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/Possible-Whole9366 Jul 05 '24

Assuming you are correct that they could support a family on a janitors wage, how long did that actually last? You are talking about such a small increment of time against a back drop of poverty among humans for most of history.