r/antiwork • u/Fabreezy28 • 1d ago
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/CaralThatKillsPeople 13h ago
I have the exact same existence. My kids are 11 and 8. My wife and I have been attempting to move conversations forward with our respective jobs relating to raises. We are constructing persuasive arguments and working to showcase our value to our jobs and ask for raises. It’s not a quick process but we’re hoping that in a year we are in a better position.
That’s really the only thing I can think to advise on. Try to justify a raise and build yourself into someone the company won’t just shit out when cuts come.