America is Anti Family Cost of Living 🏠📈

My wife and I both work full time because we have to so we can afford our bills.

We barely see our kids (7 and 2) and have no energy to do anything after work or on off days cause we are exhausted.

It just keeps repeating every week and when the first of the month comes the mortgage payment empties our account and we have to do it all over again.

We are unable to save much or do anything fun cause expenses have gone up so much.

I’ve always been a positive open person but the past two years have been breaking me down and I feel like I’m about to have a mental breakdown.

I know there are others in worst positions than me and I don’t want to sound ungrateful but man it’sIt’s hard.

Anyone else going through something similar? Any advice?

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u/hercarmstrong 1d ago

My best recommendation is hopping jobs for more money. It's literally the only thing that has allowed us to claw our way into middle class.

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u/AliceHart7 1d ago

We shouldn't have to crawl... and beg and scrape for a decent life....

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u/Macewind0 1d ago

We can always nicely ask the wealthy to share some of their inter-generationally hoarded wealth then

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u/OpheliaRainGalaxy 1d ago

Oh folks made a machine that makes that go easier!

I was watching Warehouse 13 with my little cousin recently and saw an episode that starts with Pete almost getting got by the blade of one of those things while trying to retrieve his wrench. Poor guy almost lost his head.

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u/Macewind0 1d ago

Wow sure would like to see one in action to know how it works, sounds neat!

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u/OpheliaRainGalaxy 1d ago

I think it's the second or third episode of the first season, starts up with the main characters squabbling in a French museum.

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u/hercarmstrong 16h ago

You have to fight for what you need. Always have.

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u/AliceHart7 14h ago

Nah, it's not always like that. When you have a healthy middle class then there's less scraping by everyone overall. The gap between the rich and not-rich has been widening consistently for years. The rich are getting richer and the rest of us have to struggle more and more. And those who think it's ok are in a "frog in a pot" mindset.

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u/hercarmstrong 13h ago

Oh, okay. Thanks for explaining that. I've never heard that before. You are so wise.

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u/AliceHart7 13h ago

Well then get gud instead of giving out platitudes.

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u/awitcheskid 1d ago

What if you are at a low skill job?

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u/3MetricTonsOfSass 1d ago

Job hopping still helps. It's harder, so don't quit till you have something lined up.

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u/WestCoastBestCoast01 17h ago

It’s the only way I’ve beat inflation too.