/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>49612438
>Work in exec. office in government.
>On paper I make around 68k/year
>Pension(I won't use) Insurance (useless) and Taxes (fuck you)
>I bring home around 34k per year.
>$400 car payment per month
>$350 food permonth
>$350 gas per month to get to work
>$800 rent per month
>$90 electricity per month
>$60 phone bills per month
>Lucky enough to scalp internet off my neighbor so that's free.

>Total yearly income after BASIC needs: 9400
>5-6 years to save 40000 for a down payment for a home. Assuming no emergencies, no car repairs, no other expenses, and doing nothing that makes life enjoyable.

And I work at the executive level and have a PhD (I am looking for a new job).

I can only imagine how unlivable life is for most people. Until we start seizing land and shooting people nothing will change.