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Anonymous Coward User ID: 23684136 United States 08/23/2016 03:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just finished college in the Los Angeles area. 30k in debt. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71567948 No job. Been looking since July. There are literally only 1 or 2 jobs per county. I'm fucked Hey man, be positive, having a degree, thats a huge accomplishment in its self, I'm gonna be in 30k debt also, done with school in about a year, What your degree in if you don't mind me asking? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 46851432 United States 08/23/2016 03:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | For Christ's sake, you idiots worry about the end of the world all day, so much that you dont even really live. Find a girl start a family. Get a good job or better yet learn a trade open a bussiness be your own boss. When the endcomes you wont be able to do anything about it. Smoke weed at night hang with your family and try to be happy! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 23684136 United States 08/23/2016 03:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | For Christ's sake, you idiots worry about the end of the world all day, so much that you dont even really live. Find a girl start a family. Get a good job or better yet learn a trade open a bussiness be your own boss. When the endcomes you wont be able to do anything about it. Smoke weed at night hang with your family and try to be happy! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 46851432 Lol, I like this straight talk...goodstuff! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 54080627 France 08/23/2016 03:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have a 32 y/o, married with no kids, son that is a geologist. Has lost 2 jobs in 6 years due to oil related cutbacks and currently out of a job trying to figure out how to keep paying his house note. Quoting: Cocoon He keeps asking what can I do to prevent this happening again once I finally get hired again. I don't know what to tell him. Thats rough, especially with the current oil bust, I live in West Texas, and working in the oil fields was good money, didn't need a degree, just being a hard worker and reliable...but a lot of people got laid off when oil started dropping fast...and everyone that was under the impression this gig would last 20 years of oil boom euphoria in the US quickly realized that wasn't the case once the mass lay offs happened with these oil companies cutting drastically back on drilling...thats gotta be rough for your son, good paying job and then all the sudden you don't have that income coming in. Unfortunatley that seems to be a the cycle with the oil business, goes through 5 to 7 years booms, then OPEC decides (Saudi Arabia) it wants to control the market share so it tried to Kill American Oil, but also fucked themselves in the process. and drink polluted wayer |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71573930 United States 08/23/2016 03:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 32, just bought a house mortgage is 100k, 40k a year one year out from school, 20k school debt to go. If I'm perfectly honest, I have nowhere to go but up. My expenses are tiny compared to my income even with the mortgage, and my earning potential will only go up. I still feel like the wheels are going to come off shortly and it's all going to go tits up leaving me screwed through circumstances beyond my control but almost entirely at my (and you, and yours, and others like us) expense. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71688319 United States 08/23/2016 03:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I live in So Cal and have a marketing job in the action sports industry. It's a job that a lot of people would love to have. I make 50k a year and my wife is a teacher and makes around the same. I have a 1 1/2 year old and another on the way. We still live paycheck to paycheck and have almost no savings. CA is so damn expensive. My wife called me at work about 30 minutes ago crying because our health insurance just got cancelled and we have to skip our ultrasound. We are on Obamacare and missed 1 payment and now they want us to pay back all the subsidies before they will reenlist us. It's over $1000. Just feel beat down by all the bs that goes with living in CA. I don't think I will ever be able to afford a house here. We want to get out but I don't know what I would do for work or how we could afford the move. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71581634 Finland 08/23/2016 03:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | resenting their parents for not raising them more prudently and teaching them how to make enough money to live on their own. 30s, married, doing okay, figured out a lot of things on my own and I still resent that my parents only seemed to care about educating me on what football teams were playing each other and who was divorcing and cheating on who in the church. Seriously, that's all they talked about. Nothing about finances, education, life beyond the home, anything like that. So as for moving out on my own, I honestly think they were trying to make sure my siblings and I were going to stay close by, either in the house or nearby. I live very far away now and I can sense the bitterness every time I visit. Love my parents, but I can't help but wonder what my life would be like right now had those formative years been spent on worthwhile lessons. Sometimes there's more to being a good parent than just love and shelter. If you bring someone into the world, you need to know that they're going to leave the nest at some point. How do you prepare them for that? I don't think many parents think about these things. It's basically, hey, let's have a kid, they'll be adorable; hey, they're bigger now, I can finally share my hobbies; hey, they're teenagers, surely their friends and teachers can guide them; hey, now they're adults, why are they still here? