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[-] davel@hexbear.net 97 points 2 months ago

Yeah those savings will be wiped out by health problems from working two full-time jobs and only getting 3 hours of sleep.

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 55 points 2 months ago

Do to my efforts to put 100k in the bank as quickly as possible - I had a massive heart attack at 40. My health insurance refused to pay anything so I had to declare medical bankruptcy. Now I have a new plan...

[-] Dull_Juice@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago

Reads like one of those Japanese LN titles. Would just need the character to die and you've got an isekai right there.

[-] Wolfman86@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago

Why wouldn’t your insurance pay out? Just didn’t feel like it?

[-] ChairmanSpongebob@hexbear.net 27 points 2 months ago

often, yes.

maybe you went to a hospital or a doctor that "wasn't in the coverage network".

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago

Vee-oh-pec (vibes of pre-existing conditions)

[-] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 34 points 2 months ago

They are one sleep deprivation-caused car accident/stroke/heart attack away from being six figures in debt and permanently incapable of working a full-time job in the future

[-] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

Operating on 24 hours of sleep deprivation, which feels applicable here, is equivalent to a 0,10% BAC. I feel like at that level if you get into a car accident it has like a 50:50 chance of being bad enough to just snuff you out entirely

[-] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

"Here lies Joseph. Died tragically young in a horrific and preventable car accident on the way to their third job with over $60,000 in their savings account. Rest in peace."

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 31 points 2 months ago

porky-scared-flipped: "Whoa, why are you upset about the health problems? Think about how great health problems are FoR tHe EcOnOmy!1!1!"

[-] Wolfman86@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago

Hopefully she’s in a country that doesn’t have private health care. But yeah, either way, the health problems that will come later on won’t be worth the money saved.

[-] davel@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago

https://www.businessinsider.com/millennial-works-two-full-time-jobs-sacrifices-sleep-saving-thousands-2024-5

Lacerna, a 28-year-old part-time content creator near San Francisco, wants to save $100,000 to put toward a down payment to buy a house.

[-] Wolfman86@hexbear.net 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

She’s fucked then. Isn’t capitalism great? Isn’t America great?

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

LOL $100k as a down payment? Aren't houses in SF like $1.5M? Might as well just accept it's not happening tbh.

[-] Pentacat@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

She could get some type of assistance as a first time homebuyer and start out with a crappy rate until she’s able to refinance. Better than paying a landlord. I imagine her rent is astronomical.

[-] DyingOfDeBordom@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Okay first I was gonna say "content creator" isn't a real job but then saw she's making $28 an hour as a fucking barista, that's wack

[-] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago

It's san francisco though. The cost of living there is fucking insane.

[-] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

This is basically the state of tradework as it stands right now

[-] Wolfman86@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

What is “tradework”?

To me that’s electricians, joiners, gas installers…

[-] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah you got it. All these jobs put a huge strain on your body and although they pay more than non trade work all that extra money will eventually go to health problems you accrue over the course of your career.

[-] Wolfman86@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Very true. Thanks for answering.

[-] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

No problem. I’ve been doing long hours in the trades for a while. I’ve recently had this revelation myself and started looking for work that more around the 40h mark instead of the expectation of doing overtime. Still in the trades though since that’s what I know, but when it really comes down to it the only people who remember all the overtime you did will be your children.

[-] Wolfman86@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

the only people who remember all the over time you did will be your children.

Very true. My dad worked a lot. It provided a great life for us. Not spoiled, but never without. Its a hard balance.

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