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Originally Posted by Willravel
There are plenty of jobs... but more and more of them are low income. I could get any one of a million jobs if I only had a high school diploma and maybe some college, but could I get one that pays enough for me to not live paycheck to paycheck?
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that's a bunch of crap. paycheck to paycheck? A good portion of America lives paycheck to paycheck and they don't make minimum wage. Living paycheck to paycheck is a lifestyle that is not sustainable. They live above their means. All the disposable income is eaten up by living larger than they should, but that is a choice. Every time they got a raise or a promotion they increased their lifestyle. I drive a Neon not for any other reason than practicality of lifestyle. It doesn't make sense to own a depreciating asset that sits most of the week/month. In the same time I have owned the car some of my very good friends have bought and sold at least 3 vehicles.
Again, I'll point to the masses of immigrants who remit BILLIONS of dollars back to their homeland as an example to those that seemt to eek out some savings.
I have no college degree, I work in corporate job with good salary because I worked harder than the next guy. I've also lost jobs and promotions because someone worked harder than me, that may mean they completed college and have a degree, or even just technical certifications. It's a competitive job market, if I want to continue to survive in it. I have to be better than the next guy. If I don't or am not, I will lose my next opportunity to someone better than me.
Given a Shovel, Americans Dig Deeper Into Debt
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - My husband and I made $110,000 last year, but we still live paycheck to paycheck. How can we stop doing that?
Ask the Expert: Living paycheck to paycheck - Mar. 12, 2004
gee, how come they aren't ahead yet they are making 6 figure salaries????
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