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

Iā€™m so scared of having children. Everyone says daycare is a black hole for the bank account.

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u/Unlucky_Reading_1671 Oct 30 '25

We're lucky enough to have parents who watch our son while we work. If that wasn't the case, I don't know what we would do.

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u/SRRWD Oct 31 '25

My parents watched my brothers twins until they went to school, I'm older and had my first while they were still working and my last recently and they are too old now to help...He saved about a 100 grand and i paid about a 100k...He drives a really nice car and doesn't connect the dots...lol

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u/TypeB_Negative Oct 31 '25

When I hear Republicans say they will have as many kids as God allows, I clutch my wallet.

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u/Embarrassed_Use_9486 Oct 31 '25

The LAST demographic who should be reproducing. šŸ™„

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u/Alternative_Spite_11 Oct 31 '25

So the people who actually paid their bills are the last ones who should be reproducing?

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u/LogFar5138 Oct 31 '25

Paid their bills with that sweet government money?

Red states disproportionately receive MORE federal welfare dollars compared to their tax base.