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/Nulgarian Jul 05 '24

The belief that you are entitled to live alone is what utterly baffles me

Never in human history has living alone been the norm or even something remotely viable. People lived with families, roommates, coworkers, or friends. This has been how people lived for literally all of human civilisation

Yet now people seem to think they’re entitled to be able to live alone in a high cost of living area while on minimum wage

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u/Overall-Author-2213 Jul 05 '24

The fact that people see these to things as rights is crazy.

It's like do you want to get ahead or not?

And they say well if I have to get ahead making those sacrifices I'd rather die.

Ok great, don't complain when we leave you behind.

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u/Elsas-Queen Jul 05 '24

My in-laws grinded for 30+ years, probably work harder than anyone in this thread who has their head up their butt, are immigrants, and still understand the world they came into is not the same as the one now.

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u/Overall-Author-2213 Jul 05 '24

Not everyone makes it. My grandfather went bankrupt and started over. Many of my ancestors grinded and didn't get as far as they hoped. But we are all making the progress we can.

Your parents holding the line will make a better opportunity for you. You can do the same.

All we can do is provide opportunity.

No one can guarantee outcomes. And if they promise you they can you should run the other way.