return2ozma@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoAmericans with six-figure incomes are in 'survival mode'www.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkAmericans with six-figure incomes are in 'survival mode'www.usatoday.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoBetter headline: some Americans with six-figure incomes are incompetent at managing their finances.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoMy brother makes $200K and his wife makes $100K. Somehow they are broke. It just doesn’t make the slightest bit of sense. They do Uber Eats for literally every meal but that can’t account for all the money, can it?
minus-squareFosterMolasses@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months ago They do Uber Eats for literally every meal You’d be surprised. I knew a rich girl in college who literally ordered $40+ of sushi 2-3 times a day.
minus-squarekkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months ago$120/day is still under $44k/year. That’s most of what I make, but it isn’t enough to cripple $300k/year of income on its own.
Better headline: some Americans with six-figure incomes are incompetent at managing their finances.
My brother makes $200K and his wife makes $100K. Somehow they are broke. It just doesn’t make the slightest bit of sense. They do Uber Eats for literally every meal but that can’t account for all the money, can it?
You’d be surprised.
I knew a rich girl in college who literally ordered $40+ of sushi 2-3 times a day.
$120/day is still under $44k/year. That’s most of what I make, but it isn’t enough to cripple $300k/year of income on its own.