• atetulo@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Can’t afford to live

    At what quality of life?

    I find it hard to believe you have a public service job that can’t pay for your peanut butter sandwiches and vegetables to stay alive.

    • Rory Butler Music@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      The wording was a tad dramatic.

      I can afford to eat. But I can’t afford housing and any enjoyment comes with guilt from knowing itll have a knock on effect to my finances. I’m living with a parent (who similarly struggles to pay bills)

      It’s more a case of finding it hard to hit the bills and not being able to see a future where I’m comfortable.

      I’d say it’s mostly due to the cost of living rather than the pay. 10 years ago I’d be doing quite well, but the pay grades haven’t changed to meet inflation or accommodate for the high cost of living.