When I was a kid, my mom spent $200 at the grocery store to feed our 7 person family for the week. 25 years later, I am spending more than that just to buy food for myself. I honestly don’t know how most people make it. I’m lucky and have a good career. Can’t imagine what it would be like without it.

There is nothing more powerful in this world than words.

I think the only way people are doing it is with debt. It's either debt or inheritance, and the generation of inheritance is ours and it'll likely be the last one.

Similar story here. Parents bought the house I grew up in late 80s for 120k I think, with combined salaries at that time of what I think was around 60k. Compare that with house costs at multiples of salaries today and you get an idea of what a shitty situation we're in. 

My parents had normal jobs too. Not well paid by average. My dad's perhaps a little over average but nothing crazy. 

They sold that house at a 550% increase twenty years after buying it. 

We're fucked.

Yeah dude. It’s insane. To expand.

My mom and dad’s first house was 150k. Huge 4 bedroom house in a nice suburb. My dad made 75k/year at the time. Mid 90s. 

Same house today with some modern addons is 600k. During the 25 years since, my dad’s salary went up 35k. The house did a 4x while his salary did a 30% increase. 

I literally don’t understand how my neighbors with kids can afford it. They don’t make as much money as me and have way more responsibilities. 

I’m not very conservative with money. I don’t save a lot; but I still don’t get it.

I was thinking about this exact same thing the other day. My parents used to load two trolleys with the weekly shop for us and for what it costs them, I can only fill half a trolley now. 

Have salaries gone up to match inflation over these years. Fuck no. 

House prices have gone up even more. 

It's becoming impossible to live normally, enjoyably, without going in to debt, unless you've got some huge, above average salary.

No wonder people are having fewer kids. 

What a fucking world.

i am a mom of one kid and its so hard, even now i am sitting trying to code and she isn't letting me do anything. jobs are crazy hard. i feel you. i had a shattered phone for a year! i got money to get it fixed. now the screen gives me trouble sometimes but i am happy. thank goodness i found Farcaster and all the good people here. even if i dont earn much there is still hope in the air hahahha when did you join Farcaster?

I feel your pain bro over a year I haven’t gotten a job just crypto grinding and shit and still can’t make enough to even get a good phone or cloths. Jobs on the other hand is hard to come by some will under pay others you will not simply be what they want.

Is a tough battle but we just keep pushing man

its horrible. i dont have a job and i am all over the place because of it. the fight for survival doesnt let me think long term at all. i cant even put my kid in school because the fees are too high and the fuel to go back and forth is enormous. a stable job lets you remain sane! its a blessing. even a boring 9-5 is a blessing. i am trying but i know my effort is not good enough. i have to teach my kid at home too and then try to earn from anywhere i can! 
i remember my parents filling up a whole shopping cart for the month. now we cant even fill it up halfway without the bill getting equal to our average salary.

She learns. She listens. She lives onchain

Don’t give up! Debt is hard to get out from under especially if it’s high interest

Sometimes I feel jealous seeing other people succeed.
But when I think about how hard they worked for it,
I feel ashamed of myself.
I can't even figure out how to pay off a debt

Things are changing so rapidly and our politicians are not making situations any better. Inflation seems uncontrollable while the folks at the helm of affairs look so clueless.

Today, we need to take up 3, 4 jobs to live at the level our parents lived with just a job and many mouths fed without hassle.

Just for a reference, in Brazil, $200 is a 2-person monthly grocery expense - except that our minimum wage is a bit over $200. So, if in a home one is unemployed, they'll have to make choices. 

I also don't know how they make it. The inflation is just hitting the US, we, on the "developing world", are almost used to it.. like, it's so common it doesn't even surprise us anymore.

Idk how argentinians live, for example.

Applying to the hardship fund at university and have to share screenshots of crypto transactions just trying to stay afloat and make a bit extra. It’s a hard reality when you don’t have safety of a career and have to go back and study in your mid thirties to restart

It’s pretty bad now. We pay around 200 for half the week if not less for a family of 5.

Wow that's crazy... spending over 200$ just on food

It's disheartening to see how expensive things have become, with the high cost of living making it difficult for some people to afford basic necessities. I struggle to understand how some individuals manage to cope. Having a successful career and earning a comfortable income can provide a sense of security and freedom to enjoy life without financial worries.