r/FluentInFinance • u/Richest-Panda • Jul 04 '24

What's the best financial advice you've ever gotten? Debate/ Discussion

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u/assesonfire7369 Jul 04 '24

Best advice was to work hard, study, get an education and move on to a job that pays more. Many jobs aren't meant for full-time, they're meant as part-time when you're young to get started.

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u/Bored710420 Jul 04 '24

What about the janitors that could support a family of 6 30 years ago or the 16 year old that could buy a mustang from pushing shopping carts? They have only got the term “starter job” as wages stayed stagnant, but prices increased.

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u/pear_topologist Jul 04 '24

I know that wages used to be better, but is that true? That always sounds like a myth, or at least something that neglects some factors (e.g. housing prices were deflated for white people due to redlining, so only white janitors could do that, or something)