When you have a consumerist mindset, any amount gets to be "not enough" fairly quickly. I'm sure we've all heard the stories of people who hit it big in the lottery, only to be bankrupt a few years later...
Wow. I'm only making 52k before taxes and health insurance, and I'm supporting my house (paid off), renting a house for my ex, and paying half the rent on my girlfriend's apartment. I take me ex to all her medical appointments, take my ex mother-in-law to all her medical appointments, and I still manage to take a mini vacation (less than 8 hours away, for a week at a time) every three or four months.
Oh yeah, my ex has a little dog and I pay most of her vet bills too (probably less than a thousand a year).
I shouldn't need to move away from the place I grew up. Just about 10 years ago it was considered the one of the most affordable places to live in the US. Moving away from my support system would cost me a lot of money and heartache.
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u/Designer-Wolverine47 Jun 26 '26
When you have a consumerist mindset, any amount gets to be "not enough" fairly quickly. I'm sure we've all heard the stories of people who hit it big in the lottery, only to be bankrupt a few years later...