“Black men have a tendency to pigeonhole themselves into the most basic medicore type jobs and be content with just that. That mindset has to change”

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Depends. If breh just bought a property, 70k ain't shyt. If he already has a property for past 10 years+, or a good rental unit and his whip paid off, and budget his money 70k is fine, even with kids. I wouldn't be surprised if he makes money on the side though.
 

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I think he's not going into detail. When I was a security service technician, if you worked on the projects team you'd get paid more than a guy who works on the service team.

Plus we donno what type of maintenance he does, he could be a bro who cuts grass and shovels pathways.
Also- the man makes $70k, above the average for men of all races, no?
I think we need some perspective here.
 

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I knew you were going to do this. The "average" American doesn't have emergency savings and is 3 months from being on the street thanks to wages not matching COL.

70K in 2023 is not a lot. Fuçk the median. If you don't know what's really going outside of your bubble just say that.
Who said it was alot? I don’t see anyone in here saying that.
 

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My advice to brehs is enjoy your life and don't let a bunch of a$$holes that you don't even know or wouldn't even like if you did know them; make value judgments for you about you.

if you like what you are doing and you are making enough for you then God has given you a blessing. Some people strive and strive and strive and they never achieve shyt and are perpetually unhappy.
The main ones downing that man probably don't even have $1,000 liquid let alone $10,000, I have more than that in cash btw incase someone comes in and tries to call me broke:skip:.

Not to mention there are literal millionaires who are miserable 24/7 and there are countless stories of them and celebs committing suicide, and there will always be someone that makes more than the next person so to try and make money = happiness is one of the worst thing a person can do.

As long as you are content and have enough for basic necessities without having to cut things out Ex. if you have to eat ramen for a month to pay your bills then yes I would try to get a higher paying job, then otherwise you shouldn't be judged for it.
 

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I knew you were going to do this. The "average" American doesn't have emergency savings and is 3 months from being on the street thanks to wages not matching COL.

70K in 2023 is not a lot. Fuçk the median. If you don't know what's really going outside of your bubble just say that.
I know how to budget money, apparently I'm the only one who does
:lolbron:

I don't give a fukk about a "bubble", stop wasting money on useless shyt and eating fast food all the time and you can save up, too.
 

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You dapped breh saying 70K is "great and above average", and "if 70K isn't a lot you don't know how to handle money". Same sentiment.
Above average means “a lot”? It literally means better than than the typical person

A lot to me means rich, I did not say 70k is rich
 

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this is pure nonsense
Nah its closer to the truth then not. America is almost never at the top of education rankings, fewer people getting into stem fields every year. Its the main reason most stem talent is imported from other countries.

The pay to play college system takes alot of the blame. I knew people in Europe getting medical degrees for basically free.
 

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Bro we not doing this. You agree with the niqqa. I rather you just say that...
Obviously I agree with him…..I dapped him, the general consensus of the post is correct

You can also dap a post and not agree with every single word or statement as framed, I would have rather said ”if 70k isn’t enough…..”
 

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I put black to check off the diversity box. I need to not disclose. My last name is Flores so I might start checking the Latino as well.

My family being Haitian, I tell my brother to apply for any and all Latino benefit/scholarships, anything :heh:
 
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