“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

  • Zerlyna
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    1138 months ago

    Gen X here and I can’t afford to contribute to my retirement. Even had to withdraw some during unemployment. I’m either working until I die or hoping assisted suicide becomes legal in 20 years.

    • @[email protected]
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      808 months ago

      Yep. Same. I do pretty good for myself and I’m more fortunate than most, but I had to borrow money from my dad recently for a series of expenses I couldn’t absorb in real time. I got the “you don’t know how to budget” sermon. It felt as fun as you’d expect

      I said fuck it and gave him a list of earnings and expenses (I’m pretty frugal) and he was like, “oh…”

    • @[email protected]
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      528 months ago

      Gen Millennial here. I can assist you on your suicide that day for a hot meal so I can at least eat on that day. Maybe someone from Gen Z can assist my suicide if I leave him my blanket then.

      • clif
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        208 months ago

        A hot meal? If you’re eating the person who just suicided then you could probably stretch those left overs out for at least a week or two.

        You might be on to something here…

    • @[email protected]
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      278 months ago

      On the bright side, 9mm is cheaper than a retirement home. Somebody’s getting a blowjob on my 60th birthday, and it ain’t gonna be me!

    • @[email protected]
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      248 months ago

      X here too, 53yo, cannot contribute to retirement. At 67 I will have to sell my house because I’ll not be able to afford taxes, insurances, power, repair, etc

      • Zerlyna
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        58 months ago

        Illegal doesn’t pay out insurance claims. Not that I can afford life insurance….