return2ozma@lemmy.world to Personal Finance@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoSurvey: Almost 50% of Americans Consider Themselves ‘Broke’www.marketwatch.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkSurvey: Almost 50% of Americans Consider Themselves ‘Broke’www.marketwatch.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Personal Finance@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareNomecks@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoFor some that’s true, but go count the number of trailers, ATVs, watercraft and other toys that way too many people have. Same goes for cars and houses. Buy the most expensive stuff you can so you can stay ahead of your friends!
minus-squareSuperSpruce@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThe sad thing is that a nice toy is like 5% of the cost of 4 years of college tuition these days.
minus-squarecallouscomic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoMaybe get out of suburbia. There’s far more people lower than middle class just struggling to survive, and toys are a luxury.
minus-squareNomecks@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYou completely missed the point of my comments.
For some that’s true, but go count the number of trailers, ATVs, watercraft and other toys that way too many people have. Same goes for cars and houses. Buy the most expensive stuff you can so you can stay ahead of your friends!
The sad thing is that a nice toy is like 5% of the cost of 4 years of college tuition these days.
Maybe get out of suburbia. There’s far more people lower than middle class just struggling to survive, and toys are a luxury.
You completely missed the point of my comments.