Are lots of people(im speaking USA for me) just retarded with money and dont/cant admit? I get kids, hard times, job loss, emergencies, etc… but solo living doesnt seem anywhere as hard as people make it out to be. Dual income with someone who also is frugal seems like a bonus. Im talking in the vein of saving money. Im excluding the housing market issue and job market for those in specific careers where growth is fucked atm.Purely to get by, in a safe place, isnt very hard, Especially if solo. I hear co-workers complain but refuse roommates, they get new cars too soon instead of functional cheap used, they got subscriptions out the ass, they fucking travel and stack shit on CC, and buy useless shit. I feel like even bringing this up is the equivalent of just flat out saying.Like my states COL has gone up 100-150% across the board. I have to move but see it as a saving opportunity. support networks generally dissolve heavily for most in 30s to 40s unless you are insanely fortunate. Marriages, kids, sick relatives, yes these are reasons to stay for some but im talking about those where that isnt the concern, where just staying for known “comfort” isnt worth it long term. Its also not just my own life im talking about, people really dont seem to want to sacrifice anything when even a little goes a long way. Food is the most basic but fucking insane one to me. How is a single person spending $100 a week on food? Mines like $80 for 2 weeks and I can go even cheaper, in a HCOL(scaled to wages, the cost went up, not wages, only those on the property ladder benefitted)Am I ignorant?
>>62236793my wife spends $300 a week on food. I tell her I'd be eating ramen in our current situation if she weren't around.
>>62236793>$100 week on foodHonestly my man, that’s literally the bare minimum you can spend. I’m assuming you’re ignorant/blind to the poison we’re being fed.
>>62236933I cook everything and wait for sales. I got 24 good eggs for $8. Bake own bread, 2 loafs, like $4 no poison. Bundle of bananas weekly, like 5$. 2 weeks of breakfast, $19
>>62236974Life is for living, not just surviving
>>62237102But im saving shitloads so I can have better living later. Its why I saved so much prior because I had tons of medical shit for 5 years and a few ER visits. I would have medical debt. Instead im not and making a move.My friends dad sacraficed a lot so he could help my friend get her first house and all he does is travel right now.
>>62236793>How is a single person spending $100 a week on food?Retards who earn $12/hour will buy a $25 doordash lunch and not realize they just gave away 2.5 hours of their life (after taxes) for a lunch they should have skipped because they are obese.
