• Wolfman86 [none/use name]
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    6 months ago

    Hopefully she’s in a country that doesn’t have private health care. But yeah, either way, the health problems that will come later on won’t be worth the money saved.

    • davel [he/him]
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      6 months ago

      https://www.businessinsider.com/millennial-works-two-full-time-jobs-sacrifices-sleep-saving-thousands-2024-5

      Lacerna, a 28-year-old part-time content creator near San Francisco, wants to save $100,000 to put toward a down payment to buy a house.

      • barrbaric [he/him]
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        6 months ago

        LOL $100k as a down payment? Aren't houses in SF like $1.5M? Might as well just accept it's not happening tbh.

        • Pentacat [he/him]
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          6 months ago

          She could get some type of assistance as a first time homebuyer and start out with a crappy rate until she’s able to refinance. Better than paying a landlord. I imagine her rent is astronomical.

      • DyingOfDeBordom [none/use name]
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        6 months ago

        Okay first I was gonna say "content creator" isn't a real job but then saw she's making $28 an hour as a fucking barista, that's wack

        • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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          6 months ago

          It's san francisco though. The cost of living there is fucking insane.

        • Tunnelvision [they/them]
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          6 months ago

          Yeah you got it. All these jobs put a huge strain on your body and although they pay more than non trade work all that extra money will eventually go to health problems you accrue over the course of your career.

            • Tunnelvision [they/them]
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              6 months ago

              No problem. I’ve been doing long hours in the trades for a while. I’ve recently had this revelation myself and started looking for work that more around the 40h mark instead of the expectation of doing overtime. Still in the trades though since that’s what I know, but when it really comes down to it the only people who remember all the overtime you did will be your children.

              • Wolfman86 [none/use name]
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                6 months ago

                the only people who remember all the over time you did will be your children.

                Very true. My dad worked a lot. It provided a great life for us. Not spoiled, but never without. Its a hard balance.