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re: Americans Are Still Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:25 am to ReauxlTide222
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:25 am to ReauxlTide222
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ETA: The trips are a bit much, though. I don’t understand why every little white bitch needs to see Europe.
White women just copy other white women.
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Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:26 am to Bdiddy
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$7,000 Alaskan cruise so his family could see the ice caps, which have been melting at a rapid clip.
I hope the ship sinks
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:26 am to SuperSaint
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so his family could see the ice caps, which have been melting at a rapid clip.
Love that part injected in there. Couldn't just say they splurged on an Alaskan cruise?
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:28 am to Bdiddy
People act like eating out is some type of constitutional right, a mandate or necessity. Eating out is a relatively new thing in society, only really getting widespread after WW2.
I had grandparents that ate practically every meal at home, save for the occasional road trip where they might have bought a hamburger from sonics.
I had grandparents that ate practically every meal at home, save for the occasional road trip where they might have bought a hamburger from sonics.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:33 am to ReauxlTide222
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Why not?
It’s not like anything really matters anymore.
People outside of the mid-older Millennial generations simply cannot comprehend how shitty our lot has been, in terms of economic opportunity. We've had 2 events that have destroyed earning potential that typically come every 2nd or 3rd generation (like a 100 years event). TWO.
The 2008 crash alone was enough to lower non-economic factors like life expectancy. But then, as this generation was finally recovering and entering the apex earning portion of their career: Covid.
What's scary is the young generation (that doesn't have a name yet) may be a lost generation due to our insane Covid policies with schooling. The lost IQ and developmental delays are not fixable.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:36 am to Bdiddy
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Americans Are Still Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow
There is definitely a keeping up with the Joneses aspect to this, but it's undeniable that everyday life is infinitely more expensive than it was 4 years ago. The middle class is running out of money (by design) and are having to start using credit cards just to cover monthly expenses.
Groceries, gas, and power bills alone are responsible for a lot of this.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:38 am to msutiger
Trying to max out a 401K, Roth IRA and HSA versus a lavish vacation
I’m there on 2/3 of these! Working on the 401k.
I’m there on 2/3 of these! Working on the 401k.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:48 am to Ignignokt
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People are racking up CC debt. Currently it stands around $1.031 trillion. This is first time it's topped the $1 trillion mark.
Hammertime
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:49 am to Bdiddy
It's by design. The govt wants you in debt as much as possible so they ultimately control what you do.
Thank a democrat.
Thank a democrat.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:52 am to Bdiddy
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Josh Richner says he greatly lowered his retirement contribution to afford a cross-country trip that included a $7,000 Alaskan cruise so his family could see the ice caps, which have been melting at a rapid clip.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:58 am to Bdiddy
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First, he bought a $1,600 Taylor Swift Eras Tour t
For himself?
To a certain degree and this has been an issue way before social media, people keeping up with the Jones but I wish there was numbers on increase in emotional purchases by year.. I would bet it would start to increase in the early 2010s and then increase every year from that point.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 10:01 am to Dandaman
This is definitely true for me but I’m not blowing all of my savings or anything that drastic.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 10:04 am to ReauxlTide222
My best friend lives like this. Good job, good salary. But she spends her money living life and traveling. It helps they fly fee bc of her fiancées hub, and one day they will each inherit their parents’ homes. She says why pour it all into savings when we don’t know the future, and is fine with whatever her company places into her 401k. Maybe she’s the smart one.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 10:13 am to Ignignokt
If you wanna know how phenomenally good the Trump! years were, it’s right here in this piece of that graph.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 10:19 am to Deactived
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I hope the ship sinks
I find myself keeping up with the Jones on this.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 10:20 am to Bdiddy
Cancel young adults' credit card debt NOW!
Posted on 10/2/23 at 10:20 am to Bdiddy
Sent from vacation in Milos
My retirement contributions have been ticking away as normal, though
Posted on 10/2/23 at 10:24 am to Deactived
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I hope the ship sinks
I've said I would never go on a cruise and in June I will be going on one that will be going to Canada and Alaska. But $7000? They must have planned that bitch without even doing research on when to book what and promos, etc. Either that or he was paying for a bunch of shite he probably will not even use.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 10:25 am to Bdiddy
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First, he bought a $1,600 Taylor Swift Eras Tour ticket and then he spent $3,500 on a bachelor party trip to Ibiza, Spain.
I admit to eating out a bit too much and taking the occasional weekend hiking roadtrip, but good lord this guy is just an idiot.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 10:27 am to Bdiddy
quote:I mean how fricking stupid can you be?
The couple booked the trip only a few weeks after Lindsey, 37, quit her job to be a full-time caregiver to their 8-year-old son, who has special needs.
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