(04-17-2024, 12:07 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(04-17-2024, 11:25 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Groceries are 40% more than they were 3 years ago, so ~$100 per week or $400 a month
Interest rates are up driving increases in car payments and car insurance, so that's another $500 to $700 per month
Gas is $3.70 a gallon here today, so $150 a month fro 3 fill ups
Cell Phones are pretty much a necessity in our culture as is home internet, so another $100 a month. Most employers are not covering these expenses anymore since we moved to a WFH environment.
Personal insurance like renter's insurance is up, so another $40 a month

And if you think they only withhold $100 a pay period for taxes then you haven't looked a a pay stub lately. He also likely puts something into a retirement account as well, so that's cash he doesn't have.

That you talk down to people who don't want to work full time to live a shut in existence living on paper noodles is the problem with our society. A full time worker shouldn't have to "live above your means" to have a decent life.

Let them eat cake.