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70771910 United States 08/23/2016 03:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just turned 30, moved out last November, work from home, and also do side job work as a carpenter, also mowing lawns in the summer for some extra spending money to support my habits: guitars, guns, ganja, books, and beer. No significant other, can't stand what the majority of women have degenerated into, and no, I don't get hard-ons over anti-women threads though some of them hold grains of truth. I love females but almost impossible to find one that is even close to my wavelength, and got over the bar scene at 22. I moved to a great location about a 1/4 mile into the woods. I have horses for neighbors, and nothing but woods surrounding me, and I share the 3 bedroom rancher with my uncle whom was recently divorced and asked to move in. I am 100% debt free, which is the greatest feeling the world, for me anyway. I say this because I know many friends who are above their neck in student loans, car payments, etc.. Living moment to moment, day by day, world is corrupt beyond repair. This year, I will be taking my plant growing operations to a new level, as an organic gardener. Slowly but surely becoming as self-sufficient as possible. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72792232 United States 08/23/2016 03:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 31, in OKC working as facilities guy at biotech manufacturer. $27 an hour with benefits. Father and husband. Home and cars paid.Doesn't get any better with only an associates degree. if I can drop the hour long commute and keep the pay I would be happy for a long time. Like the rest of you though, I'm patiently waiting for the big reset. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4843474 "patiently waiting for the big reset"? You sound as if you are longing for it. Be very careful what you wish for. What you have now is FAR better than what awaited you during the big "reset". |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72104207 United States 08/23/2016 03:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here's what I do with my spare time. Sign up on udemy.com email list. Every month or so they knock 50% off their video classes. Right now I got in on a full video class taught by Tim Warner for $15. And I just passed Comptia exam 220-901 with a high score. Now I'm studying for the 902 exam to get my certification. And I'll keep going from there.... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 72025437 United States 08/23/2016 03:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | One is indigent; Sometimes one contemplates on gaining more fiat currency, but then one would have to join(be taxed) obamacare. Would like to go back and finish my degree, but currently in 'default' status. Would pay the bank, but we bailed them out for like 17 trillion and they can't bail on out on a measly 13k?! So just out of principle, one doesn't pay. Then again, my tax return goes straight to them. So, I'm sort of paying them off? If Trump gets rid of Department of Education, one might be free! One just does their best to play this system with minimal effort. Work smart, not hard. Although, sometimes one would like to go back into construction/labor type field just for the workout. So in short, one is just drifting along waiting for death to become brave and face me. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 70038917 United States 08/23/2016 04:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | sorry posting from a throw away... Quoting: THEGHOST 72236466 I am 33.. Currently trying to strategize for the future. I am pretty sure shits going to topple over in my life time, and probably in the near future. wether is be social unrest/martial law Collapse of the Currency worldwide or even some natural or un natural disaster like yellowstone blowing or ww3 nuclear war. lots of doom and gloom.. on the other hand I am also hopeful for new energies, and hopefully people on the right side of history who allow the use of life saving medications and what not.. but for the time being I would rather prepare for the worst and hope for the best. I have never done stock market stuff.. I just dont trust it, and Im pretty sure we will see it take a dump before the elections. I guess Im trying to figure out what people around my age are doing.. where am I at compared to my generation. Right now I own a house in mountain area with fresh water source, but I dont live there. Its a "vacation" home or safe