Are you better off than you where 2 years ago?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No amount of increase in my 401(k) is worth the sh!tshow our contry has become under this unserious, batsh!t crazy administration.

+1

[Anonymous]

No. The country seems even more divided than it was two years ago.

[Anonymous]

No. I'm paying more for groceries, energy costs, car and homeowners insurance, and health care costs. My salary has actually gone down because of rising health care costs.

On top of that, US Citizens are being killed and harassed by ICE, and as Americans, we are having less personal freedoms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m in the good part of the K. The revolution is coming though.

What does this mean?

K shaped economy.

“Experts describe the current U.S. economy as "K-shaped," a reference to the divergent fortunes of wealthier consumers compared with people lower down the ladder. The upward-slanting stroke of the "K" represents the ongoing trend of strong spending and healthy income growth among upper-income Americans.

By contrast, the letter's lower-slanting stroke points to the multiple financial strains facing low- and middle-income people, from stubborn inflation and prohibitively expensive homes to surging credit card debt and high health insurance costs”

Not a huge fan of cbs, but here is a link :

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/k-shaped-economy-low-middle-high-income-households/

[Anonymous]

No. Everyone tightening belts due to bad economy, so I’m getting less work and less pay. Food, gas, utility bills, health care more expensive. I miss places like SHEIN where I could get good stuff cheap. My favorite brands are tariffed so very expensive.
I hope things get better, but there’s only one way out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A good steak is nearly $20 a pound now — it used to be around $10. We can’t even enjoy a simple nice meal anymore. Having kids feels financially impossible, and even with a bachelor’s degree, it’s hard to get ahead. I’m not saving anything at this point.

Yes, much better off. Both kids are out of college. The stock market hovers around 50k. I’m making more money. I have no complaints.

I eat fish and chicken, not steak.

My spouse and I go out for a nice dinner once a month. By nice I mean roughly $300 plus tip. Other than that we cook or make salads. We do take out once a week.

Our 2022 grad already has $100,000 in savings that he is going to invest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A good steak is nearly $20 a pound now — it used to be around $10. We can’t even enjoy a simple nice meal anymore. Having kids feels financially impossible, and even with a bachelor’s degree, it’s hard to get ahead. I’m not saving anything at this point.

Yes, much better off. Both kids are out of college. The stock market hovers around 50k. I’m making more money. I have no complaints.

I eat fish and chicken, not steak.

My spouse and I go out for a nice dinner once a month. By nice I mean roughly $300 plus tip. Other than that we cook or make salads. We do take out once a week.

Our 2022 grad already has $100,000 in savings that he is going to invest.

Enjoy it now. Should MAGAland continue, you'll be a serf in no time.

[Anonymous]

We are better off, but only because we were in a great position to begin with. Yet even with an income of 700K, I can't bring myself to spend $45 on Costco scallops.

People earning less than six figures are struggling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A good steak is nearly $20 a pound now — it used to be around $10. We can’t even enjoy a simple nice meal anymore. Having kids feels financially impossible, and even with a bachelor’s degree, it’s hard to get ahead. I’m not saving anything at this point.

Yes, much better off. Both kids are out of college. The stock market hovers around 50k. I’m making more money. I have no complaints.

I eat fish and chicken, not steak.

My spouse and I go out for a nice dinner once a month. By nice I mean roughly $300 plus tip. Other than that we cook or make salads. We do take out once a week.

Our 2022 grad already has $100,000 in savings that he is going to invest.

Enjoy it now. Should MAGAland continue, you'll be a serf in no time.

What a defeatist attitude. Get off your computer and put some effort into bettering your situation rather than trolling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me why the stock market matters to someone who can't invest in it right now due to the scarcity of jobs....I would love to invest in it but cannot!

I wish he would STFU about the stock market already. His tariffs and general unpredictability are killing the job market!!!

The stock market is high because Trump has killed the dollar. It’s inflation, not returns.

THIS!!!
The dollar is dying and people are bleating that the stock market is rising.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I'm paying more for groceries, energy costs, car and homeowners insurance, and health care costs. My salary has actually gone down because of rising health care costs.

On top of that, US Citizens are being killed and harassed by ICE, and as Americans, we are having less personal freedoms.

All of the bolded, and I don't have a salary, but a fixed income. Sorry about your health PP. You are now paying more in health care premiums, and probably a higher deductible.

[Anonymous]

Health care costs have skyrocketed since the Affordable Care Act.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Health care costs have skyrocketed since the Affordable Care Act.

You must have a short term memory because they were skyrocketing before the ACA and rises actually slower a bit after ACA was implemented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Health care costs have skyrocketed since the Affordable Care Act.

You must have a short term memory because they were skyrocketing before the ACA and rises actually slower a bit after ACA was implemented.

DP to add and once the ACA subsidies dropped, over one million people dropped insurance so are definitively worse off than they were before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Health care costs have skyrocketed since the Affordable Care Act.

You must have a short term memory because they were skyrocketing before the ACA and rises actually slower a bit after ACA was implemented.

DP to add and once the ACA subsidies dropped, over one million people dropped insurance so are definitively worse off than they were before.

You mean the temporary subsidies.