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[@hazytrain6569]

If your making 250k and living paycheck to paycheck you are living beyond your means.

[@RomeoMike22]

No you'd be living exactly within your means

[@DakotaTheRota]

Same can be said about someone who makes 80K. But there's just something weird about someone making 250K and living paycheck to paycheck. You have to be a special type of stupid to live paycheck to paycheck making that kind of money.

[@edwardmoreland2785]

Duh

[@meatmissilef111]

@@DakotaTheRota Most people making that kind of money are functionally broke aside from retirement savings and any accrued home equity. They taught us in business school that most people spend their salary on their lifestyle and save nothing that isn't in a 401k. I know plenty of doctors, lawyers, high end engineers, etc. etc. that are high income but probably have less than $5000 cash on hand at any given time because it all goes down the toilet on car payments, vacations, boats, and eating out 4 nights a week.

[@killerwillies5460]

@@DakotaTheRota you can collect food stamps in San Francisco making 100k

[@bobhope707]

As an LA resident Destiny is right about LA, for being a top 3 highest taxes area to live the maintenance and upkeep of the entire city is piss poor. Plus the homeless problem and crime/violence.

[@yobrodontshoot1130]

When I was younger all I ever wanted to do was move to Cali. Now? Couldn’t pay me to live there.

[@TheTGOAC]

"plus the homeless problem" It's not mold in your bathroom asshole. Do you have a final solution for the homeless question?

[@dynamicpaintball]

And Portland. And Chicago. And Detroit. And Philadelphia. And Baltimore. I'm not a MAGA guy but you have to admit there's seems to be a correlation between moderate-extreme left leaning local/state governments and an overall total downswing in the local economy.

[@Pokemon223223PlaysMC]

@@dynamicpaintball Lots of big cities are shitty. All big cities are blue. U can also point to the poorest states and they're mostly red, but that's not me trying to blame a side. It doesn't have to do with the main party. Both parties run cities into the ground.

[@PandaFG]

With millionaire politicians, seriously wondering where that money went😂😂😂

[@johnfuller4491]

I wish I could make 250k plus literally 90% of my problems would dissolve.

[@Jack-vb4qy]

go to school for computer science

[@snickle1980]

New problems will pop up. They'll feel as bad as your previous problems, which is weird... But you'll have money, so thats nice. You wont have THAT problem.

[@giantslug6969]

A single car accident caused by someone else cost me 80k out of pocket and I had to sue the person's insurance to finally get my payout. I was flat broke for almost a year because of this nonsense and when I finally got my payout, it barely covered my losses.

[@TheDeathvice187]

Sucks

[@XFATALxERRORXPRO]

Sometimes violence is the answer

[@sean269]

People get their first good paying job and decide to buy a 2022 gls amg and have a majority of their net-worth be a car that’ll lose half its value in 5 years for appearance sake

[@killerwillies5460]

Oh man did you also just watch that think before you sleep video about beamer girl?

[@chrizdaman1267]

Or loose that job and can't get as good of one, now that car payment, insurance, and rent stacking fast.

[@snickle1980]

@@killerwillies5460 Tell me about beamer girl. 😁 Or I'll chop down the internet.

[@meech2163]

Hearing Taylor say that even a millionaire could go broke from healthcare hits close to home, my grandpa got a brain tumor and had to get surgery for it. Grandparents went from having two houses and a successful business to literally living out of a storage unit in less than a year

[@MrPland1992]

They’re idiots then

[@MrPland1992]

Reminds me of when my dad died and we had to steal all his money so our grandma wouldn’t use it to pay his hospital bills. Like wtf

[@killerwillies5460]

It's honestly about just just as easy because if you're financially able to pay even if it's destroy you they expect it but if you're like me at 19 and make 20k a year they just quash through charities and bs because they know they'll never see it.

[@killerwillies5460]

@@MrPland1992sorry for your lose dude, I hope you had got good memories out of it before he kicked it.

[@Togmot]

I hope my Kids kill me before I waste my entire Life savings on trying to prolong my geriatric Life a couple more months.

[@Stumme-40203]

Man, they are lucky. If they’re living paycheck to paycheck with a 250 k salary, they’re probably living pretty good.

