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In reply to the discussion: Typical Millennial bank statement [View all]whopis01
(3,668 posts)20. How is it clear that they are making enough money to buy insurance?
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Yea the ole entitled pull yerself up by yer bootstraps crowd bleats that all the time
Woodswalker
Oct 2021
#2
Like that one guy who said if people didn't buy smartphones they could afford healthcare
Sapient Donkey
Oct 2021
#9
I make my own Frap or Flat white or Cap or espresso. Roast my own beans too...
cayugafalls
Oct 2021
#105
It's more important to exercise self control against purchases that damage ones
jaxexpat
Oct 2021
#67
The important part here is you found a way to feel superior to everyone else.
Act_of_Reparation
Oct 2021
#127
I guess I have to conclude that this is not a typical Millennial bank statement. $8,000/month for
Martin68
Oct 2021
#117
+1, that's low !! I remember being charged 800 dollars for a e-room visit in 1994 !!!
uponit7771
Oct 2021
#15
You can also find a lot of jobs that don't pay as well for the same work.
Act_of_Reparation
Oct 2021
#92
And if you happen to be in one of those states that tax healthcare services
Farmer-Rick
Oct 2021
#14
Over $4000 per year buying coffee which is nearly the cost of paying off the student loan
MichMan
Oct 2021
#35
I don't think that's three coffees per day, unless he's also eating lunch twice per day, too.
Beartracks
Oct 2021
#113
Trust me it's not a fun lifestyle when you're doing it for 10 years because of stagnant wages.
meadowlander
Oct 2021
#85
I remember heating oil going from $ .17 a gallon to $1.10 in six months.
twodogsbarking
Oct 2021
#22
Folks, you're missing the point entirely. Some of you were breaking it down etc. etc.
ashredux
Oct 2021
#24
Excellent point, probably for two crowns without insurance. That's my supposition.
littlemissmartypants
Oct 2021
#47
Then calling it "typical" is satire? And none of the numbers in it are to be taken at face value?
Beastly Boy
Oct 2021
#34
I think the point you might be missing is that some of us know what it feels like to struggle
ecstatic
Oct 2021
#112
8k bill from doctor....pointing yet again to the horror of private money grubbing health care.
Alexander Of Assyria
Oct 2021
#28
Do you have some links with these details? I'd be very interested in learning more!!
marble falls
Oct 2021
#50
It is called debt slavery and is yet another way the billionaire parasites,
PatrickforB
Oct 2021
#88