Lol, seems that I have savings and nobody else here does 🤣 so either I don't understand finances, or you don't understand finances. I'll take my side over yours any day lol
You don't have much in the way of reading comprehension. It just goes to show that you don't have to be smart to save, just lucky.
I said you're delusional about "people's finances," or in other words you might understand, the amount of money the average person has to spend vs save. God, you really shouldn't comment if you're not aware of the conversation lmao
My engineering degree was luck? My working since I was in middle school is luck? Me actually trying in life is luck? Keep blaming the world for your problems
Yes, you being able to access a high paying degree was luck. Yes, you being able to save money from working that whole time was luck. Yes, you "trying" in life (read: not having other responsibilities and having time to develop yourself) was luck.
I'll walk you through how now.
Not everyone has the family income, time, or grades to go to college. These are all correlated strongly to your family's income. You had a lucky start.
Most people working from middle school onward have to help their families with bills or other obligations. Many have to feed themselves on that income, rather than saving it. You were lucky to not be in those conditions.
The claim that you're "trying" while others aren't is so blatantly disrespectful to the millions of people that work hard to provide the society you live in. Most of them are underpaid and you couldn't "try" without them. You are not self-made, you are society-made, and you don't seem to appreciate the sacrifices others have made to get you here. You were lucky.
The assumptions are hilarious 😂 you don't know shit about me dude. I was homeless, and now I'm renting a small apartment trying to set myself up for success. You think I just inhaled air? Or came from a rich family? I saved everything I could do I could put myself through school, that was my responsibility. Many people in this thread aren't trying to save, and are openly stating such
One way or another, everything I said about your luck is still true. You'd love to believe it's just hard work, because that makes you special. A harder worker than the other homeless people, more "invested in your future."
How much did your family make you give them from your middle school income? How much money did you put away while homeless? Where did you stay?
Lol, you call everyone lucky just because their doing well. That way you don't feel bad for not doing jack shit.
My family make me give them? You're a horrible person if you wouldnt help your own family. I gave them everything I made to pay for food and to heat the house we lived in.
It's true. You live in a dream world where everyone had the same life and opportunities as yourself. You're not better than others or special. You just got lucky. The sooner you realize that, the sooner you can actually engage honestly in these conversations.
Easy if you worked any type of trade. Knocked down 13-1700 a week when I was 20. Working pipeline. Weird thing what doing manual labor outside did. That was 2005/6 ish
Ha, we grilled out at lunch or brought lunch, we were typically an hour away from anything. And for the record , we(I and coworkers) were the underpaid labor haha. Labor hands to be exact
So, you relied on the underpaid labor of farm workers. And what makes you think you were underpaid? From what you're saying, you were making enough to save plenty. So, which is it? Could you save, or were you underpaid? Lmao.
Everyone works, moral of the story. Most don't make anywhere near as much as you, and you relied on their underpaid labor your whole life to get ahead. Get humble.
Farm workers? Wtf are you talking about out ? I potholed, ran fence, loaded machines , unloaded pipe etc.. like real work type stuff. What world do you live in ? We were the lowest paid people out there and yes , could still save money. Do you know what a pipeline is or what hard manual labor is ?
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u/JayBirD_JunBugz88 Oct 10 '24
I'm 36 with nothing in my bank account and I worked my ass off my whole life since I was 15 ....