[@ProfTism]

Exactly what I'm think also what fucking job do you have 250k salary and don't know how to save and use your money I know this at 16 yo these man goofy

[@ukiyo1878]

@@ProfTism millennials basically have fucked the world for our generation

[@chrizdaman1267]

I make 65k a year have 2 kids, a house, 2 cars and a zx10r. My credit is score 858, til I was 23 I didn't give af about anything, saved nothing, partied and drank it all up. It takes about 5-8 years to get your shit together if you try.

[@BobbyTMF]

Absolutely bro you’ve got it. Shit is tough these days but if you really want too you can save if you’re on a average or above income. Oh and also don’t have kids you’ll save a shit load more and probably be happier ;)

[@mr.wookiesack]

I can't understand people who have good jobs and blow it all. Especially when they don't have a drug habit. My wife and I make less than 60,000 a year together. I'm comfortable.

[@tihseht472]

Big problem is pressure from society like wearing the name brand clothing which is a giant rip off n stuff like that. The big thing most don't realize dopamine is like a drug so when u constantly buy things n basically live beyond your means or even if ur loaded when u buy to much stuff ur tolerance for dopamine becomes stronger which makes dopamine effect you less so ur less happy n thats how u get these super rich ppl that are unhappy in life for example johnny depp n amber heards relationship. Like what would they have to be mad at about making eachother miserable? Both were successful, famous, and rich but always want more cause of the dopamine tolerance is ridiculously high after years n years of getting everything you want.

[@everydaybodybuilding2282]

You seen house prices lately?

[@chrizdaman1267]

It all depends on where you live, it's all relative.

[@mr.wookiesack]

@@everydaybodybuilding2282 yea but if you make over 100,000

[@everydaybodybuilding2282]

@@mr.wookiesack 100k isn’t much when every house in Ohio suburbs is 100k more than it was 5 years ago and you’re trying to support a family

[@edwardmoreland2785]

Im in sales I have a buddy of mine who makes 200-300k and he is constantly on the verge of collapsing if he doesn’t perform

[@Gamingetic]

Woody: "We had a school teacher making $30k then (in the '90s) -- they're making somewhere like $36k so its gone way up since then."

[@firstnamelastname3842]

Woody is so out of touch with reality it hurts to hear him make points. He grew up spending his daddy's money, and now lives off the inheritance money.

[@mrsilver8517]

If I make 10k a year, I'll be making the most I've made ever, at 30+ in a small town where only part time jobs exist. Full time got shut down because of the laws that make them pay benefits. I can go work in a factory, but it's mostly felons and druggies. There is no safety checks, because if the person gets hurt, they just drug test them. Wiring electronics in a puddle of water type hazards. (Worked temporarily in one, and people were nodding off (drugs), and the filtration system that was supposed to pull toxic chemicals from the air...didn't work. You couldn't stay inside for more than a minute without getting high from fumes. Everybody was getting chest infections, so I'm like 'forget this' and went back to part time...which I then got fired from when I worked more than 40 hours...that THEY assigned me. They said 'you're supposed to tell me when you're near 40'. What asshats.) One of the felons in the factory cut my buddy for no reason. Just took a razor and sliced his hand open. Then pretended it was an accident. My buddy just left and went home, because weed was in his system. That's the environment fostered..where you can literally be attacked, and have to just deal with it. Props to my buddy, because there's no way I would have stayed cool. I'd have lured the guy outside. My buddy manages to stay out of trouble, whereas I usually get into trouble originally, and then the judge will throw it out or give me a small fine. If I ever make 20k a year, I'll have enough to survive well. At 50k, I can probably very easily escape poverty. (I can make 20k so long as they don't punish me for working the hours they assign) I manage to save money despite the low amount. If I ever got an honest to god shot at something good, I'd make the most of it.

[@yobrodontshoot1130]

It’s easy for people living in upstate new York suburbs to tell you you’re not “doing enough” as well. They ain’t ever lived in the sticks, brother. I feel ya.

[@TheDeathvice187]

I own a pretty large business in Tennessee, I will hire you and give you a place to stay if you are looking to start something new

[@APolishPlayer]

@@TheDeathvice187 bro that's just good shit

[@thatgamerguy3057]

This video is hilarious because us millennial are “lucky” to find $30,000 a year jobs if not less and are still expected to live with the same prices the quarter million a year people pay

[@kyledodson2992]

Wtf where do you live, Oklahoma? The secretary at our office makes 48k

[@everydaybodybuilding2282]

@@kyledodson2992 for real I think Taco Bell pays more than 30k lol

[@yobrodontshoot1130]

@@kyledodson2992 Ya’ll looking for a new secretary?

