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originally posted by: Irishhaf
First off, where do you find these miracle figure a year jobs right out of high school or college? I am curious... over next to the unicorn and liger?
secondly those crap jobs taught me how to appreciate what is in my life, I understand there is more to life than having the biggest bank accounts.
Lastly where I am going to be living a low 6 figure a year job is twice as much as I need to live comfortably, have land a nice house and take nice vacations yearly.
eta: Also if it is so easy to find these 6 figure a year jobs right off the bat, why are so many millenials struggling?
originally posted by: Aazadan
originally posted by: face23785
Working those crummy jobs while you're going to school doesn't lock you into those type of jobs forever. You're dancing around the fact that you just didn't want to work, not that you couldn't find work. If you had done one of those crummy jobs all those years you were in school, even part time, you wouldn't be looking for someone to pay off your student loan debt now. Or at least not as much of it. But, that wouldn't be the nanny state way of doing things. Everyone else should pay for your school right, even though you were fully capable of paying for it yourself and just decided not to.
The entitlement is so thoroughly brainwashed into you it's disgusting.
I have no student loan debt. If I had worked instead, I would only be half done with an education rather than finished.
But yes, university should be free.
originally posted by: Aazadan
originally posted by: face23785
Writing that off as "settling for less" is dishonest and you know it. What I'm talking about is working while you do all that to get yourself into your dream job. That's not settling for anything. It's being realistic and being an adult instead of whining about how it's everyone else's fault you can't get a job and thinking everyone owes you something. You have what you want and you're still complaining. Why? Because you couldn't get into that job as soon as you were done with high school? Grow up and realize how good you have it.
Any job that's worthwhile requires a minimum of 6 years education, most lean closer to 10. That's if you're going full time. If you go part time you double those numbers. The plan shouldn't include working at McDonalds for 12 years to support yourself while getting a relevant education.
originally posted by: Aazadan
a reply to: dbarnhart
So at 22 you had a house, two cars paid for, married, furniture, and the standard luxuries for the day. And you think you were bad off? You were poor but that's much better off than the average 22 year old today, which is on the tail end of millennials, the average millennial is now 30 and still doesn't have any of that.
originally posted by: ker2010
a reply to: Oldtimer2
Let me tell you I have a 21 y/o son and a 21 y/o nephew. Both live at home. My son lives with his mother currently.
The only bills they have is car insurance and they are BROKE. They spend money as fast as they can get it. They wont save a dime and you cant tell them a damn thing.
Always whining they are broke but always have the latest iPhone.
If you are broke when you are living at home God help you once you get REAL bills.
originally posted by: amfirst1
a reply to: toysforadults
Globalism and Technology has made the rich richer and the poor poorer. Other workers around the world will do what you do for less.
You can thank America's globalists policies for speeding this up. That is why you need American nationalist like Trump. He is willing to slow it down to help the workers. Obama only speed up the redistribution of America's wealth.
originally posted by: face23785
Translated: "I'm too good to have worked those peon jobs while I was in school." And no the numbers don't add up like that. Get out of the me, me, me, me, me attitude. Sorry you can't have everything you want handed to you fresh out of high school. Jesus Christ act your age.
originally posted by: dbarnhart
Th average millennial won't settle for broken down old furniture. The average millennial won't settle for a junk-heap car. For a house millennials refuse to consider anything but a mcmansion.
When I tell a millennial that I know where they can buy an inexpensive 2 bedroom 2 bath mobile home in a very safe neighborhood for a very affordable price, they turn and walk away.
originally posted by: toysforadults
a reply to: Aazadan
How can you have 6 degrees and no debt???
originally posted by: AdKiller
To the guy desiging virtual reality software, you do realise your contributions to the world are negative, right? That's the problem. People are okay building up exploitative nonsense, borrowing money from consumers to pay for it cuz no one will invest in garbage, and hoping the same crowdfunders are worthless enough to give their kids an iTunes gift card as a babysitter.
originally posted by: Aazadan
originally posted by: ker2010
a reply to: Oldtimer2
Let me tell you I have a 21 y/o son and a 21 y/o nephew. Both live at home. My son lives with his mother currently.
The only bills they have is car insurance and they are BROKE. They spend money as fast as they can get it. They wont save a dime and you cant tell them a damn thing.
Always whining they are broke but always have the latest iPhone.
If you are broke when you are living at home God help you once you get REAL bills.
An iphone is $50/month to always have the newest, if you sign a contract you can get it for even less. That's not breaking anyone. Cell phones are relatively cheap, as far as computing devices go they're cheaper than a decent laptop/desktop.