I'm nearing 100k and I would definitely classify it as rich. It's enough to buy luxury items whenever I feel like it without budgeting.
I thought that was about happiness/satisfaction and that the return on anything higher doesn't really make you that much happier. Yeah, that 75k certainly won't work everywhereThere was some piece that claimed 75k is "all you need," and that more than that doesn't actually make life easier or something. It's odd because 75k where I live is decent, but nothing crazy. In some middle of nowhere place, you could do quite well. San Francisco? Lolz
Definitely contributes to why it's not simple to read this information. I'm just an individual splitting rent at a condo.My wife and I pull in around 100k and while we're not exactly struggling, we still have to be very careful with expenses with two kids. Hell, I haven't been able to afford a proper vacation in over 4 years.
My wife and I pull in around 100k and while we're not exactly struggling, we still have to be very careful with expenses with two kids. Hell, I haven't been able to afford a proper vacation in over 4 years.
Even the BMR lottery has a maximum of like 75k for one person lol
My wife and I pull in around 100k and while we're not exactly struggling, we still have to be very careful with expenses with two kids. Hell, I haven't been able to afford a proper vacation in over 4 years.
Ya 100k is definitely rich when single, you should have disposable income. Raising a family and have to worry about bills? Then even with 100k you have to budget, and make sacrifices (vacation in your case).
The middle class is royally fucked.
I thought that was about happiness/satisfaction and that the return on anything higher doesn't really make you that much happier. Yeah, that 75k certainly won't work everywhere
That's the thing. These are most likely jobs, not careers. Surprised numbers aren't higher for the low pay.I'm an RN in the Central Valley in CA, make about $100k, able to save $2-2.5k a month or so after my mortgage/bills.
very thankful for my career and how much I make because idk how people make it in California on less than 50-60k tbh
Let's not forget the thread is about people who have to do all that on much less. The point of my post was not if you feel rich or not but maybe you can understand why a good chunk of the country sees you as rich. I regret bringing it up because I didn't mean to reignite the debate about if 100k is rich or not in a thread about how 44% of US workers make roughly a 5th of that.
Sounds like you work your ass off and have no free time for what you earn and what you earn isn't all that amazing. I'd take it in a heartbeat, although I wouldn't swap it for a job full of stress and no free time though.My God. I make just over $41,000 a year which, for a dude with my education, is really good in my area (median household is less than $30,000). Yes, my work-life balance is whack but this just kinda reinforces that I'll do whatever it takes, whatever kinda crazy hours, anything, to keep this gig.
Whatever horror-show this data paints about America and where we're at and what we are right now, sometimes it's good to step back and appreciate what you have.
Damn that shit is SOBERING.
My apartment came with a fridge. Is this socialism?
That's a pretty accurate description, to be perfectly honest.Sounds like you work your ass off and have no free time for what you earn and what you earn isn't all that amazing. I'd take it in a heartbeat, although I wouldn't swap it for a job full of stress and no free time though.
Dammit. My self made life was a lie.Yes. Ever since Obummer was in office we've backslid into full frontal socialism.
Yes. Ever since Obummer was in office we've backslid into full frontal socialism.
I mean, Teachers get paid like shit, and most people can't do that job, let alone want to do it.Most peoples pay is in direct relation to the service They provide. If It's a job that most people can do you aren't getting paid well in general. That's not changing ever.
There are plenty of service that provide key services that get paid like shit.Most peoples pay is in direct relation to the service They provide. If It's a job that most people can do you aren't getting paid well in general. That's not changing ever.
It's admirable you're working away for your future and maybe for a family, but I'm on a different viewpoint. I'm basically so expectant that things will not improve that I just want to enjoy what's left of my youth while I can. Getting as much bang for my buck out of life without having to work at a job I totally hate which demands too much of my free time. I earn just enough to go a good holiday or two a year and have the occasional night out but that's it. I'm never saving or drastically improving my outlook on life it seems. Hmm. I don't trust savings plans or pensions all that much anyway, and I'm in the UK so the safety net is vastly better (but at great risk from conservative politics).
Most peoples pay is in direct relation to the service They provide. If It's a job that most people can do you aren't getting paid well in general. That's not changing ever.
Being in the states, I really do envy the safety net that the UK has. I put 10% of my pay into a 401k and my employer matches my contribution.It's admirable you're working away for your future and maybe for a family, but I'm on a different viewpoint. I'm basically so expectant that things will not improve that I just want to enjoy what's left of my youth while I can. Getting as much bang for my buck out of life without having to work at a job I totally hate which demands too much of my free time. I earn just enough to go a good holiday or two a year and have the occasional night out but that's it. I'm never saving or drastically improving my outlook on life it seems. Hmm. I don't trust savings plans or pensions all that much anyway, and I'm in the UK so the safety net is vastly better (but at great risk from conservative politics).
ThIs is the status quo for Americans that Joe Biden and moderate/centrist Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to protect.
I always like the sly racism, black people are working so they have a function and shouldn't be complaining.The worshipping of unemployment rate has caused so much harm in the US. This is what happens when you use this stat as one of the report cards for how good a president is doing. These numbers were used to champion Obama as well and they are really meaningless. People need to stop giving a shit about this number.
Reagan smiling in his grave at the sheer carnage.
That US graph is straight up a representation of a heist, complete with hostages.
Low wages, anti-worker laws, and a psychopathic for-profit healthcare system is the good ol days to way too many people. And when the not wealthy parrot those same "halcyon" days where they were getting fucked but with a smile, it's basically stockholm syndrome.