Millennials and Gen Z Earning $20 An Hour Living Paycheck To Paycheck In MOST Cities

[heyafehya]

People tend to forget that there’s a big difference between barely surviving and living comfortable, barely surviving shouldn’t be the end goal here

[guerrero]

Old people forget inflation happened. “i WaS mAkInG 40K wHeN i wAs Ur AgE” which is going by the mid 1990s is worth roughly 85K today

[dah_goofster]

I love how he was being conservative with all those numbers and it still came out as barely surviving. They ask us why we still live with our parents in our 30’s

[victoriabarclay]

NPR just came out with an article that 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. That instantly depressed me.

[TeachMeHowDouglas]

Yes everyone! Go to work. Go home. No reason to have hobbies or enjoy the beautiful life around us. Just work and pay your bills. There is nothing more to this life.

[epicflounder]

Gen Z... As a millennial I JUST got to $25 an hour and it's all going to the debt I accumulated making $12 an hour. Godspeed Gen Z

[thomasa]

Doesn’t matter what the wage is. The real issue we need to address is the cost of living.

[gouda.goblin]

As much as I hate to admit it, Im a 32 year old man that has had to move back in with my father because neither of us can afford to live alone.

[lunarthief]

Did this with my grandparent about 10 years ago. She sat down and helped me budget. When it over she just said she was sorry.

[mariadrukker]

Rent, groceries, and just basic expenses, $20 an hour doesn’t stretch very far anymore. I’ve got friends who are working two jobs just to make ends meet, and they’re still struggling to save anything

[paul_domici]

The gap between your salary and cost of living in America is always changing! I made $7 an hour in the late 80s and felt like a rich person! I made $15 an hr in the 90s and bought a house! The system is just all greed now and the young people can't afford anything now a days!!!!

[Greatestnesss]

Tired of my children's future being stolen before it even happens...

[Azurejam]

We’ve been arguing for a $15 livable minimum wage for so long that now the cost of living has doubled

[sierrarasberry]

Yep. I make 30/jhour. My bills are almost exactly that. Thanks for making me feel normal. Really.

[somethingdifferent]

“Living paycheck to paycheck”
*my cars check engine light*
“Allow me to introduce myself” 👀

[UncannyOakley]

This makes my chest tight and hard to breathe b/c of how true it is. Its stressful going to work knowing its not covering groceries. Depressing knowing you are spending all of your time and energy just to survive.

[whenimmanicimgodly]

What upsets me is the lucky few that do well off act like its everyone elses fault for doing poorly.

[paulascheib]

Gen x here. Between myself and fiancé we living paycheck to paycheck. I have two of my adult children still at home because there is no way they can afford it on their own. I fully stand with the younger generation on changes that need to happen so they can actually have an affordable life.

[Europa]

Our son, who has a decent job, just moved out at 39. He bought a home after years of frugality and saving. Why have kids if you're not going to be supportive and especially in this high cost of living economy.

[SaltedEggSoap]

the amount of old people I met saying “oh well you know what I used to make when I was your age? only 2 dollars an hour” as if thats some big counterpoint when you guys paid 12c for a dozen of eggs where as today an hour at that wage wouldn’t cover 2 gallons of milk.