[@bishoppope2921]

As a gen Z who landed a job where 30k is my salary during training, and I'll make 78k after Oof

[@everydaybodybuilding2282]

@@bishoppope2921 yeah 30k is like minimum wage, this guys ridiculous. 30k isn't lucky. panera has signs starting at 15 an hour which is 32k a year and they are desperate to hire lol

[@carolbaskin1121]

If you make 100k and you don’t have kids you should have 1000’s to your name. It’s simple as that. People are just stupid asf.

[@dr.palsonp.h.d815]

fuxkin carol baskin is actually right for once

[@Omnip073n77]

I think this statistic of "55% millennials /w 250k, living paycheck to paycheck" is taken out of context. I am willing to bet that these earners are based in extremely high cost-to-live areas. As a result, their income becomes comparatively inflated. This is why you see Software Engineers in the midwest making 80k, while making 200k++ in others for the same role.

[@syzyphyz]

Even if you live in Manhattan or LA you could easily live off 250K a year and not be paycheck to paycheck, it's just people who don't manage their money at all.

[@BadseedGarden]

Also this is 50% of millennials who happen to make $250k a year, which probably exclusively includes people living in high cost inflated areas, and people who stumble into $250k spending it superfluously. Which why do we care? How many millennials do people think are making $250k a year? Like 3%? Did everyone forget that 70% of Americans can't afford a surprise $1000 cash purchase? Know what that means? 70% of Americans don't have an extra $1000. Why are we addressing how these handful of rich millennials define their wealth? Who goes a fuck?

[@bobbyflaybobbyflay5065]

@@syzyphyzhere's the Bloomberg article. It states the following: Living paycheck-to-paycheck doesn’t necessarily mean hardship, and LendingClub makes the distinction between those can pay their bills easily and those who can’t. Only a fraction of high earners -- roughly one in ten -- reported issues covering all their household expenses in April, according to the survey. So I take this to mean that many of these high earners are using all of their paychecks to pay their bills, but most are able to pay those bills without issues. The other 10% are living beyond their means and can't pay all their bills each month. The article continues: About 78% of Americans said they were doing okay financially or living comfortably -- the highest share since the Fed began running the annual survey in 2013. Still, one in nine respondents said that they wouldn’t be able to cover a $400 emergency expense by any means, including credit cards, borrowing from family or friends or by selling an asset. So, in a separate survey by the Fed, 78% of Americans say they're alright, but 11% couldn't afford a $400 emergency. So yeah take that for what you will, just adding a little context

[@appropriate-channelname3049]

Na I live and work in the NYC metro area. I can tell you that yes it's expensive hear but 250k after all taxes instill around 140k a year. These people are just bad with money.

[@Omnip073n77]

​@@appropriate-channelname3049 AFAIK NYC metro area is the Tri-State area between NY/NJ/PA (+CT). The disparity between the CoL is too high to compare. Some of the areas would necessitate inflated salaries, other's certainly wouldn't. To keep things on track, let's go with something like Brooklyn (where wages would be more inflated for geo-dependent roles). So let's go with your 250k / 140k take home in NYC (with high demand): For a decent apartment, you'll pay about 5k a month (not rent-controlled). That's 60k a year. 140k - 60k = 80k A lot of these millennials are also paying for things like student loans. 100k principal @ approx. 1100 a month. That's 13200 a year. 80k - 13k = 67k Now how about health insurance? A 25 year old, with low-deductible insurance, can expect to pay about 1k a month in NYC. That's another 12k a year. 67k - 12k = 55k Transportation? Expect about AT LEAST 500 a month across public transport and ride share/taxi. That's 6k a year. 55k - 56k = 49k ------------------------------------ If you choose to actually have your own car, increase that number to about 13k based on fuel, insurance, and parking. 55k - 13k = 42k ------------------------------------ Food? That's another 500 a month for groceries. 49k - 6k = 43k Dining out? If you're making 250k, you'll probably constantly meet people for food and drinks. If not, you'll probably make up the difference meeting friends. (In the real world, most people wouldn't move to NYC, making 250k, to stay indoors 24/7) I'd put this conservatively at 1k a month. 43k - 12k = 31k Fitness and Entertainment? A yuppie needs to stay healthy and cultured to be sharp and relevant. 31k - 3k = 28k Internet/Streaming? 28k - 2.5k = 26.5k Current-Gen Cell Phone Payment /w Plan? 26.5 - 3k = 23k These are pretty basic expenses IMHO. This doesn't include things like unexpected expenses, incidentals, clothing, electronics, handyman services/repairs, utilities, toiletries/cleaning supplies, etc. These could easily rack up another 10k a year. 23k - 10k = 13k TBH, I don't make anywhere near 250k... but I have more left over than this when comparing the same things while living elsewhere. Having a car, you'll probably break even. If you bring kids into the picture, that's going to make it much harder. You could argue that we could live in a cheaper rent-controlled building. I imagine they wouldn't do this for the same reasons the average upper middle class millennial doesn't move to low income areas. You could also argue that they could just cut out their dining/entertainment expenses. IMO this would defeat the entire purpose of having this unique "life experience" at this age (or however they frame it). I'm not trying to say we should start a charity for these people, but that the margins are still pretty tight. They're pretty much one bad day or one bad decision away from suffering for it, like the rest of us.

