The cost of living is out of control, my wife and I never go on vacation and haven't since before the pandemic, work like dogs, and we wanted to upgrade our home to get a little more space for the kids and stop paying condo fees, but due to interest rates and high prices we could barely even buy the house we currently live in.
Cost of living is absolutely out of control and wages seem to have stagnated. How are others handling this? Everywhere I look there are fast cars, full restaurants, people just getting back from Mexico. What the fuck are all these people doing for work?!
PS: I'm in Canada. Things here I feel are much worse than the USA.
I spend money mostly on needs and very few on wants. I reduce, recycle and reuse everything I possibly can. Shop using coupons, getting items on sale, visit thrift stores, borrow items I need, etc.
I cook from scratch most of our meals. Working on planting a garden.
Vehicles are all used and aging.
The Leftist Elites could learn a thing or two from you. You could teach them what Common Sense it. Good job. You sound like most of us on here. Keeping our heads above water. The Elites would drown if it happened to them.