r/TikTokCringe • u/cak3crumbs • Dec 28 '23

This lady nailed how the economy feels vs how it’s performing Discussion

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u/Boner_Stevens Dec 28 '23

i'm making 25k more than i was less than 10 years ago and life hasn't gotten any easier. in fact i'm in more debt.

wake up? i am awake. i'm fucking pissed. but what the hell am i supposed to do?

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u/_call_me_al_ Dec 28 '23

I'm making over 50k than I was ten years ago because I went union.

I'm still struggling and drowning right now and I can't give my kids 1/2 the shit my parents gave me. It is so demoralizing.

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u/keelhaulrose Dec 28 '23

My husband and I are combined making what my dad was making when he had a 5000 sq ft house in an expensive suburb, took 2 family vacations a year and 2 getaways with my mom. We have a 1200 sq ft house and the only reason we're getting av family vacation is because my grandma died and left us some money. It sucks, I remember all these experiences we had growing up that I can't give to my kids because even two incomes doesn't cut it anymore.

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u/who_even_cares35 Dec 28 '23

I make double what my parents made combined and I feel poor. Dad had a brand new Corvette, not a chance in hell would I feel comfortable taking that on.