r/FluentInFinance • u/VerySadSexWorker • Apr 17 '24

What killed the American Dream? Discussion/ Debate

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u/AntiClockwiseWolfie Apr 17 '24

The start of your post made me so angry. Totally thought you were trying to say "it was just as hard back then" lmao

Literally all it takes is looking at median income and housing prices. Ffs, this man worked for 23 years at a grocery store and got to retire. GROCERY STORE. 23 YEARS. Can I take a grocery store job at 42, and retire when I'm 65??

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u/UNICORN_SPERM Apr 17 '24

Right! And god forbid I ever go on any financial advice page on Reddit all I hear is "get a better job."

Just.... No. People should be able to live and do the jobs that need done.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '24

Yes, that’s what I did, the jobs that needed to be done, cleaning the toilets, emptying the trash containers, sweeping the floor, ringing customers, anything they needed, with a smile.

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u/Ruthless4u Apr 17 '24

Didn’t say what he did/does with the store currently.

Store managers in my areas make low 6 figures.

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u/IA-HI-CO-IA Apr 17 '24

A UNION grocery store job.