NoSnowATL
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100k in Atlanta is middle class. That’s why location is everything.Still though , 100k in NC for a family is upper middle class . Not even middle class , that’s wake forest or Cary kind of money .
100k in Atlanta is middle class. That’s why location is everything.Still though , 100k in NC for a family is upper middle class . Not even middle class , that’s wake forest or Cary kind of money .
You're also 20 and your parents aren't paying for your daycare like I am for mine. I drop 1500 a month in preschool alone.Yeah but I’m 20 so we aren’t talking about 30 years ago ! My family does fine on around 60k these days . It doesn’t even feel that tight , tbf of course I work as well and take care of whatever expenses ( school included ) related to me that I can . Been doing that since high school. 50k is different though , that was tight check to check stuff .
This!You're also 20 and your parents aren't paying for your daycare like I am for mine. I drop 1500 a month in preschool alone.
Hmm. I was poor enough to get preschool for free ! Idk what kind of lifestyles are considered comfortable to y’all which could be part of the discrepancy, don’t destroy me here but I think part of it is living larger than your budget allows . I honestly think if my family made a few better choices when we were living check to check even 50k would have been more comfortable than you would think. Something as simple as a smaller and cheaper house than the one they bought out here ,insulating the home for cheaper electric ( wake county was doing it for free at one point I recall and they still were lazy and didn’t do it !).You're also 20 and your parents aren't paying for your daycare like I am for mine. I drop 1500 a month in preschool alone.
You also aren't married yet, and when you do you are no longer in charge of the decision of level of comfort. Your wife decides that for you!Hmm. I was poor enough to get preschool for free ! Idk what kind of lifestyles are considered comfortable to y’all which could be part of the discrepancy, don’t destroy me here but I think part of it is living larger than your budget allows . I honestly think if my family made a few better choices when we were living check to check even 50k would have been more comfortable than you would think.
Shoot my woman better understand I could care less about how new the car is or pairs of shoes . All my extra money is for my kids future , our future retirement , and experiences !You also aren't married yet, and when you do you are no longer in charge of the decision of level of comfort. Your wife decides that for you!
I used to think it was a lot of money also but I realized most of that goes to Taxes so it's really not that much100k for one guy is an insane amount of money, 30k is doable for one guy. Even 25k! Avg family of 4 people , 75k is perfect .
Shoot my woman better understand I could care less about how new the car is or pairs of shoes . All my extra money is for my kids future , our future retirement , and experiences !
Yeah but it’s more than enough to live comfortably ( pay all the bills without sweating or picking which ones to pay , which ones to hold off ) , save a little in emergency funds , and live in a modest enough area . To be fair I don’t have my own family or kids yet , so I’m basing this off what I experienced growing up .I used to think it was a lot of money also but I realized most of that goes to Taxes so it's really not that much
Shoot my woman better understand I could care less about how new the car is or pairs of shoes . All my extra money is for my kids future , our future retirement , and experiences !
Most generations want more for their kids than they had... I'm sure you can get by on less, but it really depends on where you live.Yeah but it’s more than enough to live comfortably ( pay all the bills without sweating or picking which ones to pay , which ones to hold off ) , save a little in emergency funds , and live in a modest enough area . To be fair I don’t have my own family or kids yet , so I’m basing this off what I experienced growing up .
Shoot ! Man come to think of it looking back on my mom thats exactly what she does . She even recently convinced my dad that HE needs a new car . Though I’m suspicious SHE will end up with the new car while he takes he older one. All the times she has used terms like “ we NEED to” or “we HAVE too” such definitives! Why hasn’t this level of manipulation by women worldwide not been brought forth in front of an international court for war crimes !Seriously tho, She'll zero in on the kids being an Achilles Heal. Next thing you know she'll be texting you from the grocery store parking lot on a cold Jan day, or a hot July day about how the car isn't acting right. And she'll slowly lead you to think about the baby in the hot car while she waits for a tow truck... and boom, next thing you know you're worried about them stranded and you're buying a newer vehicle.
Why hasn’t this level of manipulation by women worldwide not been brought forth in front of an international court for war crimes !
It is undefeated in the history of this world. Never once has it lost.You know why...