[@thepain321]

Destiny speaking truth... people making $150k/yr don’t have money problems. They have spending problems. On the poor side of economics now. People on SSi aren’t allowed to save up. If you do, your supposed to report it. Which can reduce your payments or eliminate them. You’re not supposed to invest any part of it. Making payments on a house, car, is all I can think of as an asset that is allowed. The system wants you to be dependent on them with no savings.

[@dr.palsonp.h.d815]

facts

[@AnabolicAsylum]

Those millennials aren’t wealthy, they’re high income earners. Big difference

[@Gojirasu]

I make 400 a week in a bible belt state, barely making it. Inflation hittin hard broskis

[@JackHGUK]

The average millennial making that money is living in California in very very expensive tech areas.

[@Meekmillan]

My aunt pissed away $5 million in under a decade. At the time though she was literally pay me $100 a day to come by after school to clean up her house. Just vacuuming and tidying up.. The amount of waste she creates is baffling. Literally a roll of toilet paper in 2-3 days. That may seem like a weird thing to mention but it’s just one example lol

[@chunkydumper6156]

Take advantage of your family then openly mock them. Up your grind set.

[@R33fth3b33f]

Then you got Gavin Newsom saying there is a 93 Billion dollar surplus like wtf.

[@benjaminwoodham6682]

"31 years old - making 150k after taxes." Hahahahaha. I am so screwed.

[@dustypirate28]

It’s probably someone living in San Fran or LA. To make $250k at 31 is the 98th percentile. $150k at 31 is still 95th percentile. Both incomes are barely within 2 standard deviations, so they’re pretty rare cases.

[@GerardC75]

I cannot relate to the healthcare issue cuz I live in Europe but I know many of these millenials that get comfortable with their high salaries and think that they will never lose their job so they just spend everything

[@benjaminwoodham6682]

I don't know a single millennial making 250k a year. I'm struggling to make over 50k between my wife and I. I have two college degrees and 3 kids. One of which needs open heart surgery. Good God, I wish I made even half of 250k.

[@josephmurillo6832]

Damn dude I made 68k last year and I fix appliances and I’m 24, last year was also my worst year since I started my own company (I’m the only employee)

[@benjaminwoodham6682]

@@josephmurillo6832 I need a better job. I have a programming degree and people offering me 20 an hour or they want 5 years experience.

[@josephmurillo6832]

@@benjaminwoodham6682 I’m gonna spout of some personal opinions now I’m drunk it’s ok to disagree with me tho. We tell to many people to go to college now which destroys the job market because even though you have a knowledge or skill a lot of other people have that so it’s not special anymore. The second thing I want to add is I think woman shouldn’t work (or men it just one gender) my reasoning is before woman worked men were payed more allowing them to support woman with just one job when woman entered the workplace it decimated employee bargaining power by driving up supply of workers. There’s to many workers we aren’t valued enough anymore. This probably wouldn’t work because the lgbtq community’s it would be immoral for us to tell them they couldn’t work because the whole nuclear family but I just think it was a better program and I think mothers are important and shouldn’t work because raising children should be our first priority

[@lucasottens8506]

@@josephmurillo6832 "I'm drunk" sums up that line of thinking pretty well. The only way one partner gets to stay home to raise the kids full time is if we fix our broken system so people can make a livable wage without 6+ years of secondary required.

