'I’m making the most money I've ever made, and I’m still living paycheck to paycheck'

“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

  • stoly@lemmy.world
    1·
    4 months ago

    It’s that they have ALL THESE GOALS and want to do ALL THE THINGS and may genuinely make a great deal of money. It doesn’t mean that they don’t need to budget and save, though. This person is definitely out of touch with reality or was brought up wealthy.

    • cumskin_genocide@lemm.ee
      31·
      4 months ago

      I only make about 68k/year. I’m just single and live a frugal life. I only started driving at the age of 39 after I decided to splurge and buy a used Nissan with 145km on it.