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   kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Dec-2023 17:26:56 JST kaia
   during Reagan's presidency, if someone was a millionaire, they were extremely rich. if you are a millionaire today, you own a house :blobcatgooglyshrug:
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     Antti Metsänkylä (antmetsa@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Dec-2023 20:21:31 JST Antti Metsänkylä

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     @kaia

     ...or buy Twitter and ruin it.

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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Dec-2023 23:53:21 JST kaia

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     @chrislw big oof :revblobfoxpatneutral:
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     Chris L-W👻🚫 (chrislw@podcastindex.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Dec-2023 23:53:23 JST Chris L-W👻🚫

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     @kaia I recently did a quick look at my finances.

     I won't provide my gross, but after taxes, 401k, and insurance, I have take-home of just around $55k.

     After alimony/child support I have around $33k left

     After rent - Around $18k

     So, 18k to pay for food, car insurance, cell phone, internet, electricity, and save up for things like emergency car repairs, a better living situation, or a new (used) car.

     And I wonder why I can't get ahead.

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     Chris L-W👻🚫 (chrislw@podcastindex.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Dec-2023 23:57:10 JST Chris L-W👻🚫

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     @kaia Granted, I also have a hard time with impulse control, so sometimes I buy things I probably shouldn't.

     But if you only have $1500 a month across all of your major expense categories, even if I bought no movies, no books, no sound effect CDs, or anything else for myself, after food and everything, I can maybe put away $500 a month, and then I have annual expenses that come up every so often.

     So... Yeah...

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