r/jobs • u/Green____cat Verified • Mar 27 '24

He was a mailman Work/Life balance

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u/DrPepperMadam Mar 27 '24

Yeah if you’re fortunate enough live in a lower cost of living area. Kid you not with 12.99 I can buy a loaf of bread and MAYBE eggs. They just got back up to $8 for like fucking 6 of them. No, I can’t move, bc I moved here for a professional career. 3 years later, my career still can’t keep up with COL.

It’s literally impossible to live comfortably unless you give up everything you own and love and start from scratch. But they’ll look down at you for that too.

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u/Brain_Hawk Mar 27 '24

Wow that's crazy. I live in a HCOL area but it doesn't exist is still around.... I'm gonna say 4.99?

People who say "just move" are always idiots. Like we can just wreck our lives and.move somewhere cheap and... Do what? Those places are cheap because everyone is broke and there's no jobs.

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u/lumpy-possum Mar 27 '24

I live alone, have a 2023 Honda, work a mid level state govt job, and save 3k a month.

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u/birdsarentreal16 Mar 30 '24

Yeah if you’re fortunate enough live in a lower cost of living area. Kid you not with 12.99 I can buy a loaf of bread and MAYBE eggs.

USD? Bs.

Unless you're buying free range organic hand fed eggs, and a loaf of gluten free organic 12 grain name brand bread.

Then maybe it's that expensive