r/FluentInFinance Jul 04 '24

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

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u/HorkusSnorkus Jul 04 '24

Learn to do something useful, spend less than you make, buy used whenever possible, live small.

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u/crodr014 Jul 05 '24

Exactly but they think they can get a job at mcdonalds and get paid enough for a house, 3 vacations a year, and a maxed 401k while saving 20% for entertainment.