I'm a young adult and I feel like all I think about is my financial worries! Even though I'm not deep in the hole or anything, I feel as if there's no way for me to be financially stable without selling my soul to some industry I morally disagree with. Not to mention I'm having trouble getting hired to any long-term job position, I haven't invested in anything, and the list truly goes on and on. Social security and healthcare programs in my country (guess who!) are completely unreliable and exploitative. I hope that we can use this forum to rant about our financial troubles and anxieties because it's difficult to talk about this stuff with folks irl.
real im just gonna buy an RV and go missing
@КРИПТИД literally
I grew up dirt poor, even homeless sometimes, and I have some advice that has helped me and can maybe help you or anyone reading, and its not going to be the same ol' "eat from home" because in the US its not that easy.
- Coupons! I have saved so much with them, got a huge seedless watermelon (fav fruit) for a DOLLAAAAA
- foodbanks. I think most people dont even look in that direction because of the stigma around it, but hey, its free food!
- Forage! I live in WA so maybe this is easier for me, but fishing is a good way to get free food, and if you know whats good, the world will become your kitchen.
- Library Card. Free wifi, computers, books, and where I live, you can get fliers for events and other helpful things.
- DIY. I have made so many cool things from home. Gifts, games, beauty products, clothes. and buying stuff for it isnt super expensive, as most things, you can just go to the dollar store.
@Cravaings thank you for these tips!! day-to-day practices like these definitely help :)
I hope you get hired somewhere soon. Somewhere that won't require selling your soul. And I totally get the financial anxiety. It sucks.
@Vienna thank you very much :) I am also hoping for the best
Don't worry. As a Not-So-Young adult, you're not alone in worrying. @Cravaings brought up a lot of good tips, especially food banks and foraging. Just make sure you look into your local foraging laws if you're going into BLM lands. Most people won't care about roadside blackberries, however, and any fruit that hangs over a fence is free game legally. ^_^
Things are getting tight everywhere, and it's scary. My parther is disabled, and works part time and gets supplemented by SSI --but that fluctuates wildly from month to month for some reason. I have steady work, but my heart isn't really in it and it's hard to say no to guaranteed paycheck. I worry about what's going to happen, as well as what is actively happening, and wonder how much longer we'll be able to keep our heads above water.
~°☆Get in loser, we're living past the end our myth☆°~
@Erah Mar thanks for this, it's good to know the situations other people are currently in. I feel like a lot of financial influencers/advisors on social media are very propagandish so it's hard to find true support and tips online, so I'm glad we can talk about it on here!
@salix your assessment about propaganda is a correct one. Most influencers are mouthpieces, and most of the people that are actually helpful and truthful are quiet and small enough to be drowned out.
It is good to have a dedicated place here to talk about it comfortably. If we didn't have a release valve, I think we would explode.
~°☆Get in loser, we're living past the end our myth☆°~
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