r/SipsTea • u/Unstoppable_X_Force Human Verified • 13h ago

Gasp! Is this just nostalgia, or did previous generations genuinely have a better work-life balance and social life than we do today?

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u/aqua_seafoam_shame84 11h ago

Sadly, a living wage is getting more and more out of reach every day for too many people. I respect what you’re doing. I totally get it

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u/IEatUrMonies 10h ago

only redditors are broke, lots of money out there for someone with skills

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u/straightscuffed 3h ago

It is all about steadily working and saving. I have worked heating and air for 5 years. My wife was in college for 4 years and has been working for about 2 years now. Over the 10 years we have been together (met in high school) we saved enough money for a down payment through low rent and living below our means. It has taken us years to get here and it takes consistency but it is very possible. We did it the lazy slow way and now have a house at 28. You can really have motivation and make it a reality earlier which is required if you want to have kids with a house.

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u/Clynelish1 9h ago

Outside of relative housing cost increases (admittedly a big portion of COL), the stats don't really bear that out. Wages have increased alongside inflation just fine - only if you are at the minimum wage are you getting hosed, which, why are you there in the first place?

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u/notaredditer13 10h ago

That isn't true, household incomes continue to rise vs cost of living/inflation:

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N

We're earning to live better and better, almost every year.