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atetulo@lemm.ee āØ8ā© āØmonthsā© agoCanāt afford to live
At what quality of life?
I find it hard to believe you have a public service job that canāt pay for your peanut butter sandwiches and basic vegetables to stay alive.
RoryButlerMusic@lemm.ee āØ8ā© āØmonthsā© ago
The wording was a tad dramatic.
I can afford to eat. But I canāt afford housing and any enjoyment comes with guilt from knowing itll have a knock on effect to my finances. Iām living with a parent (who similarly struggles to pay bills)
Itās more a case of finding it hard to hit the bills and not being able to see a future where Iām comfortable.
Iād say itās mostly due to the cost of living rather than the pay. 10 years ago Iād be doing quite well, but the pay grades havenāt changed to meet inflation or accommodate for the high cost of living.