[@josephmurillo6832]

@@lucasottens8506 well my wife stays home and raises our kids and I’m 24 no college education I fix appliances, the problem isn’t the system the problem is you don’t want to get a real person job that requires hard work. But hey if you wanna come down to California here man I’ll teach you how to fix appliances and get you a truck you’ll be able to take care of yourself and not worry about a employer

[@ABQSentinel]

$100,000 in taxes on $250K is obscene! Taxation really is theft!

[@ssgtblackmamba7991]

As a European I always thought the US "Taxes are theft" argument was the dumbest thing....BUT, I hadn't heard someone explain that you guys don't get shit back for the money. Yes I agree that is theft. I get a lot for my money, so I don't mind paying a lot, because at the end of the day I get more back than I could've payed for by myself with that money anyways. (like security for example).

[@Otmjv]

and somehow their insane drug prices and medical costs aren't theft LOL

[@deerick3109]

Most people in the US are ok with taxes going to things like defense,roads, police and other critical things but now things have just gotten very ridiculous and a outright scam to line the pockets of political donors. The politicians here don’t even bother anymore to hide the corruption they just pass a bill add some positive name to it and let the money flow.

[@eugenesis8188]

Bro. Everyone I f*cking know does the exact same thing, regardless of what they make. They get a new job, or a raise, and then they start looking at new houses and cars and buying random sh*t. You can spend virtually any amount of money. There's always a better version of whatever you want to buy, so people don't think about how much they should spend, they think how much they can spend. The actual millionaires I've met live lives very similar to people who make $70k a year, household income. I swear to God, it's just media and advertising making people feel like they're a failure if they don't own the nicest things or go to the best places all the time. People will drive a beat up Honda civic for a decade, then start buying a new car every 3 years once they make enough to do that. My 72 year old grandfather has owned 5 cars in his entire life, and he's always had a working car. He just bought whatever was most reliable and took care of it. The man has been a multi millionaire my entire life, and you would never know it. His twin brother is the same way, and he is literally retarded. As in, severely mentally handicapped. He was in the special Olympics, not joking. He retired a few years ago with $3.7 million in his 401k, because he lived like most people do right when they get their first real job. Let that sink in. Admittedly, both of them made middle class incomes, so a lot of people would have to live more frugally than even them, but that isn't my point. My point is that your lifestyle does not need to change because you make more money.

[@mrglowinthedark498]

In canada I make 126 000 a year before tax and 80 000 a year after, but food gas and rent here are so outrageously expensive that it gets concerning

[@killerwillies5460]

What's the cost of gas right now up there?

[@mrglowinthedark498]

@@killerwillies5460 it's around $2-$2.15 a liter so around $8 a gallon.

[@DexterMorgan_123]

@@mrglowinthedark498 WHAT??? holy shit

[@mrglowinthedark498]

@@DexterMorgan_123 Yep and I drive about 100 k to work there and back every day so its been miserable.

[@mrglowinthedark498]

@@DexterMorgan_123 Our wonderful PM thought it would be a great idea while everyone was struggling financially from the pandemic to up our carbon tax, its adding about 40 cents a liter. It's criminal

[@Thehillest]

So I’m probably one of those people who would respond to that survey as “paycheck to paycheck”. This year my wife and I will gross over 150k each (we’re both in SaaS sales) BUT we live “paycheck to paycheck” because we each have the majority of our pay either taken pre taxed into 401k’s or immediately invested into another post-tax vehicle upon each paycheck, because we both know a shopping spree at Gucci or some Y-3s are guilty pleasures of ours. So our stash is mainly “unliquid” and never plan on taking early penalties/paying investment taxes unless there’s a specific goal and timeframe in mind

[@snickle1980]

solid. I think that counts as living within your means, though.

[@David-gj6dc]

As long as you have some kind of emergency fund I think that's totally fine. Erect a stone wall between you and your money if you know you really have a spending problem.

[@aaronb4936]

I think the number of millennials that actually make $250,000 yr is not very high.

[@KillahCam]

My wife and I have 4 kids and live in Palmdale Ca which is still LA county and we make around 110K together and live comfortably. What industry are you making 250K a year??

[@meatmissilef111]

250k is totally attainable in most professional fields if you work your ass off, and is completely low ball for many in law, comp si, and medicine.

