i have two jobs and still can't afford everything i need. not moving out, not fixing my car, not higher rent, not 3 meals a day, definitely not having kids...

I mean, considering the retirement plan (US) intrinsically depends on future generations buying into it at a higher cost, it's been a thinly-veiled scam since the jump. 😶

so not 'making the world better' for the kids.

80%? Uh huh sure, I don't know a single person that has 2 jobs.

I'm 35 and have been poor my entire adult life yet have never even thought about a second job.

wow this is how I learn I'm doing great!

not really though. I would need a second job to actually get anywhere in life. as is, I'm really just dying slowly, skipping meals here and there, and I'm only able to exist at all because my city has public transit and some social safety nets (more than most Americans at least.) If I needed a car for employment, I'd be completely fucked.

unfortunately, I don't think I could survive a second job. I'm quite frail, and what I do already takes a lot out of me. Especially considering that any second job would probably be in the service industry and require lots of standing/lifting/moving...yeaaaa ig I'll just die.

I’m a millennial and I think by the time I reach retirement age all our pension funds will have dried up.

Thanks mom and dad.

To be very clear, this will not last much longer. We need paid training programs for construction and trade skills.

Well look at the bright side: healthcare costs are expected to rise 10% in 2027

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