You a white boy. I don’t have that same luxury
The REAL reason why people are broke and don’t have any savings for an emergency
- Thread starter BrothaZay
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I have an idea. Let’s blow all our money having fun and don’t save any of it. That’ll really show boomers
If im white, your not a fat texas faggit/net banger that chases she-men.
Buy a truck already, all them OTR meals from Love’s got your brain malfunctioning.
Tribal Outkast
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I’m thankful that o make enough now to have more than one place to put money. I was not in the position to ball out on vacations and shyt when I was younger. People be laughing and clowning folks for not going far for vacations, but they mmm people end up looking the best. You’re spending all your money just to fly to another country to stung for the gram.. You can do that here in America for cheaper lol. Have money to put to the dude and don’t do it so big for vacations.
Hit dog holla. You a white boy
IsThatBrothaMouzone?
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This.
Feel like Gen X and Boomers were into cars and clothes more while Millenials and Z will spend their free money on vacations.
Savers will save and spenders will spend. Every generation has plenty of both types. People that make more money tend to either save A LOT or they buy the nicest everything. People with less money are either really frugal looking for deals or they blow their money at tax time on a cash car and a few pairs of J's.
Saysumthinfunnymike
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Saving all your money for when you are in your 50's and 60's is dumb.
Spending all your money as soon as it enters your checking account is also fukking dumb.
Spending all your money as soon as it enters your checking account is also fukking dumb.
The Realist Perspective
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Do both. I see a lot of self defeatist attitude. Being paid a lot / having a lot of resources is desired by a lot of people, so you’re going to have to plan, strategize and compete for that.
People think they SHOULD be paid a certain amount, that’s just an unrealistic reality. Remember when someone is actually paying you, they’re taking food out of their mouth, their wife’s mouth, and children’s mouth, to do it. They’re trying to provide the absolute best for their family, just as you are. Remember that, and you’re going to have to bully, you’re going to have to fight, you’re going to have to take resources, not ask for it nicely. I don’t know why people see a big corporation and think, just a faceless soulless entity. People are behind that. And you’re a stranger to them. Imagine you donating your extra expendable income to a faceless stranger so they can have a similar or better lifestyle. You wouldn’t, because you don’t now.
People think they SHOULD be paid a certain amount, that’s just an unrealistic reality. Remember when someone is actually paying you, they’re taking food out of their mouth, their wife’s mouth, and children’s mouth, to do it. They’re trying to provide the absolute best for their family, just as you are. Remember that, and you’re going to have to bully, you’re going to have to fight, you’re going to have to take resources, not ask for it nicely. I don’t know why people see a big corporation and think, just a faceless soulless entity. People are behind that. And you’re a stranger to them. Imagine you donating your extra expendable income to a faceless stranger so they can have a similar or better lifestyle. You wouldn’t, because you don’t now.
You need a balance.
Why save all this money, when you can die tommorrow? And all that staying at home saving money for years you’ll look back & see all you did was “save”.
Not to mention inflation means your balance won’t even amount to much anymore.
So YOLO
I hear a lot of my old head comrades speak like this.. Some of these old dudes I know say they take care of their kids until 18 and say they on their own after that. So its not just retirement. It's even while dealing with leaving a legacy behind for their seeds as well. They say why leave their kids money when they going to blow it themselves...
So I guess YOLO.
Bro.. I'm about to the the same. I'll buy a building then live in it for a year, but THEN get a house. Let my investment pay for the next mortgageYeah people work there whole life to save enough to be retired at 65 and tooto enjoy the money. I am going the real estate route to generate income after retirement but I'm not putting 70% of my check in a hedge fund like some people suggest.
Yagirlcheatinonus
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People at my job making 6 figures a year with car notes and dead license plates.
Yagirlcheatinonus
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Invest in your company 401k and don’t look at it for a few years.
Gritsngravy
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I’ve been thinking maybe if I hit 60 I could maybe teach somewhere for another 20 years or so, that’s been my contingency plan, have teaching income supplement whatever I got saved up, hopefully teaching isn’t that hard to the point older people can’t teach
threattonature
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I had friends that I made 2 and 3 times what they made if not more than that. We'd go out and they'd clown on me because I wasn't trying to trade off buying rounds of shots. Instead I'd slide in a bunch of $1 and $2 mini bottles that contained as much in one as two or three of their shots. That and I was all about pre-gaming. I'd tell them they are the broke ones, they should be living like me yet they out at the clubs blowing all kinds of money.
As far as the thread I think it's a mix of people have lost the know how of living broke. Now far too many people look at luxuries as necessities. Social media in part has made people crazy trying to keep up with other's lifestyle. Combine that with just how expensive it is to live out here and that's a dangerous ass combination.