There’s been much ballyhoo lately about cost of living and affordability in media lately (deservedly so, imo) but I’m curious how hard it is for those of us who are a little more capable than normies (we like to think).
Feel free to be somewhat vague. Not asking anyone to doxx themselves. I’ll start.
In my mid-thirties. Married, two kids. Combined income is just under 100k. We live in a low cost of living area which has helped us a lot. We were able to buy a house in ‘21 with a 15 year mortgage and it feels like we got on the last lifeboat off the Titanic. We’ve been able to build about a 200k net worth, about half of which is home equity.
Day to day expenses are getting tougher, however. We’ve never had a car payment but our older kid has started school and that has put a strain on us since he goes to a private Christian school. I’ve worked in education and I consider sending a kid to public school to be akin to child abuse.
It feels harder and harder to save and invest. Just making ends meet with two kids in this red state feels like a Herculean task. Wondering if anyone else feels the same way.
Just fine. Our washing machine just crapped out and I'm thinking of getting a Speed Queen since apparently they've barely changed their parts catalog in about 40 years, even it if WOULD be well over $1,000.....
I also keep putting off getting the parts for a PC overhaul (mobo, RAM, vid card, PSU) after a friend bought me a processor for my birthday.
I have enough free food from yesterday to last me probably until next week.
Two different buddies of mine just changed jobs and one almost doubled his income (he was also getting REALLY underpaid....). Another buddy's keepin' on keepin' on.
Still looking for a nice plot of land to make
my cabin to write a manifesto and mail packages*a nice place to go out on the weekends. Preferably some place with cell signal.*My lawyer has advised me to point out that this is a joke.