[@KillahCam]

If you’re making over 250k a year you’re in the top 4% of people that isn’t too attainable for most people. Working your ass off doesn’t always return in NET profits. Be realistic and actually look at DATA

[@CRebel-by9fb]

@@meatmissilef111 Only job field I can think of off the top of my head that could reasonably make that within a few years is Cyber Security

[@meatmissilef111]

@@CRebel-by9fb I know plenty of niche consultants that broke off in their mid 20s and make way more than that. It's not uncommon for skilled experts to bill at $250+ per hour, especially when working with critical infrastructure or large companies. I did it for two years and while the money was great, the lifestyle sucked

[@zachadam92]

Lol I woulda said this before my wife pulled some sway and got us both at 110.... We are pretty much there and it's hard to spend it all lol these ppl are fucking insane blowing 11k a month I can't even. If I didn't save half of that I'd go insane living here n making this much (theyr just throwing that shit away basically)

[@OB.x]

I was living paycheck to paycheck at 28k a year. I got a promotion and I'm barely out of the paycheck to paycheck thing. How are you still paycheck to paycheck at 100k+

[@snickle1980]

luxuries

[@animaniacs538]

As woody once taught me, live on 10% of your income. (I think)

[@snickle1980]

ooof that would be rough.

[@slicksmokegaming9857]

It's hard out here and imagine people with no help minimum wage stays the same as prices continue to soar its almost impossible to even pay all the bills and afford food along with it.. sad times..

[@JH-vb1wo]

If ur making 250k that’s around 5k a week… the average income in my town is 33k a year and people r getting by

[@BRAINROTcomps]

Lmao destiny drives a Ford focus.

[@duncanmcocinner5939]

Yeah theres no state income tax in tn. And very small property tax

[@SuperIcarusman]

You take things for granted, when things are given to you and you don't earn them.. there are a lot of millennials who have been groomed in the positions by their predecessors so they were already practically set up for success.

[@Meowmeow11721]

Get destiny on again he’s my favorite guest

[@blueringoffire]

About 90% living paycheck to paycheck after bc🤣

[@HebrewHammer1337]

Curious what percentage live in NYC or San Francisco, because $150k net doesn’t get you that far living a “middle class” lifestyle.

[@YuriVelcroripper]

These millennials they talk about are dropping $250 a week on Diablo immortal, Buying yeezys, and other frivolous shit. They nickel and dime themselves to death

[@commentingisawasteoftime7195]

The answer is cocaine and cocktails

[@wil404]

Yes, Tennessee has no state income tax.

[@twc0117]

If you're making 250k you're probably in NYC, with massive taxes, massive rent, health insurance, pension, probably grad school loans on that salary. You're not living pay check to pay check, but your spending money is not as much as it seems

[@killerwillies5460]

Even then dude, that's 13k a month. Unless you have 6 kids from 6 baby mommas you pay for that's insane. I've lived in the bay area, you're giving these people too much credit

[@jordancven2540]

I don't understand why people do not go to a different country for medical purposes assuming it is no emergency like there is a lot of places with private healthcare that is cheaper outside U.S

[@50shadesofgday64]

I'm a diesel mechanic I make just over 100k and manage to save at least 500 a week wtf are they spending it on?

[@chrizdaman1267]

Dam bud yal get like 50/hr, where's this at? I'm a car/light duty (up to 550 lol) tech almost as complete, making 26/hr. Is that flat rate you make 100k with?

[@50shadesofgday64]

@@chrizdaman1267 flat rate not including overtime is 98k, I'm in Australia though so that might make a difference. I know a lot of light duty guys who have switched to heavy for the money. Plus there is actually room in truck engine bays unlock cars haha

[@giantslug6969]

They're clearly living away above their means if they're paycheck-to-paycheck making that much money. I would be living like a King.

[@blackstar3391]

I couldn’t imagine making 250k a year

[@justme87999]

250000 a year isn't the middle class

[@bill2fast143]

New Hampshire

[@clungod]

Don’t live above your means

[@mriphone1000]

250k? Alot of millenials make close to nothing, still live with thier parents, will probably never get married or have kids.

[@edwinrivas18]

It sounds crazy but very easily possible. Living in luxury apartments, expensive cars that depreciate , alcohol, drugs, excessive vacations, diamonds, Gucci and Louis V can reek havoc on an income. That’s also not counting if you have a lot of student debt to begin with.

