They’ll obviously die of poverty the first week. Anyone else want to suffer this badly? /s
Why the fuck would you keep $400,000 in cash?
Retiring at 51 with only 3x minimum wage/SS and a fully paid off $500,000 house, savings, no restrictions on moving someplace cheap or doing work from home for benefits and spending money.
Submitted 7 months ago by Tarastie@lemmy.world to aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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javasux@lemmy.world 7 months ago
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Emergency fund, man. What if the air conditioner dies?
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
You could actually eat through more than that with a nasty injury in the US.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Must be nice to be rich.
glimse@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Why is this on aboringdystopia?
Tarastie@lemmy.world 7 months ago
[deleted]glimse@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I don’t think people with that kind of wealth are the enemy, honestly. A million dollars ain’t shit anymore
And if they’re asking how to survive, you cropped that part out of the screenshot
julianschmulian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
what is even your point op?
henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 months ago
My finances if I didn’t buy that coffee last week.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
3x? Must not be Wisconsin. Max unemployment here is $370 a week, making 5k 13.5x unemployment.
Pistcow@lemm.ee 7 months ago
$1000/week in Washington state. Was nice for 6 months not having to worry. Too bad it took 13 months for me to get a job.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Wisconsin is literally the worst state when it comes to unemployment. Id be dropping from near $7k a month to $1.5k. Without savings I’d be homeless in a matter of months.
xia@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
Seems like you could pay off your mortgage with a chunk of your savings and be better off. Assuming the APR of your debt is more than your savings.
angelsomething@lemmy.one 7 months ago
To be fair, it sounds like they’re one medical emergency away from being homeless in America.
mojo@lemm.ee 7 months ago
What? Do you know what a deductible is?