Is anyone else struggling to make ends meet in this brutal economy?

[Finchie40]

Even though I work full time and make a decent salary , I am barely making it today with the cost of things rising , I am getting behind on bills that keep piling up , every week I get paid it disappears for I living expenses and bills that keep coming. Since
My ex and I split and she wasn’t much of a help to begin with , because she couldn’t keep a job and has a spending habit like no tomorrow , she was no help to me whatsoever, she was just another
Expense that I couldn’t afford. So now that I am single with a debt on my shoulders , it’s like I have to start all over again , I have to sell my home because I can’t afford it on my own, and I have to find a more affordable place to live. I would like to date again and find myself a a way better girl than my ex but females’ are an expense as
Well if they are t willing to be a team player , they are called females because it’s a fee 😂 why I will only date a girl that wants to work with me and not against me. 2 incomes are better than one if both people work together and not against each other like my ex did to me. So how are you making out with this shitty economy

[Purpleronnie]

I came from an extremely poor family , I’m not ashamed or embarrassed to admit that now even though my childhood was actual torment due to it being very evident to my peers that I was very much in the “have not” group.


Looking back though I’m kind of grateful , having nothing is STILL my attitude today even though I earn a fairly handsome living, o qualify every purchase with “ do I NEED this “ even though I really no longer have to. It’s exhausting at times that inner struggle to allow yourself to buy and have nice things but in these brutal economic times it’s meant no real change for me


I’ve always saved , invested and qualified / reasoned every single expenditure.

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Ever since a few months ago, NJ has become surprisingly affordable and Facebook marketplace has some amazing deals. My brother was probably able to find a job. After looking all year he's been going on a lot of interviews lately. It's like a ton of people just left outta nowhere.

[LazerBean]

I would say we are doing very decently on my husband's income, but we are also pretty frugal.

[Anonymous]

Fortunately I have a room where I preform as a Dancer

[Finchie40]

If it pays the bills , why not 😊

[Opinion Owner]

@finchie40
Some people think I am homeless

[Finchie40]

People always assume shit , just the way this judgmental world is , so just ignore them and keep your head above water , that’s all that matters

[HighValue]

I have always lived below my means and I have not tried to date in quite some time so I was able to build up some savings before things went to $#it.

I have been slowly but surely using up my savings though with how expensive things are. Luckily I build up lots of games, movies, and books for entertainment over the years so I don't need to spend much to enjoy myself on my time off. It sure would be easier with a second income, but most women are not a team in a relationship, they are often selfish and a financial burden instead of an asset.

[RingOfFire]

Best thing you can do to fix the economy is to vote Democrats out.

Florida has more people than New York and the government spends less than half as much. That's why they don't have to tax people to death. The Democrat states are robbing the people who live there.

Both parties are corrupt, but Democrats are FAR worse. They are stealing your money and drove up costs of EVERYTHING by letting 10s of millions of illegals into the country and taking your money from you to pay for them while they compete for YOUR job, YOUR housing, YOUR food, EVERYTHING.

If you want to stop the economic tsunami, vote Democrats out!

[NathanDavis]

if you are alone and on your own... you don't need a house, or a bigger house that obviously costs more

you say that you have a full time paycheck which is also decent, and a salary too, meaning it's consistent

so this usually means you're not actually struggling, you're just living above your means

[Finchie40]

Yea why I can’t wait to sell this house and downsize , so I am no longer house poor

[NathanDavis]

and it will feel great too... lol

[Spencer10]

I am hanging in there pretty well. But I try hard to live well within my means.

[molonski2]

Gee , we have similar ( for me past fortunately)
Recent 9 month trip to Australia, paying ZERO rent , Company Car , okey Salary , big back up assets

And I was skint = fact.

I gained nothing.

[BadApple69]

You won’t like this but I suggest you keep the house BUT get a second job. My entire life I’ve worked 2 and even 3 jobs. Where I am today is the results of a lot of hard work. And I feel I’m in a pretty good place. Hard work is the answer.

[Anonymous]

My financial situation is complicated. If you count just the money I'm currently making from a job? Then yeah, I'm falling behind. Though I do have a nest egg that Has been stemming the tide till better times arrive. But it's allowing me to stay out of debt so I really can't complain.

[Dargil]

I agree that keeping up is kinda hard, but this is still the best country in the world to live in. And if you don't agree with me, go buy a ticket.

[AngryCarl3]

UK here. It's a struggle but so far I'm doing okay. I even purchased some items for the food bank this week, because not everyone is doing as well as I am.

[Twodogs0525]

We're doing okay, not exactly rolling in money but definitely aren't struggling.

[exitseven]

I was worried while we had double digit inflation and my retirement account took a dive but things are going better.

[strateguy632]

Where? Things are easier now that dumb democrat party is weak.

[AngryCarl3]

How are things easier?

[jamesgoldman]

I'm making out pretty well, this economy is a boom time as everyone wants to sell

[LiamJHayden]

I'm not, but I definitely have noticed the price increases everywhere. Gasoline around here is $6.79 for 87 and over $7 for 91.

[robocop666]

inflation is due to governments printing money. high energy bills are cause of renewable energy.

[Jeff51]

We are doing okay

[beefcakebradybatson]

Ninety percent of folk !!!