Reading through economic forecasts today, it feels like everyone is predicting something slightly different for the year ahead. Growth, slowdown, recovery. Meanwhile, most of us just want our pay to keep pace with reality. What financial change would make the biggest difference to your life this year?

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I want this gap to get smaller. We’re working harder and earning less than our parents.

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This graphic really puts things into perspective.

Huge wish. Get a Democrat in office to replace the one starting wars and imposing tariffs on allies. But in reality, if you cared about personal finance you have to be in tune to the world events and be prepared when the economy goes down the toilet again.

Best mitigation is to have good financial habits and build your career as prescribed in “The Richest Man in Babylon” and “The Millionaire Mind”. These books are real life hacks that still apply to this day.

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I would like to just find a job. Any job at this point, lol. It's amazing to see all these theorhetical projections and predictions when I can't even get an interview in tech.

Thats very true

Honestly I just want more money. It's as simple as that.

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