place. I got an insanely good deal on it and I instantly Gained over 100k in equity (it was a short sale And i got really lucky) I have many many firearms, alot of ammo, 3 years supply food, I chose to invest in these things years ago for fear of the future. Heres where some people might think im lame but i dont care. i grew up with an amazing family. I am very close to my parents.. The house I was born in is still the house im in today. Yes.. I live at home. (even though I own a home elsewhere and can buy another now) I also have an apartment that I use to crash it when Im working (I work an hour from home), however I am giving that place up. now, Why do I live at home? am I weird? No, Well Yes, but NO The house is BIG. its an amazing home. My dad built it, it has a big yard. and its in a very nice, quiet, safe area. My parents are still paying a mortgage on it, it should have been paid off but they pulled money out for a business move that went bad, so now they are stuck in their mid 60s with a mortgage. I am helping them out with that, and I would LOVE to live here forever. I figure I would never in my life be able to afford a home like this, So I might as well just stay and eventually title it over to myself. Also, My parents are super cool, and I love having people around. My girlfriend also lives with me. so guys I dont know why im writing this, Im just wondering what others like me are doing with their lives. We live in a strange world and 30 years ago, when our parents were our age things were different. Interesting Op, everyone has a different journey in life, some will probably tell you to grow up, and live on your own and what not. But in all honesty, the state of the economy, its more common to see parents and their kids still living under one roof...I know it not ideal, for everyone...maybe some yes, but this is the world we live in right now. I'm 31, definitely procrastinated with college, got my Associates in 2011, and will have my Bachelors in about a year. Currently, living with Mom and Dad...but plan to move out once I finish school. I work in the restaurant industry as a server, good part-time job while I go to school full-time. If you asked me 10 years ago where I see myself in 10 years, could I envision myself, 31 still going to college and living with the Parentals, I'd would say 'Hell No"...but this is where I'm at in life, but God has been good to me...I'm a late bloomer as far as a college education goes, but its never to late to go back to school. Do I wish I got my shit together a lot sooner, absolutely. So by the time I'm 32 the game plan is having my degree and moving forward in life...God willing. Yes, agreed! I am currently 31 about to be 32 in April and working on only getting into a Business School (MBA). It is insane out there- but it is about strategy, planning, and execution. Keep on going. It is just you against you. You are the competition to yourself. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71976644 United States 08/23/2016 04:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My situation isn't "normal" but it's not bad. 28 and married, we have 1 kid. We are living with family, my dad and brother + his family. It's a large home. Most of us work, dad's retired. I'm starting a much better job next month that I'm really excited about. I'm hoping health insurance doesn't fuck us over next enrollment period. My health isn't great but I'm doing so much better. Dad's doing better too. My husband has been working on the other side of country doing contract jobs. He's coming back in a week he's got something lined up here. And school starts soon too and I'm gonna cry when I drop him off because my baby is growing up too fast. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1335658 United States 08/23/2016 04:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 31, in OKC working as facilities guy at biotech manufacturer. $27 an hour with benefits. Father and husband. Home and cars paid.Doesn't get any better with only an associates degree. if I can drop the hour long commute and keep the pay I would be happy for a long time. Like the rest of you though, I'm patiently waiting for the big reset. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4843474 "patiently waiting for the big reset"? You sound as if you are longing for it. Be very careful what you wish for. What you have now is FAR better than what awaited you during the big "reset". I totally do because deep down inside I'm a sociopath and will take great pleasure in physically removing all of the degenerant scum from the face of the planet. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71417023 United States 08/23/2016 04:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Combined we make about 95k a year and somehow still have a small savings. I want out of military but can't afford it. Really the sad thing is if my wife got fired or quit we would actually be "better off" living off the system like the other lazy americans. She would only want to do that to better our son's life, as we both leave at 7am and we all don't get home until 6pm eat dinner together, go over his day and homework together and then get ready for the next day. Time is flying and I can't help but think there has to be a better way. But it is not in our nature to be lazy so we just keep pressing on and time just keeps slipping away. We have so much to be thankful for, and have worked so hard to get to where we are, but time is FLYING and the economy is scary. Our son has gone from special ed pull out classes to a's and b's last year, but it took both of our ENDLESS hard work to get him there. But like I said a lot to be thankful for, but ready for something to break loose. Feeling like a slave to the system sucks. And there goes trying to keep a low profile on GLP as I have for the last 10 years. SHIT! