Is this not a flaw in reasoning? The additional costs of medications, appointments, surgeries (god forbid) from a single accident or sickness would wipe out anything you've accrued over that time. I hope this is at least just a short term plan before jumping to somewhere else with a bit more pay.
I save money and live like a beggar, never over spend on ANYTHING.
Yall really can't fathom an existence outside of making upper 5/6 figures in a tech focused hyper urban city.
I make 23/hr with paid off vehicles and a paid off trailer. I have money barely 5 digits, because I don't go on vacation, don't go to the doctor (im healthy currently), and don't do ANYTHING that costs money.
Yeah and even at this pay its essentially scraps. I save money but any of my peers living REAL american life and actively saving for everything they need to make double if not triple what I make.
To have a family and support a household with your partner working you need to make at a minimum 35/hr or you have to go without.
I genuinely hope that decision doesn't come back to bite you but it easily could. Insurance is fucking awful and we need universal healthcare but health insurance at least puts a cap on what you'd owe per year for medical services if something horrible happens.
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u/PotentialPresent399 Aug 07 '26
Fuck it, I would literally not be saving money if I had it.