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.
Suggestion: Pay NO attention to how others live their lives. Always remember that people displayed no common sense or critical thinking during Covid, so they probably live the rest of their lives the same way.
Control you. Focus on your family. Make wise decisions.
I used to have a lucrative contract wiring mobile homes. I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how I make 100k a year and these people are driving home brand new Escalades and Mustangs to sit on their brand new couch in front of their 80 inch TV...
Oh yeah,I don't have any debt and they're using one credit card to pay off another. It's a facade or they're dealing drugs.