(Please pardon this rant format I am just at my wits end.)
A gallon of gas is about $5.19, I get $20/hour. I have a Bachelor’s degree and I’ve been working full time since graduating college.
I’m 22 and will not be able to afford rent unless I make a minimum of $30 an hour (unless rent keeps increasing) . The things keeping me at my job is that I’ve made connections here and I have full benefits + I am in a union (it is also good experience). But I cannot live on this pay whatsoever, I plan on living with my parents for a few more years.
How do you guys deal with this? I am constantly considering leaving this job. I always thought I had a good amount of money saved for my age. I have about 40k saved up now but these savings will be depleted if I can’t afford rent on my own.
Everyday I feel more and more hopeless. Does anyone have suggestions for remote part-time work or just anything that I can do for extra income??
Edit: in case this matters, I work full time and work overtime when possible