nuvvu_naakina_paalem Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 https://www.reddit.com/r/poor/ 1 Quote
MACH Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 40 minutes ago, nuvvu_naakina_paalem said: https://www.reddit.com/r/poor/ My day today. This is what "just work harder" actually looks like. 5:30am - Wake up. Skip shower to save on water bill. 6:15am - Breakfast is toast and black coffee. That's it. 6:45am - Check bank account. $23 until Friday. Need $15 for gas to make it to work this week. That leaves $8 for everything else. 7:00am - Car won't start. Check engine light's been on for months but I can't afford to fix it. Try three times. Finally starts. 8:05am - Late to work because of the car. Boss doesn't care why. Just says don't let it happen again. Work 8 hours at the warehouse. No AC. It's 100+ degrees inside. Make $14/hour. My back hurts. Lunch is rice and beans I packed. Same thing I ate yesterday. And the day before. 5:00pm - Get home. Email from landlord. Rent's going up $150 next month. I already can't afford it now. 6:00pm - Dinner. More rice and beans. Do the math. Even working 60 hours a week at two jobs, I can't cover rent, utilities, gas, food, and car insurance. There's no emergency fund. There's nothing left. 8:00pm - Leave for my second job. Retail until midnight. $13/hour. Get yelled at by customers. Stand for four hours. Come home exhausted. 12:30am - Finally sit down. Check bank account again. Still $23. Nothing changed. Sleep for 5 hours. Wake up tomorrow and do it all again. I'm not lazy. I work 60+ hours a week. But the math doesn't work. Wages don't cover cost of living. And I'm tired of people acting like working harder will fix a broken system. This is my life every single day. And I'm exhausted. Upvote13KDownvote1.4KGo to comments8 2 Quote
MACH Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 I wish I had the same life as my coworkers 23 year old daughter. I don’t know why it got to me today but my coworker regularly talks about her kids and family and while she’s a cool person I can’t help but feel jealous of her daughter who is the same age as me. She goes to school full time without needing to work since her parents pay for it, she doesn’t drive or need to because her parents will drive her or pay for her, she never will have to worry about day in her life about things I worry about daily. I broke down in the work bathroom earlier because it feels like my life is in utter shambles and I can never catch a break. To hear her daughter living my dreams makes me want to shout from rooftops. I was kicked out at 18, homeless and couch surfed. Took me 5 years to complete 2 associates degrees on my own. Lost a car previously and had to bust my ass to buy a beater car that’s as old as me. Working and going to school full time with no breaks. No vacations and no trips since i have to be frugal. It just feels worthless. I’m still going to try my hardest to claw my way out of poverty by any means necessary but man to have a support system who lessens your load must feel like a godsend. Sure, i’ll be going back to university to get my bachelors but the thought of working and school full time gives me anxiety because when I did it before my mental and emotional state hit rock bottom. I’m signing myself up for a phlebotomy program in the meantime to hopefully improve my chances of finding something within my field. I wanna give up at times. Quote
pandugadu999 Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 3 hours ago, MACH said: My day today. This is what "just work harder" actually looks like. 5:30am - Wake up. Skip shower to save on water bill. 6:15am - Breakfast is toast and black coffee. That's it. 6:45am - Check bank account. $23 until Friday. Need $15 for gas to make it to work this week. That leaves $8 for everything else. 7:00am - Car won't start. Check engine light's been on for months but I can't afford to fix it. Try three times. Finally starts. 8:05am - Late to work because of the car. Boss doesn't care why. Just says don't let it happen again. Work 8 hours at the warehouse. No AC. It's 100+ degrees inside. Make $14/hour. My back hurts. Lunch is rice and beans I packed. Same thing I ate yesterday. And the day before. 5:00pm - Get home. Email from landlord. Rent's going up $150 next month. I already can't afford it now. 6:00pm - Dinner. More rice and beans. Do the math. Even working 60 hours a week at two jobs, I can't cover rent, utilities, gas, food, and car insurance. There's no emergency fund. There's nothing left. 8:00pm - Leave for my second job. Retail until midnight. $13/hour. Get yelled at by customers. Stand for four hours. Come home exhausted. 12:30am - Finally sit down. Check bank account again. Still $23. Nothing changed. Sleep for 5 hours. Wake up tomorrow and do it all again. I'm not lazy. I work 60+ hours a week. But the math doesn't work. Wages don't cover cost of living. And I'm tired of people acting like working harder will fix a broken system. This is my life every single day. And I'm exhausted. Upvote13KDownvote1.4KGo to comments8 thats just 1 phase of life…y cant he afford rent making $900/week Quote
TeluguTexas Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 1 hour ago, pandugadu999 said: thats just 1 phase of life…y cant he afford rent making $900/week He can afford basic things with that money. I feel this is a bit too much Quote
jpismahatma Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 7 hours ago, MACH said: My day today. This is what "just work harder" actually looks like. 5:30am - Wake up. Skip shower to save on water bill. 6:15am - Breakfast is toast and black coffee. That's it. 6:45am - Check bank account. $23 until Friday. Need $15 for gas to make it to work this week. That leaves $8 for everything else. 7:00am - Car won't start. Check engine light's been on for months but I can't afford to fix it. Try three times. Finally starts. 8:05am - Late to work because of the car. Boss doesn't care why. Just says don't let it happen again. Work 8 hours at the warehouse. No AC. It's 100+ degrees inside. Make $14/hour. My back hurts. Lunch is rice and beans I packed. Same thing I ate yesterday. And the day before. 5:00pm - Get home. Email from landlord. Rent's going up $150 next month. I already can't afford it now. 6:00pm - Dinner. More rice and beans. Do the math. Even working 60 hours a week at two jobs, I can't cover rent, utilities, gas, food, and car insurance. There's no emergency fund. There's nothing left. 8:00pm - Leave for my second job. Retail until midnight. $13/hour. Get yelled at by customers. Stand for four hours. Come home exhausted. 12:30am - Finally sit down. Check bank account again. Still $23. Nothing changed. Sleep for 5 hours. Wake up tomorrow and do it all again. I'm not lazy. I work 60+ hours a week. But the math doesn't work. Wages don't cover cost of living. And I'm tired of people acting like working harder will fix a broken system. This is my life every single day. And I'm exhausted. Upvote13KDownvote1.4KGo to comments8 Looks like ai generated 1 Quote
Redarya Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 11 hours ago, nuvvu_naakina_paalem said: https://www.reddit.com/r/poor/ Next time pay check tho iren stock konamanu. He can postpone rest Quote
MACH Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 8 hours ago, pandugadu999 said: thats just 1 phase of life…y cant he afford rent making $900/week 164/week, deduct taxes Quote
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