Comments on: Gen Z Complains About Working 40-60 Hours Per Week to “Barely Afford Life”

By: Caitriona Maria

Caitriona Maria — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:03:23 +0000

In reply to Joey A. Thanks for sharing and raising awareness. It's so unfortunate that it has come to this. Praying things get better for you

By: Joey A

Joey A — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 04:01:13 +0000

I’m 41 with an active nursing license working full time in Las Vegas, and I feel exactly the same. The financial walls are closing in. My parents are aging and need assistance I can’t afford to provide myself because they didn’t plan ahead and I don’t earn enough. My car is old and will some day have a major failure. Lots of other things are just waiting to break on me, and when they do it will take a long time for me to pay them off. I’ll be in deeper debt.

I don’t even have children, no idea how families get by in this economy.

You’d think a degree like mine would allow a comfortable life, but it does not.

By: bob

bob — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:35:45 +0000

Welcome to life during adulthood. Not everyone makes a ton of excess income and are able to live the life they dream. Look at your location and your industry and see what the reality is for your chosen profession. Not every profession makes 6 figure income in the first 10 years if ever.
Childhood (and I include college) provides you security because you’re relying on someone else to take care of you. As an adult you have to take care of yourself. Rent an apartment with roommates, drive a shitty car, live as cheap as possible. That’s life, deal with it.