Look up "Hell's Angels" by Hunter Thompson. There's a chapter where he discusses the economics of being a biker/hippie circa 1970.
Angels could work six months as a Union stevedore and save up enough to live on the road for two years. A part time waitress could afford to support herself and her musician boyfriend.
There was a student in my elementary school class in the early 90s, whose single mother worked as a cleaning lady at the school and supported both of them with that money. They had a small apartment, a car and while she was considered poor, she always had enough clothes, school supplies etc.
My stepmom "paid her way through college bagging groceries."
College tuition now: 30,000/yr
7.25 (min wage) x 30 (never give full time because laws) x 52 (weeks in a year): 11,310/yr before taxes.
Thanks for the advice Agnes.
I'm over 30 and miserable. Don't count me out on this one.
You just want a participation trophy.
Listen they gave out a participation trophy to Jimmy Weatherford when I was in little League and that fucker never did a goddamn thing. I've suffered just as much if not more than today's youths.
I know that many under 30 would be much happier if no single person owned more than $1 billion in assets. Why don't we try that?
Good luck with that
No shit, either you're homeless and unreported or you're working a half dozen jobs to barely not be homeless while taking all the loans you can to live somewhat tolerably.
The US is going to collapse in a few years anyway, that's the only hope anyone has left anymore.
Let's see... Groceries are up about 300%. House prices are up about 250%. Rental costs are up by about 250%. Electric is up by about 150%. Cheap fast food is up by about 350%. Salaries are down by about 20%. Huh... I wonder why we're delving deeper and deeper into despair....
Should've fucking voted.
Jokes on you, I turned 30 a few months ago.
How does it feel not being miserable all the time?
Miserable. Source, almost 34
But... I'd expect THIS magazine facing a sold grasp of happiness in us working class people?
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