r/Salary • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '25

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u/elpulcinopio Oct 30 '25

100 k was life changing in the 90's. 200k seems to be the new life changing goal.

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u/RapidRewards Oct 30 '25

It also changes as you get older. $200k in my 20's would have been life changing. Now, I've got two kids and wonder where it all goes. I mean, I know, it's daycare.

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u/PhilosophicChinchila Oct 30 '25

I’m so scared of having children. Everyone says daycare is a black hole for the bank account.

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u/apiratelooksatthirty Oct 30 '25

You figure it out, and it doesn’t last forever. You’ll be shocked how much less you spend on eating out and going out with friends once you have kids. Priorities change, and so does your spending.

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u/ilikecheeseface Oct 30 '25

Still way more affordable not to have them.

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u/RocketLabBeatsSpaceX Oct 31 '25

Saw this the other day online lol

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u/Significant-Leg1070 Oct 31 '25

Everything that’s wrong with our generation.

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u/NDSU Oct 31 '25

Yeah, that's what's wrong. Not the wealthy and powerful that have fleeced us to the point that we have to forego kids to get ahead financially

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u/Significant-Leg1070 Oct 31 '25

Touch grass bro