I’ve been feeling the cost of living squeeze in a way I never have before. Rent, groceries, and everyday expenses keep adding up even though I’m earning more than I used to. It’s honestly making me wonder if things will actually improve at some point or if this is just the new baseline we’re all expected to adapt to. The conservative pay is making me question insurance as a career.

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It's like that in every industry. I left another industry for insurance because insurance pays better but it's the same and inflation has been crazy

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True which many also fail to understand that we are still trying to overcome from 9/11, the Great Recession, and COVID,

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It’s called late stage capitalism. A general strike is the only way to get actual change.

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Create a budget and stick to it. A financial planner can help.

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Sitting down and creating a weekly, monthly, and yearly budget is good sound advice which I would add that they might want to look at downgrading or eliminating some items.
No one ever said you have to go out to eat or party every night or even every weekend, have the "newest and greatest" technical gadget, have the trendiest clothing or shoes, etc. BUT it has been said that people need to learn to live at or below their means.

Invest in yourself and find something new

Welcome to what they call inflation, a bad job market, bad economy, and tariffs which everyone is having to find ways to deal with.
I remember in the late 1980s / early 1990s when gas in MN was $0.99 a gallon, a McDonald's Cheeseburger was $0.69, and a plastic bottle of Pepsi was $0.50.

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