Honestly, it's really disheartening knowing that I make slightly more than the average salary for a bachelor's degree holder in Los Angeles and I still can't really afford to live by myself, my car, all my expenses, and then save enough to buy a house (or literally any property really), (not to mention grad school student loan debt, feeling like a fool for trying to better myself with more education lol)
I really get why people are moving to Texas and just working remotely. Fuck, does it get better with a $80K? I'm trying to figure out a salary that I can live comfortably aka I don't need to feel financially strained living on my own in a one-bedroom. But like the more money I try to make, things just seem to get more expensive comparatively. Truly feel like I'm on a hamster wheel, I can't seem to be making money fast enough. I get more money, rent prices go up, gas prices go up. God idk why I have to feel like it's too expensive to be alive every day?? It makes my life feel logistically pointless.