I'm 39 years old, BA, MA, earning 80k dollars, which puts me in the 85th percentile in America in terms of personal earnings…and yet I'm in an incredibly bad situation:
-Student debt: 200k
-Medical debt (I have a very serious condition due to overworking myself for years, and It's not going anywhere): 250k
-rent: 2500 dollars for a one bedroom appartment that's 500 sqft
Anyways, you guys know the drill…insurance, 401k, commute…suffice to say that EVEN by being incredibly careful with the way I spend money, things get harder every passing year.
So from the outside everything looks ok, but the truth is I'm in a very dire situation.
I'm starting to envy the friends I have in Europe who earn a third of what I make, and who themselves envy my “huge income”…if they knew what it was like in America man.
My bad, just needed to blow off some steam. Take care guys.