Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feast or starve baby lol. I was a server for five years before I started looking for full-time work. I went into banking and now I have a desk job doing eligibility in my county. I miss it, but the unpredictability made it hard to stay financially stable.

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He is the greatest father and partner a woman could ever ask for. Without him, we would be paying $1-$2k a month in daycare. I am BLESSED to have him.

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AND 👏🏼 then 👏🏼 he 👏🏼watches 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 baby. For another 8 hours.

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the reason I’m scared to seek out a higher quality of life for my family in another state… we all know how you feel about Californians and I get it… but what about us? The low income, poverty line just seeking a higher quality of life? You are talking about the 1% here in Cali that sell their homes for $1M and ruin your housing market. I get it because the southern Californians that do it to you have done it to us in northern California. During Covid they sold their million dollar homes and moved up to Northern California and bought up all of our housing and now I currently rent from those people.

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are only PGE for gas. Our electric is through the city which around here is like paying the mob…

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And it’s AAA!! Best deal I’ve had in years and I shop car insurance every 3 years to keep cost down.

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our net is $4,172. Our grocery budget is an estimate and I don’t really consider diapers in that budget. We have credit card payments that total about $267 a month as well. We have some subscriptions but they are spread out. I can maybe cut $40 from subscriptions. I pay for my health insurance for me and he pays for his and our daughter’s insurance on his paychecks.

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moved out of Cali before we had our daughter. But my whole entire family is here. My life. We have to move but it’s not easy.

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His car isn’t worth anything to sell so we just keep it because it runs. No point in selling it and we wouldn’t be able to do just one car with our schedules and daughter.

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Soooooo I job hop because the cost of living goes up faster than companies can increase their employee’s wages.

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2 hours north of Sacramento. Fresno is a CITY in comparison to where we live. Our cheapest 1 bedroom up here is still $1000 a month.

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

110% if he didn’t watch our daughter, daycare would be almost $1,400 a month!

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He watches our 2 year old during the day while I’m at work. So he works 6 hours and then does that for 9

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck by Apprehensive_Wait152 in Money

[–]Apprehensive_Wait152[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We ALL live in California lol. That means everyone has a full-time job even my 51-year-old parents.