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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
I actually believed this for a long time….if I simply didn’t spend extra money on the fancy phone, weekly takeout/coffees, and basically cut costs down to nearly zero on everything “extra” besides living that I could save so much more. 

Let me just say, after living for 2 years like that…(strict budgeting, quit fast fashion all together, only allow takeout 2x a month, make my own tea/coffee) I am absolutely no richer than before. Lol. Just more sad. 

I really believed I’d be able to take a really nice vacation or something by now. Yet I still struggle to pay my bills month by month. 

Minimum wage is NOT a livable wage y’all. When are we gonna change this??
gpt
Sometimes I feel a bit bad for not budgeting better, indulging in little things like an occasional book or a trip to a movie theater, even the occasional nerd convention (though not since 2019, thanks to covid). 

I’m sure I could tighten my belt a bit, but damn… Am I just not supposed to enjoy my life at all?