[@everydaybodybuilding2282]

I make 190k and do none of that. Try having student loans, supporting a family on one income, plus look at house prices now. I don’t struggle but I’m certainly living a normal life in a small Ohio town apartment driving a gti and the wife has a Kia Sportage lol.

[@joeyk3134]

Most millennials and *everyone* younger I know or have ever met have multiple jobs, multiple roommates, work 15 hour days, and are still constantly fighting to find 30-40k/year jobs with in demand educations like medical and engineering

[@duncanmcocinner5939]

Destiny being shocked at progressive tax is just silly

[@appallokelley3207]

47% in CALIFORNIA 😊

[@hostile1809]

How does destiny have any money in streaming with a voice like that

[@wlidbill5261]

rich people that was ahead in life soon as they was born talk about how if they in our shoes they would know how to spend money . Go try to live on 1200 a month

[@maxp10]

States with no income tax still have income taxes lol it’s called sales tax

[@teamatk4game698]

I'm make 30,000 a year I'm living paycheck to paycheck lol

[@anonymousf454]

The real question is wtf kind of job are doing that pays 250k per year? How may people make that per year?

[@David-gj6dc]

There are many big tech companies that pay salaries like that. I worked as a software developer at a mid sized tech company out of college in the Midwest and was making $100k a year. Even that felt crazy for someone like me who grew up poor. Thank God I had that experience so I didn't just blow all my money.

[@anonymousf454]

@@David-gj6dc Me too, and that would be like a winning lottery ticket..hahaha

[@CRAZY-bi7fz]

I’m a cheap fuck I can live off 250k for years.

[@kerbertwinslo]

my mom lived paycheck to paycheck making 100k cause she was raising 2 kids and was paying off 2 cars but living paycheck to paycheck on 100k isn’t nearly as bad as living paycheck to paycheck making less than that edit: i mean we were never going hungry or anything we just couldn’t really save that much money with bills and my sisters daycare and everything

[@AlphaWolfun]

LA is best for profits off the residents that obey. Living in luxury while struck with reality

[@wyattwatterud3099]

Uh Washington has sales tax, destiny don’t know shiet, maybe he thinkin about Oregon

[@llamamama7015]

my mom has made more than 300k almost 3 years in a row and only invest into my college fund but I never wanted to go

[@jamescallison8968]

Take it back destiny! People care about Wyoming too! No income tax baybay!

[@firstnamelastname3842]

Woody is so ridiculous with the stuff he says, that even his eyebrows are trying to run as far away from his mouth as they can.

[@WethamanClanVideos]

Lol Destiny always talking about 1 percenters but doesn't realize that tax bracket starts at 250,000

[@hugh2hoob668]

They're sending money to Destiny's girl 😅

[@ПавелСкобарёв]

Florida has so many mosquitos, Carens, and lunatics per square mile that I wouldn't consider it for permanent residence even if I was getting tax credit.

[@mrsilver8517]

Whining over making over 100k a year and how it goes fast when you're reckless...hmmm. You realize a good portion of your viewers, statistically, make nowhere near that, right? We survive..It's a slap in the face that they get these opportunities and squander them.

[@ghostbirdlary]

theres a difference between LA middle class and like Green Bay WI middle class. LA middle class is upper class and they need to quit acting like they are like the rest of us

[@Big-Government-Is-The-Problem]

if im making 150k post tax id have a networth of 1m in 7 years or less. as an average single dude i can live a very happy life on 50k a year. if i had 3 kids and i lived in LA, it would be a different story, but id still manage to live fine on 100k a year there.

[@claytonwoolfe]

It’s really not even that hard to burn that much money, especially if your a one income home. 150k post tax for easy math 3500 rent and 1000 car payment are 54k. If you eat out in a trendy area with a few drinks several times a week and shop at Whole Foods say you average $100 a day obviously some will be more some will be less. That’s another 36k that’s 90k for rent car and food, then you have car insurance, utilities, some sort of entertainment budget, shopping, vacations. And you’ve all but spent that money. I know people making not quite that much but are broke as a joke because they spend spend spend. I have a friend that spends over 500 a month on hair and nails alone between products, styles, and colors. It’s insane

[@claytonwoolfe]

Not saying right or smart, but isn’t really that hard to do

[@MRJTD99]

It's simply people not being able to manage their money to an extreme degree. Living pay check on 250 grand shouldn't happen. Lower your means.

[@josephnimmons1835]

I have a focus RS as well!

