, sweet taters, yams, beans, squash, okra, cornbread, cabbage, greens, etc -- staple foods you can eat everyday and some you can grow in your backyard. my grandmaw could make a meal on monday and feed everyone on it until wednesday

[ErnieMccracken]

Bro everyone on misc is straight money MOGGIN. If you don't have a new Lambo every year, look inward.

[BigTimeOperator]

after overtime and holiday pay and I stuff I make $70K per year and live in a small town north of Houston. rent for a 1BR is $1225 with a dishwasher and I bought my own washer and dryer and have a 1 car garage. 1 floor ground unit with nobody above me.

truck payment is $500

I break even

[davik]

They want to kill us (especially the minorities). I literally just starve myself…skip meals…intermittent fasting lol. I already lost 50 lbs since last year. I feel healthier tho ngl.

watch any poor people documentary and theyre all 300 lbs at least 30% body fat.

[JT11RTR]

If you live paycheck on 300k a year, you are wasting a lot of money on chit you don't need.

[buwbs]

feels like 70% of humans are NPC controlled that can spawn money

the type of people who get big compensation payments, lost family members leaving them $$$ inheritance, lotto winners

[Nigirth]

watch any poor people documentary and theyre all 300 lbs at least 30% body fat.

That used to be the case when fast food was dirt cheap but not anymore lol…fast food prices are INSANE nowadays..even mcdonalds

[StiffSproles]

after overtime and holiday pay and I stuff I make $70K per year and live in a small town north of Houston. rent for a 1BR is $1225 with a dishwasher and I bought my own washer and dryer and have a 1 car garage. 1 floor ground unit with nobody above me.

truck payment is $500

I break even

That's insane. In a rural town too...

[StiffSproles]

If you live paycheck on 300k a year, you are wasting a lot of money on chit you don't need.

I have a minor gambling problem. But the fact remains that cost of living is waaaay too high.

[Azure84]

Dude what kind of excessive spending are you doing to live paycheck to paycheck on 300k a year?

[davik]

That used to be the case when fast food was dirt cheap but not anymore lol…fast food prices are INSANE nowadays..even mcdonalds

well until obesity rates go down, i doubt that is making a difference

[StiffSproles]

Dude what kind of excessive spending are you doing to live paycheck to paycheck on 300k a year?

A fiance with an expensive taste and a gambling problem.

[DrugsToGetBig]

youre just a moran if you are struggling to get by on 300k bro

[BigTimeOperator]

moran

[eddiehaskell]

That used to be the case when fast food was dirt cheap but not anymore lol…fast food prices are INSANE nowadays..even mcdonalds

for $2.50 at dollar tree you can get about 2500 calories with a bag of chips and a 2 liter of soda. people with not much money can pretty easily get the 3k+ calories needed to be fat

[GuineaDago585]

They live paycheck to paycheck without any hopes of ever buying a home or earning enough to support children.

But how the fuk are you struggling on $300k? Even in Boston you should be comfortable. You’re fuking up brah. Time to cut expenses or move to a lower COL area. I earn $50k and I’m making it with a little bit to spare.

[JohnCena24]

Way worse in Canada. US has a great economy , just **** healthcare system.

[N0stradamus]

Let's assume OP isn't lying about making $300K

If that's the case then obviously you have skillsets that makes you worthy of that salary, and if that's the case you should be able to negotiate a WFH position or, at most, coming into the office 2 days per week.

Then you should relocate out of Boston into a lower COL area and stack your money.

[DeadlyStriker]

It's brutal by me. My lease ends first week of december. I am moving back in with my parents. My landlord wants to raise rent, and the rent by me now is $1,700 average...and I'm not in a big city. I'm closer to small town rural IL.

Thankfully I have no debt, no car payment, or things like that so I can deal with the groceries and rent plus gas and other stuff. If I had a typical car payment of 2023 or student loans still I wouldn't be able to save a penny.

Food by me is climbing to absurd rates. Meat is almost to a point where I am just going to eat only grass fed ground beef and chuck roasts on sale. Nothing else. Quality chicken isn't even worth it.

[OliverHeldens]

I figured your average person would be completely broke and the streets of cities would be night of the living dead. Somehow people still out there pissing away money like there's no tomorrow.

I honestly have no idea where these people are still getting money from.

[OliverHeldens]

It's brutal by me. My lease ends first week of december. I am moving back in with my parents. My landlord wants to raise rent, and the rent by me now is $1,700 average...and I'm not in a big city. I'm closer to small town rural IL.

Thankfully I have no debt, no car payment, or things like that so I can deal with the groceries and rent plus gas and other stuff. If I had a typical car payment of 2023 or student loans still I wouldn't be able to save a penny.

Food by me is climbing to absurd rates. Meat is almost to a point where I am just going to eat only grass fed ground beef and chuck roasts on sale. Nothing else. Quality chicken isn't even worth it.

You gotta stop buying meat at Whole Foods. They're ripping people off.

[longfellowdeeds]

Making 300k in Boston would net you around $16k per month

if you are living paycheck to paycheck with that amount, that would make you utterly stupid. Assuming you are single, you could probably spend $4-6k per month on a decent lifestyle and invest $10K every month.

[tonsel]

Yeah I really dont get it either OP.

I make 175K GBP from my day job, and then another 120K GBP from my side hustle. Granted I pay about 45% tax, I still dont really have that much left over after a few holidays and general expenses. Rent is 3.5K GBP a month in central London.

****ed if I know how the average person gets by, its truly pissening how expensive things are.

I work in Finance and have a oxbridge degree so I feel like I am kind of exceptional but at the same time I feel like im not doing terribly well....

I dont have kids or any dependents and its still tight...

Peace out brotha.

[gmenfan40]

Making 300k in Boston would net you around $16k per month

if you are living paycheck to paycheck with that amount, that would make you utterly stupid. Assuming you are single, you could probably spend $4-6k per month on a decent lifestyle and invest $10K every month.

This. OP is a complete retard. I never understood people who live paycheck to paycheck, unless they earn less than 50k. Stop living above your means. (Super Ded fkn Srs)

[N0stradamus]

You gotta stop buying meat at Whole Foods. They're ripping people off.

These days, it's actually cheaper to get your meat source from the McDonalds app. You can buy two Big Macs or Quater Pounder for about $6. Just eat the meat with some salad and toss the buns.

Boyos should be finding it super easy to get shredded as f/ck in this inflated economy.

[WishIWasJawBrah]

Based on Instagram everybody is doing well