Good luck to you. Don't know when the last time you were here was. But it looks completely different than it did 5 years ago and it will be unrecognizable in another 5 years.
Where you at? Please find attached my resume, lol.
I live in NC born and raised , you yanks are part of what is driving up our real estate costs down in North Cackalack. Sorry to hear about your wife and her condition. My wife's Aunt has a terrible neurological disease that hit her out of nowhere 20+ years ago while in the middle of raising 3 daughters. But this is what pisses me off about your rebuttal. Who decided to have kids when you did? You and your old lady. Who decided to get married young? You guys did.
In the corporate world for sure. Why I am very fortunate to work in small to mid size business models within the construction industry.
Lol, I'm texas born, raised in the southeast, northeast, midwest, and southwest all before I graduated college. "Yankee", lol. look at your post, nobody told you what to do with your money. I was complaining about your complaining. I live in SC, thank goodness, your NC is too wack, liberal, and taxing, really puts the "North" in North Carolina. Lol, your reply to my complaining about your complaining was just more of you complaining more. Relax brosef, I voted Trump too baby, I vote based on taxes and finances, nothing else matters to me. My post was to rope you back into perspective that you are doing good for yourself and don't complain like you're not.
Yankee part was more tongue and cheek. I didn't vote Trump. When stop trying to be better is when you start to fail. At the same time nobody can be perfect.
I'm with you on personal accountability. I'm just saying my middle class squeeze is more than yours.
Sorry to hear that. Nevertheless, glad you're on here with us. Poor choice of schools, but glad anyway!
We have a strong middle class in this country. More than is lead on by the media at times.
Compared to most countries yes. I could have a kid live my life style and still be ok. So not sure what your point is?
How do you know without having a kid or two? The answer is, you don’t. I thought the same before spawning a little bastard.
Thanks, I’m 41 so I’ve gotten used to being in a wheelchair. As for my team, at least I’m not a UNCheat fan lol
Because I don't question myself once I have decided to do something. I have a niece and nephew I am close with. They are little buttholes sometimes too. I spent a ton of time around grandparents that raised 9 including 2 grand kids on top of it. So I have had good teachers thru life. I will be a better parent than 90% of my friends that already have kids , I can tell you that.
I’m not talking about your efficacy as a parent. I’m talking about the financial and mental strain that being a good parent takes on you. It’s something you can’t comprehend until you have one or two.
So you just further explained why we did what we did. We waited until we knew we had all our shit together to even consider having kids. We are gonna have one and see what happens before deciding on a 2nd. Hell we might find out we can't have kids. You never know , but it has been discussed because you don't know what is gonna happen. Your logic that I am less qualified to discuss this because I decided to be patient on children isn't the strongest. You talk like we are kids that have zero idea of what the ramifications of having kids are. I think we are more aware of it compared to most first time expecting parents because of the choices we have made in our life so far.
My god you are obtuse. You are so intent to defend your situation that you are missing my point, yet making it for me.
Report back to let us know how much different being a parent is than you ever thought
Your little girl (cute bty) gets to go out on the water on nice boats and has a pretty sweet crib. You're doing alright.
Well that’s because I’m not middle class.
I am only speaking as an outsider with no parental experience. But I have friends and my brother as well who have families and I can assure you that they are not as well off as you. They are providing for their families just fine on middle class salaries. I don't think they will tell you that they couldn't do better, but still.
I’m not saying you can’t provide for a family in the middle class. I’m just making the point that our middle class is not strong. Certainly weaker now than it was 50 years ago, despite way more wealth in this country. That’s my only point. The middle class is weaker now than it’s been in a very long time. And it appears to be trending down for the foreseeable future.
Maybe I don't know what it feels like to fondle all my co workers.
I’m not trying to be a dick or combative. Just trying to make a point. Let me try a different approach. What type of household income do you think is needed to comfortably have a family in America?
Im guessing you guys have different definitions or ideas of what "middle class" is.
Depends on where you live. I can live in Raleigh on 2 polar opposite budgets depending on what part of Raleigh I live in. Where we are moving next is $100k cheaper , bigger lot and has income producing rental space if I want to use it for that. We are scaling back some because of the family plans.
That’s why I’m backtracking here a little bit. I’m just trying to argue the Middle Class is not strong right now.
