A discussion thread where people who make 375k a year complain that they can't make ends meet.

[YeahSureRight]

61. I remember way back thinking wow if I could make $25k a year I will be doing great!

Then I saw how far $25k went with a wife, not all that far but we made it but always broke. As I slowly made more money my bills slowly increased …..rent in better place, buy a car, need suits for the job now, etc…..it still seemed like we are always broke, we had good HC and a 401k so that was taken right out but my income had doubled and it seemed like we were living pay check to pay check still.

One of the very strange things that happen is that as you make more you tend to spend more. Case in point I used to give $5 a week to the local food bank and $5 was a meal to us but others had nothing to eat so we always try to pay it forward so to speak. Now I don’t think twice about giving $50 a week to the food bank. Eventually it all becomes relative.

I am not rich nor poor but doing pretty good, better than many these days , I have worked hard and had some good luck and bad luck along the way as we all do in life.

Should one be poor mouthing it if you make over $100k per year, no you should not; even in an expensive place $100k is good money and you will not be living in the hood so to speak. You may feel broke all the time but you will not be alone.
It is human nature to want better for ourselves and family and that $25k a year salary well that is crap wages today but millions would stand on line for that kind of check and be very happy to get it.

If you make good money $100k+ and feel poor well join the club you really are not poor at all whether you realize it or not.