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re: Poll: Six-figure earners feel they’re in ‘survival mode’
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:33 am to Ingeniero
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:33 am to Ingeniero
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And this is a bulk meal cooked with Walmart ingredients, without spices, with the intention of it lasting 3 days and no one getting second servings.
And we're not including any snacks in here. And I'm not talking about pre-packaged chips/cookies/etc.
A cucumber and 1/2 lb of strawberries are gone with mine after school.
1 cucumber - $0.88
1/2lb strawberries - $2.44
After tax = $2.57 * 5 days = $12.87 added to the budget
4 gallons of Great Value 2% milk are consumed in my house each week = $17.18 added to the budget.
Just with that we're at 20% of his $150/wk budget. Now we're down to $1.14 per serving per meal.
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Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:37 am to cgrand
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it’s hysterical to me that otherwise smart people demand spending cuts for government (rightly) but ignore any inkling of austerity measures at home.
you don’t need all that shite to live well. It’s so fricking easy to live simply and happily. And it starts with the little things that add up to big things
I agree to some extent. Most people buy an immense amount of dumb disposable stuff.
On the other hand, I own a record shop and most of my friends work in the music industry or own businesses like bars or restaurants. This is All stuff no one desperately needs but things that I would argue make life actually pleasurable.
How bad will things get if 85-90% of the population only spends in depression era type austerity measures beyond health care, rent, groceries and insurance?
This post was edited on 11/18/25 at 11:34 am
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:38 am to WigSplitta22
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$300 at Walmart gets you plenty
It really doesn't. Not compared to just four or five years ago. And I'm not picking a fight with you about what you buy, but I am surprised every time I grocery shop (for two people) every weekend at how little I get from Walmart for $150.00-$200.00. The increase in groceries since Covid is nothing short of scary. And it shows no signs of abating, regardless or what the current Admin (or anyone else) says.
I'd have filled up two or three carts if I spent $300.00 on groceries pre-Covid. Now, I doubt that would fill one cart today. And I'm not talking about buying liquor, 44# bags of Dog Chow, fancy ice cream, high end meats, or whatever high ticket items you want to suggest. Basic groceries are ridiculously expensive.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:42 am to Horsemeat
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Now let's examine their spending habits, starting with the vehicles theyre driving...
As I’ve stated 100 times, the whole point is an engineer and a nurse with 2 kids shouldn’t have to drive a 2012 accord for a decade to be able to retire one day. What kind of society do you retards want to live in?
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:44 am to ragincajun03
$100,000 combined income isn’t that much. That’s 2 teacher’s salaries
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:46 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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an engineer and a nurse with 2 kids shouldn’t have to drive a 2012 accord for a decade
Especially if they purchased it in 2025
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:46 am to evil cockroach
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$100,000 combined income isn’t that much. That’s 2 teacher’s salaries
Correct. East Baton Rouge teachers start at $50k. We aren’t talking San Francisco or Manhattan
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:47 am to Mingo Was His NameO
No bro you don't get it, two people with advanced degrees are expected to alternate between big pots of porridge and rice to get by. Like Brian Kelly said, we're just spoiled if we expect more
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:48 am to 777Tiger
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I'd be willing to bet my mom(RIP,) could easily do that, I believe my wife could easily do that, people today just have a misconception of what is necessity v. what is a luxury
Ground beef and chicken thighs aren’t a fricking luxury you blabbering idiot. Somehow you come off smarter when you’re telling obvious made up stories, which is insane
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:48 am to danilo
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If you can’t feed em don’t breed em
if 100k is to poor for having kids, then less than 25% of parental age Americans should have kids
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:49 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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shouldn’t have to drive a 2012 accord for a decade to be able to retire one day.
Shouldn’t place tremendous value on a piece of metal either. I think driving 10+ year old sedan is a great idea to help retire (obviously not the primary method but it’ll help)
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:51 am to Ingeniero
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No bro you don't get it, two people with advanced degrees are expected to alternate between big pots of porridge and rice to get by. Like Brian Kelly said, we're just spoiled if we expect more
What two people with advanced degrees are only earning 100k a year combined or close to it?
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:52 am to Dire Wolf
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if 100k is to poor for having kids, then less than 25% of parental age Americans should have kids
shite. I thought it would be more. Too many SNAP EBT Medicaid motherfricks shitting out kids they can’t afford
Edit: I am talking about $100k for couple
This post was edited on 11/18/25 at 10:58 am
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:55 am to danilo
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shite. I thought it would be more. Too many SNAP EBT Medicaid motherfricks shitting out kids they can’t afford
i fall into below category, i sure as shite don't feel like i am living high on the hog. Mostly due to my income hasn't kept up with inflation while my COL has gone up due to having kids. I was lucky enough to get a house before it went nuts too
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Based on the 6.2% figure for millennial households, a rough estimate is that around 6–7% of U.S. households headed by someone roughly under 40–44 make $200K
This post was edited on 11/18/25 at 10:56 am
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:57 am to danilo
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You’re only making 20% more two decades later? Just 2% a year would be over 40% overall increase
Gone back and forth on one income a couple times. Best we ever did was $175k combined. My field is pretty much capped in that $90-100k range
Posted on 11/18/25 at 11:18 am to Dawgfanman
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What two people with advanced degrees are only earning 100k a year combined or close to it?
ALOT are “only” making around $150k
Posted on 11/18/25 at 11:21 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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ALOT are “only” making around $150k
150 is ALOT more than 100.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 11:21 am to dyslexiateechur
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Health care and car insurance are 2 of my major expenses.
For 10+ years, property insurance and health insurance has been hitting every every company and organization extremely hard too. It's eating up resources that could go to employee compensation and expansion.
The insurance crisis in Louisiana is extremely painful for the state in so many ways.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 11:23 am to ragincajun03
Well, I earned low six figures and I never felt even remotely like I was in survival mode. Decent house in the burbs, duck hunting club in Louisiana and season tics to LSU.
My cowerkers who have trouble making ends meet, typically have a family that just spends too damn much money. It simply is not necessary to get a new vehicle for everyone in the family every few years or the latest iPhone in everyone’s pocket every time a new model comes out.
My cowerkers who have trouble making ends meet, typically have a family that just spends too damn much money. It simply is not necessary to get a new vehicle for everyone in the family every few years or the latest iPhone in everyone’s pocket every time a new model comes out.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 11:25 am to Dawgfanman
Whatever boomer
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