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70038917 United States 08/23/2016 04:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | For Christ's sake, you idiots worry about the end of the world all day, so much that you dont even really live. Find a girl start a family. Get a good job or better yet learn a trade open a bussiness be your own boss. When the endcomes you wont be able to do anything about it. Smoke weed at night hang with your family and try to be happy! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 46851432 EXACTLY!!!! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70038917 United States 08/23/2016 04:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm 32. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71688319 I live in So Cal and have a marketing job in the action sports industry. It's a job that a lot of people would love to have. I make 50k a year and my wife is a teacher and makes around the same. I have a 1 1/2 year old and another on the way. We still live paycheck to paycheck and have almost no savings. CA is so damn expensive. My wife called me at work about 30 minutes ago crying because our health insurance just got cancelled and we have to skip our ultrasound. We are on Obamacare and missed 1 payment and now they want us to pay back all the subsidies before they will reenlist us. It's over $1000. Just feel beat down by all the bs that goes with living in CA. I don't think I will ever be able to afford a house here. We want to get out but I don't know what I would do for work or how we could afford the move. I am sorry! I am 31 and getting married. We make around that same amount and we are planning to have kids. I also live in California....Keep your head up! Hope it gets better!! Perhaps you can get a second job? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 72845455 United States 08/23/2016 04:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Most of this age group you are inquiring about probably still living at home, Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70521904 resenting their parents for not raising them more prudently and teaching them how to make enough money to live on their own. The parents,in turn, resent their grown children for crowding their house in their twilight years. Everybody hate everybody and its crowded and miserable and a lifetime of envy and resentments plays out endlessly while bankers bank, builders build new shit houses or apartments and stores with mark up prices in the slumburbs of America. You sound like a douche |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 67511409 United States 08/23/2016 04:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I say "kids" because one is a girl, and one is a girl who is "trans". Between 60-75k a year, same job since getting out of the Army in 2006 Haven't had sex since April. No friends, not even one. New apartment, eating a lot of spaghetti. No drinking, no drugs. Recently started fighting with the ex wife, again. Life is great. Best tip I can give, NEVER GET MARRIED. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72845455 United States 08/23/2016 04:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm 32. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71688319 I live in So Cal and have a marketing job in the action sports industry. It's a job that a lot of people would love to have. I make 50k a year and my wife is a teacher and makes around the same. I have a 1 1/2 year old and another on the way. We still live paycheck to paycheck and have almost no savings. CA is so damn expensive. My wife called me at work about 30 minutes ago crying because our health insurance just got cancelled and we have to skip our ultrasound. We are on Obamacare and missed 1 payment and now they want us to pay back all the subsidies before they will reenlist us. It's over $1000. Just feel beat down by all the bs that goes with living in CA. I don't think I will ever be able to afford a house here. We want to get out but I don't know what I would do for work or how we could afford the move. You make $100,000 a year and have no mortgage and live paycheck to paycheck? Bro your biggest problem is money management......not CA expenses |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70038917 United States 08/23/2016 04:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 29 here. Got married to my g/f of 7 years last year, have a 10 year old step son I've been raising as my own since he was 3. Moved back to FL from VT for many reasons: No work in VT, my parents live in FL, and my father who started a small business on his on 13 years ago needed some help. Bought a townhome this year through a VA loan, I have 7 years in the Air National Guard, and insurance for my family through the ANG. My plan was to do the 6 years and get out, but Obamacare has changed that as we could not afford $1000 a month for health insurance with horrible coverage and high deductible. Have about 1 month of all bills and food in savings in case somehow we both lose our jobs. My job is secure as I am basically running our micro-company (me my father and 2 workers), but if the economy goes our business would be cut sharply. