My $75,000 a year salary isn't affording me the lifestyle I've been trying to live 😂 Is anyone else's salary keeping up with their way of life?

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Opposite. I earn more than I spend. Living within your means is important. I was raised in an immigrant household, we bought what was on sale and what we could afford.
If avacado cost $5 each, we just didn’t eat avocados. Egg prices went up, we cut back eggs and adjusted our diet. Increasing gas prices in 1980s I remember my dad actually switched to taking a bus and biking to work!

Now I can easily afford anything I want, but I don’t. I’m grateful for those early lessons from my parents. I have ample savings, can retire in my 40s, and the feeling of financial security is amazing.

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