wow.. I presume that's in the USA..wonder what the stats are here I must have a little research...Just heard on the news...64% of the population is living paycheck-to-paycheck.
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I think it did report Americans.wow.. I presume that's in the USA..wonder what the stats are here I must have a little research...
Oh,my you certainly do need a huge hug and a good break.Thankfully, my kids are doing quite well. Two of my grandkids are beginning to feel the pinch pretty dearly, but one of them lost his job. He's married but they don't have any kids, so that's good at least. His wife is still working.
Michelle and I are barely hanging in there at the moment. Michelle was talking about quitting school and going to work full-time. I don't want her to do that. She was also saying she'd get a license rather than a degree - be a pre-school teacher's aid rather than primary school teacher - but I don't want her to settle for that, either.
We'll be doing a bit better when my foster-care income starts hitting the bank, but of course a lot of that will go toward the baby; half at the very least. She's growing fast, starting on "solid" food, and she's getting interested in toys.
So I'm mulling over dipping into my savings, which is substantial, but that was for our house. So we'd have to put off buying a house. I think I'd rather do that than interrupt Michelle's career path. But maybe, considering she'll survive me by quite a few decades, maybe she should have a house that's nearly paid for with a relatively small mortgage and not many years left on it.
IDK, I'm still mulling it over.
I'll take that hug, Autumn, thank you.Oh,my you certainly do need a huge hug and a good break.
Sometimes it's hard to know what is the best to do ....a vote on it may help....for food for thought.
Many here to give that aide in the way of making it fair as for you too
After, all you do count in this all.
And yet you wonder why so many people are up and quitting their jobs and why so many employers can't find good help these days. Son owns a software biz in Ohio and he can't find good people - trust me he pays a good 6 figures, too!Just heard on the news...64% of the population is living paycheck-to-paycheck.
Hope ya'all are doing o.k. Be financially astute!![]()
The news seems to indicate people are really dumb and dissatisfied anymore thinking it would be better to tear down the economy.And yet you wonder why so many people are up and quitting their jobs and why so many employers can't find good help these days. Son owns a software biz in Ohio and he can't find good people - trust me he pays a good 6 figures, too!
And yet you wonder why so many people are up and quitting their jobs and why so many employers can't find good help these days. Son owns a software biz in Ohio and he can't find good people - trust me he pays a good 6 figures, too!
It seems to me that young people these days just think every little thing they perceive as bad needs to be held accountable, every little bit of resistance they encounter is a just cause to give up.The news seems to indicate people are really dumb and dissatisfied anymore thinking it would be better to tear down the economy.
Dinosaur is a jocular insult that I have heard on a few occasions. Back in the day, I, like many others, received my wages in cash, that's the filthy lucre that has a portrait of the queen on it. It didn't take long to learn that not all of that money was mine. There are bills to pay and if I didn't budget for them it would cause some serious grief.Has it ever been any different? My folks never had much money in the bank. And, for most of our married life, we didn't either.
One problem now is that credit is so easy to obtain that some people live beyond their means. When we bought our first color TV, I signed a 6 month contract to pay it off. Now, most people would just put it on their credit card. Then for some, the balance builds up and they go in a hole they can't get out of.
This is the article that I saw.64% of the population is living paycheck-to-paycheck.
How does anyone know that? Was it a survey? How many people were asked? By whom?
I have seen articles on the Internet exclaiming something like "85% of Americans believe in Santa Claus".... when you read the article you find only 2500 people were surveyed. Out of billions.
You couldn't be more right.. we find this here a lot... !!It seems to me that young people these days just think every little thing they perceive as bad needs to be held accountable, every little bit of resistance they encounter is a just cause to give up.
The point is Ronald, are you struggling to live month to month ?spent most of my working life living pay check to pay check, now I am retired, living from the first of the month till the first of the month.
I think it is worse then it use to be............. but honestly because many people (that i have seen) just do whatever and "charge it" on a card.The statistic that concerns me is 42% of people with six-figure incomes are living paycheck to paycheck.
Maybe it's a different world where people rely on credit instead of savings to power through the rough spots of life.![]()
I dunno AB, this article says-This is the article that I saw.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/08/as-...t-of-americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck.html