I really cannot sympathize. My father raised a family of 6 making ~$30k/yr at his peak. Yes we struggled at times. Public school. Knock off sneakers. Cheap cost cutter food and small simple meals. Crap car. Etc.
When I started working in software I made way more money right out of school than my family ever made. And I developed a lot of bad spending habits as a result. After a few years I got my head on straight. Paid off all my debt, got disciplined about saving, and cut out unnecessary expenses.
It’s not that hard to live very comfortably on 100k. But you aren’t going to be eating out all the time, driving new cars, living in a gigantic mcmansion, etc.
Edit: My youngest sibling was born in 93. 30k in 93 is like 50k today. HALF of what the people in this article are living on. Give me a break! These people don’t need a raise or a hand out, they need a realistic budget.
When I started working in software I made way more money right out of school than my family ever made. And I developed a lot of bad spending habits as a result. After a few years I got my head on straight. Paid off all my debt, got disciplined about saving, and cut out unnecessary expenses.
It’s not that hard to live very comfortably on 100k. But you aren’t going to be eating out all the time, driving new cars, living in a gigantic mcmansion, etc.
Edit: My youngest sibling was born in 93. 30k in 93 is like 50k today. HALF of what the people in this article are living on. Give me a break! These people don’t need a raise or a hand out, they need a realistic budget.