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originally posted by: Krakatoa
For those complaining they are always poor and have nothing, that phone is a waste of money. So, for $600.00/yr ($50x12) you could get a cheap burner cell phone with plenty of minutes for job search calls, and put the rest into a savings toward a better place or a move to a new location where a high paying job is found.
originally posted by: Aazadan
a reply to: Assassin82
The world has changed since the Great Depression. Goods are no longer as durable as they once were, and many (especially electronics) are mainly built to be cheap to assemble but expensive to repair, that's why repair shops are mostly out of business.
Do you need a cell phone? Not really. However, you do need a phone where you can be consistently available and you need a networked device that can browse job listings, make a linkedin profile, answer emails, view and edit documents, and so on. A cell phone can do all of this, and it's the most cost effective way to do so. That makes it an excellent tool.
originally posted by: Krakatoa
And how many Millennials have a cell phone (with accompanying monthly payment), Internet access to post their narcissistic rantings (with accompanying monthly payment), and monthly cable/TV payment that the boomers did NOT have to spend their money upon? That Boomer money went to essentials like food, housing, transportation.....things to help keep you and family alive. Not things that help you whine and moan about your lot in life all while expecting someone to fix it for you.
originally posted by: Krakatoa
originally posted by: Aazadan
a reply to: Assassin82
The world has changed since the Great Depression. Goods are no longer as durable as they once were, and many (especially electronics) are mainly built to be cheap to assemble but expensive to repair, that's why repair shops are mostly out of business.
Do you need a cell phone? Not really. However, you do need a phone where you can be consistently available and you need a networked device that can browse job listings, make a linkedin profile, answer emails, view and edit documents, and so on. A cell phone can do all of this, and it's the most cost effective way to do so. That makes it an excellent tool.
I guess free library access for the job search is too "old school" too then?
Please.
originally posted by: SRPrime
originally posted by: Krakatoa
And how many Millennials have a cell phone (with accompanying monthly payment), Internet access to post their narcissistic rantings (with accompanying monthly payment), and monthly cable/TV payment that the boomers did NOT have to spend their money upon? That Boomer money went to essentials like food, housing, transportation.....things to help keep you and family alive. Not things that help you whine and moan about your lot in life all while expecting someone to fix it for you.
Can't get a job without a phone or Internet in 2018. Almost all applications are on the internet and nobody will hire someone without a phone, how would you even get a call back from your interview without one? Boomers paid for landlines monthly, which if adjusted for inflation, costs more than a cell plan today.
Most millennials don't pay for television, we pirate it using torrents.
My monthly bills are Rent/Phone/Car/Insurance/Electric/Water/Food/Internet.
Rent alone is 12k a year. WTF are you talking about?
All of those bills add up to about 22k a year, and if we clipped phones and the internet (we'd be unemployable) we'd be down to about 20 on wages that pay on average 16-23k annually. Once you factor deductions, you're clearing between 12 and 18 net. I.E. not enough for bills, let alone any kind of savings. Note, those annual bills don't account for gas or one time yearly mandatory charges like vehicle registration.
But yeah, you can blame us for having phones and internet. LoL.
Millennials are all stupid people who can't do math and balance their finances, is that what your really believe???????????
FFS.
originally posted by: Krakatoa
originally posted by: SRPrime
originally posted by: Krakatoa
And how many Millennials have a cell phone (with accompanying monthly payment), Internet access to post their narcissistic rantings (with accompanying monthly payment), and monthly cable/TV payment that the boomers did NOT have to spend their money upon? That Boomer money went to essentials like food, housing, transportation.....things to help keep you and family alive. Not things that help you whine and moan about your lot in life all while expecting someone to fix it for you.
Can't get a job without a phone or Internet in 2018. Almost all applications are on the internet and nobody will hire someone without a phone, how would you even get a call back from your interview without one? Boomers paid for landlines monthly, which if adjusted for inflation, costs more than a cell plan today.
Most millennials don't pay for television, we pirate it using torrents.
My monthly bills are Rent/Phone/Car/Insurance/Electric/Water/Food/Internet.
Rent alone is 12k a year. WTF are you talking about?
All of those bills add up to about 22k a year, and if we clipped phones and the internet (we'd be unemployable) we'd be down to about 20 on wages that pay on average 16-23k annually. Once you factor deductions, you're clearing between 12 and 18 net. I.E. not enough for bills, let alone any kind of savings. Note, those annual bills don't account for gas or one time yearly mandatory charges like vehicle registration.
But yeah, you can blame us for having phones and internet. LoL.
Millennials are all stupid people who can't do math and balance their finances, is that what your really believe???????????
FFS.
Free Internet access is available at ALL U.S. libraries, that saves the monthly Internet cost.
A burner cell phone with pre-paid minutes used only for ob search will also save money.
Food, what kind of food? Groceries (generic brand) where you make it yourself or take out/fast-food?
Without pirating entertainment (nice morals there) playing cards or board games with actual friends or going on hikes, playing B-Ball, etc... also reduces cost and risk of prosecution for being a felon.
So, yeah, there is room to cut back until a time comes when it is affordable and not worthy of complaining.
Downloading TV is not a felony
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: Krakatoa
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.
For those complaining they are always poor and have nothing, that phone is a waste of money. So, for $600.00/yr ($50x12) you could get a cheap burner cell phone with plenty of minutes for job search calls, and put the rest into a savings toward a better place or a move to a new location where a high paying job is found.
Your wacked out priorities and fellow entitled people say that $50.00/month is nothing? That is everything to someone truly in need and poor. This is the problem and your denial is proof of that. If that $50.00/month is nothing, then send it to me. I will invest it and make a nice 15% compounded return. By the end of that year, I'll have a lot more than the original $600.00. Then I will donate that money to someone truly in need and you will get nothing.
SMH
originally posted by: AScrubWhoDied
a reply to: Krakatoa
You're so far out of touch with reality that its actually hilarious.
originally posted by: toysforadults
originally posted by: Krakatoa
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.
For those complaining they are always poor and have nothing, that phone is a waste of money. So, for $600.00/yr ($50x12) you could get a cheap burner cell phone with plenty of minutes for job search calls, and put the rest into a savings toward a better place or a move to a new location where a high paying job is found.
Your wacked out priorities and fellow entitled people say that $50.00/month is nothing? That is everything to someone truly in need and poor. This is the problem and your denial is proof of that. If that $50.00/month is nothing, then send it to me. I will invest it and make a nice 15% compounded return. By the end of that year, I'll have a lot more than the original $600.00. Then I will donate that money to someone truly in need and you will get nothing.
SMH
...because the opportunities available are garbage
originally posted by: Krakatoa
I guess free library access for the job search is too "old school" too then?
Please.
originally posted by: Krakatoa
See, your generation was sold a bill of goods by the socialist experiment driven through the school system. In the real world, there is always a winner, and there is always a loser. Everyone is NOT special. And to achieve success requires work and determination. Making a profit and earning money to live a better life is not evil. And depending too much on big daddy government is dangerous and puts you into a perpetual state of need.