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71417023 Combined we make about 95k a year and somehow still have a small savings. I want out of military but can't afford it. Really the sad thing is if my wife got fired or quit we would actually be "better off" living off the system like the other lazy americans. She would only want to do that to better our son's life, as we both leave at 7am and we all don't get home until 6pm eat dinner together, go over his day and homework together and then get ready for the next day. Time is flying and I can't help but think there has to be a better way. But it is not in our nature to be lazy so we just keep pressing on and time just keeps slipping away. We have so much to be thankful for, and have worked so hard to get to where we are, but time is FLYING and the economy is scary. Our son has gone from special ed pull out classes to a's and b's last year, but it took both of our ENDLESS hard work to get him there. But like I said a lot to be thankful for, but ready for something to break loose. Feeling like a slave to the system sucks. And there goes trying to keep a low profile on GLP as I have for the last 10 years. SHIT! it will get better! Keep improving and growing!! Steady wins the race as they say!! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70038917 United States 08/23/2016 04:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm 32. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71688319 I live in So Cal and have a marketing job in the action sports industry. It's a job that a lot of people would love to have. I make 50k a year and my wife is a teacher and makes around the same. I have a 1 1/2 year old and another on the way. We still live paycheck to paycheck and have almost no savings. CA is so damn expensive. My wife called me at work about 30 minutes ago crying because our health insurance just got cancelled and we have to skip our ultrasound. We are on Obamacare and missed 1 payment and now they want us to pay back all the subsidies before they will reenlist us. It's over $1000. Just feel beat down by all the bs that goes with living in CA. I don't think I will ever be able to afford a house here. We want to get out but I don't know what I would do for work or how we could afford the move. You make $100,000 a year and have no mortgage and live paycheck to paycheck? Bro your biggest problem is money management......not CA expenses Terrible structure of so-called tax system. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71417023 United States 08/23/2016 04:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 29 here. Got married to my g/f of 7 years last year, have a 10 year old step son I've been raising as my own since he was 3. Moved back to FL from VT for many reasons: No work in VT, my parents live in FL, and my father who started a small business on his on 13 years ago needed some help. Bought a townhome this year through a VA loan, I have 7 years in the Air National Guard, and insurance for my family through the ANG. My plan was to do the 6 years and get out, but Obamacare has changed that as we could not afford $1000 a month for health insurance with horrible coverage and high deductible. Have about 1 month of all bills and food in savings in case somehow we both lose our jobs. My job is secure as I am basically running our micro-company (me my father and 2 workers), but if the economy goes our business would be cut sharply. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71417023 Combined we make about 95k a year and somehow still have a small savings. I want out of military but can't afford it. Really the sad thing is if my wife got fired or quit we would actually be "better off" living off the system like the other lazy americans. She would only want to do that to better our son's life, as we both leave at 7am and we all don't get home until 6pm eat dinner together, go over his day and homework together and then get ready for the next day. Time is flying and I can't help but think there has to be a better way. But it is not in our nature to be lazy so we just keep pressing on and time just keeps slipping away. We have so much to be thankful for, and have worked so hard to get to where we are, but time is FLYING and the economy is scary. Our son has gone from special ed pull out classes to a's and b's last year, but it took both of our ENDLESS hard work to get him there. But like I said a lot to be thankful for, but ready for something to break loose. Feeling like a slave to the system sucks. And there goes trying to keep a low profile on GLP as I have for the last 10 years. SHIT! it will get better! Keep improving and growing!! Steady wins the race as they say!! Thanks for the reply. Almost got a little choked up. I really do appreciate it. Never thought a couple words from a stranger on a forum could make my day, but it did. Thanks again. |