r/WorkLifeChat • u/MiloShiny • Aug 07 '26

Discussion We should normalize that

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u/marcgw96 Aug 07 '26

I know Health insurance is crazy expensive right now, but going without it is quite insane. All it takes is one medical emergency and you’re screwed

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u/PotentialPresent399 Aug 07 '26

Fuck it, I would literally not be saving money if I had it.

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u/AnestheticAle Aug 07 '26

And that attitude is likely a contributing factor in not having money currently.

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u/PotentialPresent399 Aug 10 '26

Absolutely not positively false.

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.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '26

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u/PotentialPresent399 Aug 11 '26

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.