[@mattjovanis3923]

I don't know a single millennial making that kind of money. That's sounds like a bunch of nonsense guys

[@SuperTristin101]

I respect twitch streamers who make over 100k a year, shits hard on such a saturated platform.

[@cfunch]

Yes, its 40%.

[@tihseht472]

Thats mind blowing to me but i guess i shouldnt be surprised, some idiots are buying shoes, supreme brand labels n other stupid things for 50x there real worth so.

[@brad3950]

I live paycheck to paycheck but I make 18 grand a year 😅 idk how id even spend double that

[@snickle1980]

before or after taxes?

[@brad3950]

@@snickle1980 after.

[@jonjones654]

With inflation.....

[@voiceofreason2674]

I eat and drink like a king and it’s worth it. I can ring up a $250 tab at a restaurant once or twice a week . Groceries are expensive as well, let’s say I want to cook steaks for 8 people, that’s $200. The Uber eats grind is crazy but you gotta do that like every day to make it count

[@alachance2010]

I make 250 and pay 100k in taxes yearly

[@dfazen89]

I think my boss makes only like $120k a year and he has like 6 sportscars, 3 trucks, 2 motorcycles, a few boats, a couple jet skis.. and so on lol people get obsessed with having things

[@snickle1980]

must be debt cars.

[@showoofity50]

Woodys jewish?

[@ПавелСкобарёв]

If you eat only fresh kitty and do blow quarter million annually, it is nothing! 3 million that is not just poor, among us billionares that's completely broke.

[@AquaStockYT]

Maybe in the cities

[@munchymonk9021]

The fact that Destiny is trying to convinced people he’s rich off a channel that gets 100k views in a YEAR per video is mind blowing. Like, it’s obvious that he can’t be making much. There’s part time KZbinrs getting more hits than him. He’s been at this business for HOW long and still hasn’t made half a million subs

[@cleansent]

He streams and prob gets payed for quite alot of other things. Views make up a comparatively small portion of what any youtuber makes.

[@willsk3122]

Now days having 5k live viewers is better than getting getting 1-2 million views a day. Also with his KZbin you would be right if his videos were only 10-20 minutes but his videos are on average in the 1-2 hour range so he gets way more money from KZbin than you think. I think he said once that he makes around $600,000-$800,000 a year.

[@RBE_]

the fact that [insert TV show star] is trying to convince people they're rich off a channel that gets 100k views in a YEAR is mind blowing. Like, it's obvious they can't be making much. There's part time KZbinrs getting more hits than them. they've been at this business for HOW long and still haven't made half a million subs?

[@Berzainification]

Living patreon to patreon...

[@messagefamilystyled1101]

Nobody making 250k a year is living paycheck to paycheck, what’s really going on is their desire to drive a Tesla and buy MacBook pros is draining all of their money.

[@jamesmorrison7989]

I don’t think destiny knows what middle class is. Growing up in the middle class, we had a house and both parents had a car for their jobs, but we were definitely not taking 2 week vacations anywhere, much less a theme park. He seems to be talking about high class but doesn’t understand that.

[@yobrodontshoot1130]

Meh, most middle class kids I knew growing up went away for two weeks every summer. Often had two cars (one per parent) What bracket do you consider middle class? Because 75k could be amazing in one town/state and then could be barely anything in NYC.

[@jamesmorrison7989]

@@yobrodontshoot1130 to be honest I don’t know how much money my parents were making. We lived in Austin (mind you this is in the 90s, so it was nowhere near as expensive as it is today). But our yearly vacations were going camping at the local lake for a weekend or going to six flags. I shared a bedroom with my sister until I was about 10 when I emptied our garage and set it up as my own room. We always had food, water, quality shelter, and luckily we were all relatively healthy. I thought of low class as the more decrepit housing where kids were getting into drugs very young (like elementary school) and high class was the kids I knew who would take an out of state vacation every year and lived in what I thought at the time were mansions. The high class I knew definitely wasn’t the ultra-rich that live in Austin now, but they were very well off for the time.

[@Yellow-fr2ph]

dam bro im jealous afk and I'm here making less than $15,000 a year.

[@zeonlink6662]

Wtf you mean 250k?

[@NoizeIndexMusic]

I make like 15k a year, 28 years old. yolo

[@AmericanGadfly]

I make 100k a year and save at least 1k a month

[@UkrainianHimars]

They live in cali