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re: How can folks afford to live their lives today?
Posted on 9/11/23 at 7:55 pm to Howyouluhdat
Posted on 9/11/23 at 7:55 pm to Howyouluhdat
quote:I’m going to guess one was a/c
How and what were the expenses to be that damn high?
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 7:56 pm to TIGRLEE
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My elect bill has been almost 1500 bucks the past two months combined
How is this possible?
Posted on 9/11/23 at 7:58 pm to RB5
Work more. Used to work 9-10 hrs per day. Now 13 hours 6 days per week.
Posted on 9/11/23 at 7:59 pm to jamboybarry
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You can get very nice SUV, plenty for a family of 4, for 20 or so less. Wat?
According to Autotrader App there are 1500 or so new SUVs from 10 different manufacturers available within 50 miles of my home.
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:00 pm to Howyouluhdat
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:02 pm to RB5
Live it with love brother. Wife and I barely clear 100k with 3 kids, granted one is now grown. We don't have a lot but got each other, pay minimal bills we have to pay. Everyday is a vacation, even at work. 
Eta: Each other is a lot
Eta: Each other is a lot
This post was edited on 9/11/23 at 8:14 pm
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:02 pm to TIGRLEE
Stay at home mom is having to go back to work, the savings account was trending in the wrong direction
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:03 pm to bad93ex
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Tightening the belt, student loans kicking in have made it a little tight.
Yep.
However, I’ll say this, my wife and I have two children and aren’t making a whole lot more than we were prior to us having kids. We got married in November 2019 and were pregnant with our first by April 2020. We’ve never had more money than we have now. Kids have a funny way of making you better with money.
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:04 pm to RB5
I make a tad north of $100k and single (no kids). Live in MS. No student loans. Rental properties slowly getting paid off is gravy.
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:05 pm to RB5
40% debt to income ratio says credit cards.
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:05 pm to DiamondDog
How much are your student loan payments each month? More than $500? $1000?
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:07 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:Bottom line.
We've had a serious Want vs Need problem in this country for a long, long time now. When times get lean people have a way of figuring out the difference between the two. Some figure it out the easy way, others take the hard way.
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:08 pm to Mushroom1968
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We don't have a lot but got each other
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:08 pm to Howyouluhdat
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How is this possible?
I have co-workers that have bills like this. It’s morons on month to month variable rate plans in my experience. Not saying that’s what this person has, but that is what I’ve experienced.
These baws say they had outrageous bills during the freeze events in Texas and were bailed out by the state government for the rates skyrocketing. So they just stay with it and if the rates go insane again they believe the government will bail out any excess fees.
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:10 pm to RB5
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How can folks afford to live their lives today?
Cut expenses, I bet everyone has expenses that they could cut back.
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:11 pm to RoscoeHarper
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low COL state. We don't have an extravagant house and drive average cars and it still feels like we can't really get ahead.
Nah you are spending too much,
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:12 pm to SuperSaint
I agree with the laugh. I also basically posted a Bon Jovi song without meaning to.
I did mean my post though and each other is a lot
I did mean my post though and each other is a lot
This post was edited on 9/11/23 at 8:13 pm
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:17 pm to RB5
It's really insane. The grocery trips, electric bills, etc. We're in a place to reasonably afford things (we're older), but still trimming the fat big time.
We're also very seriously talking to our kids about considering community college for some of their work.
Both BRCC and River Parishes CC are roughly $2k for 15 hours. That's the biggest bargain on the planet right now. This is not the economic environment to go graduating with massive student loan debt.
We're also very seriously talking to our kids about considering community college for some of their work.
Both BRCC and River Parishes CC are roughly $2k for 15 hours. That's the biggest bargain on the planet right now. This is not the economic environment to go graduating with massive student loan debt.
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:19 pm to RB5
Math. Spend less or earn more.
Or say frick it and go into debt.
Or say frick it and go into debt.
Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:20 pm to WhiskeyThrottle
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I’ve found several recipes that are lower cost than others. For now, pork chops are pretty inexpensive. Bought 6 thick cut bone in pork chops for $14 at a local butcher. Just over $2 a chop. We eat protein and vegetables for dinner mostly.
Groceries are ridiculous I’d say beef ooand chicken have doubled. We make dishes that we can stretch out into multiple meals. Pork is the most affordable. Fast food is ridiculous, we’ve cut way back. How can anyone vote for this crap?
This post was edited on 9/11/23 at 8:22 pm
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