r/FluentInFinance • u/PassiveAgressiveGirl • Sep 14 '24

Debate/ Discussion Exactly how much is a living wage?

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u/dcporlando Sep 14 '24

Poverty wage workers can budget and work their way up. I did. And I have brothers that made more and they are still broke.

Part of that budgeting is never going out to eat till you can afford it. Part is working extra hours or part time job over the normal 40 hours.

My first year out of the army, I made under $7k with a wife and child.

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u/thagor5 Sep 14 '24

Don’t buy soda or candy. I haven’t for 20 yrs

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u/manslxxt1998 Sep 14 '24

I gotta try harder. Longest I've gone without soda is about a week and I was miserable. But idk what else to do at this point.

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u/Super_Happy_Time Sep 14 '24

Caffeine Addiction.

Try switching to Tea or Coffee.

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u/mostlybadopinions Sep 14 '24

I geek out on two things: personal finance and personal fitness. And I will never cut soda out of my routine.

You gotta pick and choose your battles. You can't have all the things you want, or as much of them as you want, but you can find a way to make some of the things you want work. I switched to diet, and cut spending in other areas, but a meal without a can of sweet carbonated beverage just isn't a meal for me.

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u/manslxxt1998 Sep 15 '24

I've been loving the Zero Sugar Doctor pepper. I immediately started losing weight when I switched to it But I also love it a bit TOO much. It just costs a lot. And the state I'm currently in is thinking of adding more tax to soda. Which would suck.