• Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    My idea of becoming rich isn’t a fancy mansion… It’s having enough for all of my essentials and having plenty left over…

    Ya know, what used to be normal?

    • GoodEye8@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      I hate that we consider that rich. Being able to have a normal home, food on table and a bit left over for rainy days shouldn’t be considered rich, it should be the baseline for everyone.

    • AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I wish I could both afford to have health insurance and afford to go to the doctor. I can’t even afford to get insurance on my car and the health insurance cost 20% of my income but has a $2,000 deductible? What the fuck?!

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      8 months ago

      I have that but it’s pretty much cost me my entire self and identity. All I do anymore is work and sleep. I don’t socialize ever and it feels sinful if I’m awake and not making a dollar of profit for the overseer.

      Somewhere there’s a middle ground, but I’ve never found it.