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[Anonymous No.49349854]

I went to college. I don't even have debt. My parents are extremely well off and are supportive. I work as a Data Engineer. I make a pretty good salary for my age.
Every time I go to the grocery store recently, all of my food keeps increasing in price. It's gone up 80% at least since February.
My health insurance premium almost tripled this month from $62 to now $160 per bi-weekly paycheck. On a $70k salary I am basically living paycheck to paycheck after all of my bills are paid for as a single male living in suburban Chicago.
I am legitimately starting to panic bros. There is a knot in my stomach after going grocery shopping a bit ago and seeing the cost of everything increased again. What the fuck

[Anonymous No.49349909]

>>49349854
Welcome to hell. This is your united states of America

[Anonymous No.49349949]

>>49349854
Move cities. Look for other jobs for more income. Ask for a raise. Cut back on things you don't need.

[Anonymous No.49349958]

>>49349854
>let's help out college kids with their student loans
>that won't affect inflation

[Anonymous No.49350014]

Which suburb?

[Anonymous No.49350021]

>>49349854
>$4k a year on health insurance
>has to buy food
>somehow this adds up to ~$50k or whatever $70k is post tax in chicago

[Anonymous No.49350030]

>>49349854
>be me
>live 1 hour away from biggest major city
>nice serene suburbs
>green fields and rolling hills everywhere
>run an online business
>Make $250k in profit in 2020 thank to pandemic
>Made $400k in profit in 2021
>On pace to make $750k in profit 2022
>Profit margin keeps increasing as I scale
>cheap standard of living
>Keep socking away cash to buy the biggest dip of the century in the next 12-18 months
>not worried about a thing
City cuck wage slave get back in your cage.

[Anonymous No.49350179]

>>49350014
Palatine. It's at least a nice place to live with no crime. But it's quickly becoming as expensive as the city
>>49350021
>rent $1500/month
>uitilities $250/month
>gym $50/month
>Groceries $750/month at least
>other costs incurred eat up the rest
I don't go out to eat, I don't drink, I don't buy marijuana anymore and haven't for over a year

[Anonymous No.49350249]

>>49349854
>good salary
>70k

[Anonymous No.49350279]

>>49350179
>750/month in food
>single male
FAT

[Anonymous No.49350294]

>>49349854
>70k
>paycheck to paycheck

anon, my health insurance is 300€ per month, my rent is 700€, food price has doubled, energy prices tripled and I earn 27K net per year...
if you have to live paycheck to paycheck, what awaits me?

[Anonymous No.49350344]

>>49350279
Eating at a restaurant is 30 dollars

[Anonymous No.49350355]

>>49350249
this, I settled for an 87k offer after graduation in TN because it was a cheap state and I wanted property. I have literally never felt greater regret, I know two guys with worse grades / qualifications / etc than myself working at Meta and Citi Bank and I'm literally stacking pennies in some bullshit flyover state.

[Anonymous No.49350357]

>>49350030
Sad larp anon, hope your life gets better soon.

[Anonymous No.49350379]

>>49350179
Fatass

[Anonymous No.49350386]

>>49349854
im not even kidding when i say $85k a year is the unofficial poverty level for a college educated white male in a first or second tier US city

t. make $95k a year outside of philadelphia

[Anonymous No.49350488]

>>49349854
>its gone up 80%!!!!111!!1

You're absolutely wrong. It has not gone up that much. A data engineer that cant even afford a 1 or 2 dollar increase. Yeah that economy is the problem LOL. How about you just work harder to get a better job?